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- Music Library Exhibit: Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto turns 100! 9:14am Nov 4
- New Manuscripts to be added to the Juilliard Manuscript Collection 9:05am Nov 3
- One more reference book 2:02pm Oct 30
On his first tour in the United States, Sergei Rachmaninoff gave the first performance of his Third Piano Concerto, op. 30, on November 28, 1909, with the New York Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Damrosch. The initial critical response to the work was not exclusively positive...
James Oestreich reported the acquisition of two important sources for the Juilliard Manuscript Collection in his article "Beethoven and Mendelssohn’s Scribbles for the Ages Enhance Juilliard Trove" in yesterday's New York Times. ...
The Music Library also received this bibliographic guide. It could be used as a text for graduate level music research courses.Bayne, Pauline Shaw. A Guide to Library Research in Music. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. Call no. MUR ML3797 .B29 2008.
The following reference books recently arrived in the Music Library:Cohen, Norm. American Folk Songs: A Regional Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008. 2 vols. Call no. MUR ML3551 .C55 2008.Comeau, Gilles. Piano Pedagogy: A Research and Information Guide...
Guido's Hand, the blog of the Oberlin Conservatory Library, posted a link to an article by Rob Walker in the New York Times Magazine entitled, "The Song Decoders." This article documents the history of Pandora Radio and process used by the Music Genome Project to classify music.
The Music Library will close at 6:30 p.m. on October 27 for a reception. Please plan to use the library before 6:30 that evening! Thank you!
In response to the current H1N1 influenza pandemic, EBSCO publishing has provided the Influenza: Evidence-based Information Portal to disseminate information about influenza to the public. NIU also maintains its own page for influenza information, "The H1N1 Flu and You"...
Anthony Tommasini reviews Gustavo Dudamel's first performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the New York Times.
Mary Travers, known as "Mary" of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died at the age of 72. See her obituary in the New York Times, by William Grimes.
The Music Library has received vol. 1 of The Real Vocal Book, 2nd ed. It is on permanent reserve in the Music Library. Please ask for it at the service desk if you would like to consult it. Click here for the library catalog record of this item, including a list of the contents...
Greetings NIU Students!The Music Library will return to its regular operating schedule today. We will be open at the following times:*Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.*Friday 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. *Saturday 1 p.m. through 5:00 p.m.*Sunday 1 p.m...
Within a week, the music world saw the passing of two prominent figures. Click here to see the New York Times obituaries of folk singer Mike Seeger, by Ben Sisario, and solid body electric guitar inventor Les Paul, by Jon Pareles, respectively.
The Music Library be open during the following hours this week and next week:During the week of August 10, the Music Library will be open Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon, and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m...
