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Posted by: David Plylar
Happy Birthday, György Ligeti! The great composer was born this day in 1923, and since his passing in 2006 his music has continued to inspire. The Library of Congress has a special relationship with one of Ligeti’s works in particular: Ramifications for string orchestra or twelve solo strings. Commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation …
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Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Michael Feinstein on Musicals & Songs at the Library of Congress Series 1 – Rodgers & Hammerstein Episode 4 – Cinderella In the fourth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses the impact of their show Cinderella on television, as well …
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Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Michael Feinstein on Musicals & Songs at the Library of Congress Series 1 – Rodgers & Hammerstein Episode 3 – “It Might as Well Be Spring” Revised @ 2:25pm EST on May 21, 2014 to include links to previous episodes In the third episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein …
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Posted by: David Plylar
Last week on May 7, Brahms and Tchaikovsky shared a birthday—an annual event since Tchaikovsky waltzed into the world in1840, seven years after Brahms. While the composers may not have cared much for one another, at this great historical remove we can appreciate the music of both men without worrying about offending the other camp—there …
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Posted by: Pat Padua
Anne McLean, Senior Concert Producer, contributed to this post. In addition to host and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers President Paul Williams, last night’s annual ASCAP concert featured, as always, an intriguing variety of composers: Jon Batiste, Alan Bergman, Josh Kear, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Narada Michael Walden with Shelea Frazier, Jimmy Webb, and …
Posted in: Composers, Podcasts, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Several new event webcasts and video podcasts have been added to our online portals! Below are some highlights. Stay tuned to In the Muse for the release of even more webcasts throughout the spring and summer months. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Subscribe to our iTunesU channel EVENT WEBCASTS A Celebration of Max Roach January …
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Posted by: Pat Padua
Staff from the Performing Arts Reading Room frequently wave to their neighbors across the partition in the Recorded Sound Reference Center. In the Muse is now happy to welcome their neighbors in Washington and at the National Audio Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia to the blogosphere as they launch Now See Hear! We plan …
Posted in: Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
The stars are aligning this Friday at the Library of Congress, when a constellation of great pieces and great performers come together to illuminate Serge Koussevitzky as the cynosure of the evening. The Library of Congress is celebrating the merger of Koussevitzky’s two foundations into a single entity housed at the Library with a concert …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Musicians, Special Collections