Category Archives: Chamber Music

by azel45 | May 25, 2012

Some More Staff Picks by Alex

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky This collection puts together a huge amount of Stravinsky’s work. What I like about it is that every group either features Stravinsky as a soloist or as the conductor. The result is a series of recordings that … Continue reading →

Upcoming events to check out!

Hello World!! Here are some interesting events that are happening @ AU and around DC. You might find some new music you like! Linden String Quartet Join the Department of Performing Arts and the Linden String Quartet for a concert … Continue reading →

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Filed under Bluegrass, Chamber Music, Contemporary, Events, Folk Song, Guitar, Jazz, Links, Uncategorized

by robertjsheehan | April 5, 2012

Robert’s Staff Picks!

Mowtown 1960s Compact Disc 3137 I heard it through the grapevine that this Mowtown special features The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, and Gladys Knight & the Pips! Listening to Mowtown in the morning … Continue reading →

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Filed under Chamber Music, Classical, Folk, Folk Song, Opera, Pop/Rock, Staff Picks, Vocal

by hw4913a | March 30, 2012

New Stuff

New Scores to the Music Library: First 2 very LARGE and very EXCITING scores: Vox Balaenae For Three Masked Players by George Crumb for electric flute, electric cello, electric piano (M 322 .C88 V6 1972) Symphony No. 4 by Charles … Continue reading →

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Filed under 20th Century, Chamber Music, Classical, Contemporary, Electronic, Flute, Libary News, Library Announcements, New Arrivals, Oboe, Piano, Recordings, Scores, Sheet Music, String Quartet, Viola, Violin

by jg0811a | February 29, 2012

Leap Day Arrivals

New CDs: Scott Joplin — Treemonisha: An Opera in Three Acts (CD 9622) Donald Ashwander — Sunshine and Shadow (CD 9623) Robert Black — Modern American Bass (CD 9624) Victor Herbert — Works for Cello and Piano; Solo Piano Works … Continue reading →

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Filed under Cello, Chamber Music, Contemporary, Oboe, Opera, Piano, Scores

by azel45 | February 10, 2012

A lot of Noise — Staff Picks by Alex

So here we are. With all the CD’s to pick from its hard to choose only 5 to recommend. Oh well, here we go… Symphony No. 5 — Petyr Illych Tchaikovsky: performed by Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester – CD … Continue reading →

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Filed under 20th Century, Brass, Chamber Music, Classical, Contemporary, Jazz, Opera, Percussion, Piano, Romantic, Staff Picks, Symphony, Vocal

by cketcham | January 6, 2012

A little help navigating our instrumental music

I know that the Library of Congress classification system isn’t always the most intuitive when it comes to browsing scores, so I put together this little user guide to help you out in the stacks. It’s embedded below, but also … Continue reading →

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Filed under Chamber Music, Library Announcements

by cketcham | January 5, 2012

First New Scores of 2012!

Martin Bresnick – Pan Penseroso: for 2 flutes and piano (M1021 .B73 P36 2011) Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 656: for 2 violins and piano (M1113 .V837 E8 no. 11 1964) Eugène Bozza … Continue reading →

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Filed under 20th Century, Chamber Music, Choral, Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Musical Theater, New Arrivals, Organ, Scores

by shaynablass | December 6, 2011

Other Sheet Music

So for those of you who AREN’T trombone players…here is some new sheet music: 80 Years of Popular Music: 30′s & 40′s for Trumpet arranged by Jeff Sultanof (M86 .T45 1989) 18 Studies for String Bass by Kreutzer (MT330 .K73 … Continue reading →

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Filed under Chamber Music, Library Announcements, New Arrivals, Scores, Sheet Music, Trumpet

by hw4913a | November 22, 2011

New CDs & HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I know most people are already gone for Thanksgiving break…so all ya’ll still on campus – come grab these awesome new CDs before everyone else gets back!!! Gold are my Flowers & A Civil War Song Cycle (CD 9503) Beethoven … Continue reading →

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