On This Day in History (of Rock and Roll and Folk Festivals) July 25, 1965
Looking back on the Newport Folk Festival, when electric and amplification appeared on the scene.
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: L (Part 1–Lauridsen, Morten)
Learn about beautiful choral works by the American composer Morten Lauridsen that are available from the NLS Music Section!
Hamilton Musical in Braille
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.
Happy Fourth!
On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by […]
New BARD Additions–June 2019
Read about the braille music scores and books we’ve added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
Celebrate Walt Whitman with Braille Music
Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday with braille music!
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: (Part 2–Kauflin, Justin and Kern, Kevin)
Highlighting two young pianist composers and performers, Justin Kauflin and Kevin Kern.
Queen, Aretha Franklin, and Philip Glass Now in Braille
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.
New BARD Additions–May 2019
Read about the braille music scores and books that we’ve added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
In a Mello Mood
This week’s post looks at songs featuring the mellotron available from our collection, as well as the history of this Space Age instrument in 1960s rock and roll.