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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
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Hamilton, the award-winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda is now available in braille. Learn what it took to transcribe this eclectic musical with hip-hop, rap, and gospel elements into braille.
Posted in: American Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Hip Hop, Rap, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Queen songs from the movie soundtrack "Bohemian Rhapsody," "20 Greatest Hits" by Aretha Franklin, and the "Piano Collection" by Philip Glass are now available in braille. NLS patrons can now download or borrow embossed braille scores of these popular works.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Minimalism, NLS Music Section, Piano, Popular Music, Soul Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
American Composer Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was one of the most significant composers of musical theatre. His work is remembered in this blog which is part of the American Composers from A-Z series.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Broadway, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog is a tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born on this day 334 years ago in 1685, The blog also provides information about available materials in braille, large print and audio formats from NLS.
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Gondolas have been the subject of many artworks including Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Gondolas are part of the Venice cityscape and have an interesting history.
Posted in: African American History month, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Large Print Music, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized