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“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”

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4d ago

Here in Washington, D.C., we are lucky to have experienced approximately 87% of “lunar coverage” during the 2024 solar eclipse. You can keep the party going tonight. Trade out your eclipse glasses for a pair of rhinestone studded Elton John-style glasses for the broadcast premiere of “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin ..read more

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Now Streaming: January 2024 Edition

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3M ago

The Library of Congress is proud to offer free digital programming from its collections for the enjoyment of audiences that are not able to attend our live events in Washington, D.C. The Music Division works with colleagues throughout the Library to ensure that past events in the Concerts from the Library of Congress series, educational ..read more

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It Runs in the Family: Heartwarming Photos from the Music Division

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5M ago

It’s that time of the year when many Americans gather with their families to cut the turkey, gobble up pumpkin pie, and feel grateful for one another. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s look at heartwarming photos our favorite artistic families from the Music Division’s Digital Collections: Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye Sylvia Fine ..read more

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Be Like Duff McKagan and Experience Treasures in the Music Division’s Collections

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7M ago

The Music Division’s wide-ranging collections in music, dance, and theater offer countless points of connection for visitors, researchers, and musicians alike. One of the great joys of working in the Music Division is curating treasures displays for groups of students, touring musicians, and special guests. While the displays are always tailored to the interests or ..read more

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Red, White & Royal Love Song

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8M ago

The following is a guest post by Music Division Assistant Chief, Nicholas Brown. In honor of this Saturday’s National Book Festival, the Music Division is pleased to share a page-to-screen tidbit relating to the new romantic comedy film “Red, White & Royal Blue” (Prime, 2023) that is being released on August 11, 2023. Based on ..read more

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Jeanine Tesori and Tony Awards

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10M ago

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As of today, the Music Division has published 25 research guides highlighting topics from Jazz Research to Film Music, as well as composers ranging from big names like Beethoven and Stravinsky to lesser-known composers such as Eleanor Everest Freer and Gena Branscombe. Browse the Music Division’s research guides as well as a complete list of guides published by all divisions at the Library of Congress. And be sure to continue checking back, as we are always working on more guides and will..

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1y ago

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Our next two research guides describe holdings for two 19th-century musical figures with special ties to one another. The Music Division holds one of the most significant collections in the world for composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), and the research guide Johannes Brahms: A Guide to Primary and Secondary Resources at the Library of Congress outlines those extraordinary holdings. Connect to digitized manuscripts, locate handwritten correspondence by Brahms, listen to online concerts and..

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Clara Schumann: A Guide to Resources connects researchers with digitized holdings, cataloged materials, blog posts, and webcasts related to Clara Schumann (1819-1896). Schumann was one of the greatest piano virtuosi of the 19th century, as well as a composer who wrote a piano concerto, piano trio, Lieder, and more. She also wrote piano transcriptions and arrangements of chamber pieces and large-scale works, mostly by her husband, the composer Robert Schumann. After Robert died, Clara assumed..

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Musicals of Stage and Screen: A Research Guide provides researchers with an overview of the Music Division’s musical theater collections. Whether you want to know how to search for published piano-vocal scores, understand the breadth of our special collections, find video webcasts of lectures and concerts, or discover related collections in other Library reading rooms, this guide orients you to the Library’s musical theater holdings as well as connects you with our digitized collections..

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