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Best of the Music Section: 2020 Edition

December 31, 2020

Start your New Year with new music! Despite the challenges of the past year, the NLS Music Section acquired many new and exciting books and scores for our patrons to use and enjoy. See what's on our "Best of 2020" list in braille, audio, and large print!

Posted in: Audio, Bach, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Brazil, Broadway, Claude Montal, Flute, Folk Music, Guitar instruction, Johann Sebastian, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Nat King Cole, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Piano Music, Stevie Wonder, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Women in Music, World Music

Water in Music

December 17, 2020

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Water has served composers and musicians as a source of inspiration. How have they used it? This blog will highlight examples available for check-out from the NLS Music Section.

Posted in: Instrumental Music, Large Print Music, Lieder, Piano Music, Popular Music, Uncategorized

Flashing Back on Jimi Hendrix

December 3, 2020

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

In this week's NLS Music Notes blog, learn about the incredible artistry of Jimi Hendrix--who challenged most preconceived notions of popular music in the 20th century to create a new space for music appreciation.

Posted in: Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guest Post, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Rock n' Roll, Talking Books, Uncategorized

New BARD Additions: November 2020

November 26, 2020

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Check out new BARD additions with lectures on Music and the Brain, braille scores by the Beatles and by Beethoven, and much more! Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted in: Bach, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music History and Appreciation, Popular Music, Ragtime, Stevie Wonder, Uncategorized

New BARD Additions: October 2020

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

Spain in Song: Rodrigo’s Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios

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