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Happy 257th Birthday to Franz Ignaz Danzi
The following is a quest post from Senior Music Specialist Susan Clermont: Franz Danzi (1763-1845) Squirreled away at my telework (kitchen) table during the Covid quarantine, I’ve experienced a few...
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Musical Birthday Wishes to Mrs. Coolidge
On your birthday, I bet you love getting cards in the mail, e-cards in your inbox, texts full of emojis, and Facebook posts from faraway friends. Imagine if you received handwritten musical scores full...
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“Loudly applauded”: Composer Louise Angélique Bertin
January 15, 2021 is the 216th birthday of Louise Angélique Bertin (January 15, 1805 – April 26, 1877). She was a French composer, poet, librettist, and painter. She was the only composer to work...
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RISM Update: Reporting the Music Division’s Mozart Holograph Manuscripts
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Photomechanical print: half-tone, by Eugene A. Perry [1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division.To followers of classical music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
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Founder’s Day 2023: Piece Offerings—Focused Encounters with Recent Works by...
*** SPECIAL START TIME OF 7 p.m. FOR THIS YEAR’S FOUNDER’S DAY CONCERT!!!*** Each year on Founder’s Day (October 30th) we celebrate the legacy of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the visionary patron whose...
View ArticleNow Streaming: January 2024 Edition
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...
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Horn Trios for Spring Days
The Concerts from the Library of Congress series embarks on a two-day immersion into the horn trio repertoire this coming weekend. Per usual, we’re pulling out all the stops, with the help of the...
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A Maestro for the Ages: Serge Koussevitzky at 150
The Library of Congress is pleased to commemorate the 150th birthday of conductor, composer, and double bass player Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951) this summer. Koussevitzky had a wide-ranging career in...
View ArticleAscending the Library’s Beautiful Mountains of String Quartets
This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg’s birth. The Library of Congress is the home to nearly all of Schoenberg’s music for string quartet, and over the course of two...
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Happy 160th Birthday, Mrs. Coolidge!
Each year on October 30, the Library’s Music Division presents its Founder’s Day concert. This homage to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), namesake of our concert hall and founder of our...
View ArticleHappy 88th Birthday to the “Sun of Latin Music,” Mr. Eddie Palmieri
Happy 88th Birthday to the “Sun of Latin Music,” Mr. Eddie Palmieri On December 15, 2024, the music world celebrated the 88th birthday of “El Sonero Mayor,” the legendary ten-time Grammy winner, NEA...
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Happy Birthday, Alvin Ailey!
The following is a guest post by Stephanie Akau and Maya Lerman, the archivists who recently completed the processing of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater collection housed in the Music Division....
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Reintroducing Bronislava Nijinska!
The following is a guest post by Archivist Morgen Stevens-Garmon, who shares the story behind the Bronislava Nijinska Collection, which is now fully accessible for Library of Congress patrons. It is a...
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