February 11, 2021
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the remarkable love story of composer Joaquin Rodrigo and his wife and collaborator, Victoria Kamhi de Rodrigo.
Posted in: Art Songs , Blind Musicians , Braille History , Braille Music , Classical Music , Guitar , Harp , Horn , Instrumental Music , Joaquin Rodrigo , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Orchestra , Paris , Song settings , Vocal music , Women in Music
October 29, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The NLS Music Section is proud to announce our newest additions to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) for the month of October!
Posted in: American Braille , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Band , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Choral , Classical Music , Folk Music , Gospel music , Harpsichord , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Juvenile Music , Lieder , Louis Braille , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Song settings , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
October 22, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Joaquin Rodrigo, one of the greatest Spanish composers of the 20th century, happened to be blind. Learn about how the essence of his artistry is to be found in his vocal music and how he became a poet, philosopher, and historian of Spain through his music.
Posted in: Art Songs , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille Music , Classical Music , Joaquin Rodrigo , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Poetry , Song settings , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Women in Music
January 2, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
The NLS Music Section presents a feast of new music added to BARD, perfect for beginning 2020 on a high note!
Posted in: Accordion , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Blind Teachers , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Instrumental Music , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Song settings , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music , Women in Music
November 21, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
NLS is recording a book on how to write songs. It will be available to NLS patrons in the near future. Happy composing!
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Music Composition , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , Piano , Popular Music , Song settings , Uncategorized
August 1, 2019
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Find out what new braille music scores are available on BARD from the NLS Music Section, including works by Beethoven, Lady Gaga, and Van Halen!
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Folk Music , Instrumental Music , New Acquisitions , Piano , Piano Music , Poetry , Song settings , Soundtrack , Vocal music
June 20, 2019
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate Walt Whitman's 200th birthday with braille music!
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Braille Music , Choral , Classical Music , Gustav Holst , Poetry , Song settings , Vocal music , Walt Whitman