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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Our series American Composers and Musicians continues with singer-songwriter Bree Noble.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Broadway, Choral, Recordings, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read this blog and discover new materials, recorded and braille, now available from the NLS Music Section. Audio Materials All of the following are productions of Bill Brown. Banjo American Pie. Teaches this Don McLean song without the use of music notation. (DBM03915) Piano Bless the Broken Road. Teaches how to play “Bless the Broken …
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Banjo, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This is a continuation of my survey of songs recently added to the LOC’s National Recording Registry, indicating where they may be found in the NLS music collection. (Note that Over the Rainbow was covered in last week’s blog.) Puttin’ on the Ritz Harry Richmond’s 1929 recording of this Irving Berlin song was added to …
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Music History and Appreciation, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Recordings, Rock n' Roll
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Every year, 25 recordings are added to the LOC’s National Recording registry, recordings that are considered “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” The purpose of this blog is not to list all 25 of them, but to highlight those where the song is part of the NLS Music collection. Most of these items may be downloaded …
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings