Strange musical prints

We've just discovered the fantastic blog over at BibliOdyssey. They've got great images from all sorts of books. One of the most interesting things I found there is this post involving strange prints from this publication:

Athanasius Kircher SJ - 'Musurgia Universalis', 1650.
Online at the University of Strasbourg: Volume One, Volume Two.
"Kircher's best-remembered work is also his second largest. Musurgia Universalis is an exhaustive compendium of musical knowledge at the transition point between sacred renaissance polyphony and secular Baroque music.

You can find more musical items on their site by looking for the tag cloud at the very bottom of their blog, or by clicking here.

Sing for freedom!

Interested in listening to some music to help celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday? Check these items out from the Music Library:


Sing for freedom [sound recording] : the story of the civil rights movement through its songs.
Compact Disc 3259


The music of Joseph Schwantner.(Uses words from Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Compact Disc 4440


An American original (Texts of the 4th work by John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.)
Compact Disc 2879

If you want more, check out these videos on YouTube:
"A Dream" by Common: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBa55sDTIiA
A short MLK film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxZXCh5r1Y

Did you know?

The song "Aloha Oe" was composed by the then queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani?
Click the image to see it in our Digital Sheet Music Project.

Naxos Music Library App

Are you crazy about Naxos Music Library?
Do you have an iPod Touch or an iPhone?
Well now there's an app for that!

The Naxos blog has more information.

Google + Music

Google's new music search brings lots of different music content from all over the web straight to you! You can search for an artist, album name, song name, or even a line of lyrics. The search results bring you an audio clip so you can make sure you're listening to the right tune. It can also introduce you to music you might like based on what you're searching for. In short, if you're familiar with Myspace, iLike, Lala, Gracenote, Pandora, imeem, or Rhapsody, you'll love this search.

So here's the actual Google music search page:



If you're really interested, TechCrunch has a great article on all the details of how this search works.

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Take note: if you Google "google music search," you might come across a page that looks like this:

This is NOT the new Google music search. It is supposedly a customized version, but the results are in no way similar.


Hope you try this new resource.
Let us know if we can do anything to assist you!

New from Naxos

Did you know that Naxos (yes, the same one of Naxos Music Library) has a YouTube channel filled with lots of great videos?




From the Naxos Newsletter:
NEW ON NAXOS.COM
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"ADAMS, J.: Nixon in China (Orth, Kanyova, Hammons, Heller, Opera Colorado Chorus, Colorado Symphony, Alsop)"
(8.669022-24)
here

"DOWLAND, J.: Lute Music (Complete) (North)"
(8.504016)
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"YSAYE, E.: String Trio, `Le Chimay` / Sonata for 2 Violins / Cello Sonata (Kraggerud, Monsen, Tomter, Ree)"
(8.570977)

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New websites

Working at the Music Library, you tend to build up a personal knowledge base of sources that you like to turn to when you get a specific reference question.

For some reason, I've found that lately we've had a lot of string players requesting scores + parts to things that are already checked out or aren't in print. When this happens, I turn to IMSLP, although now it's called "IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library."

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http://www.musipedia.org/ is a searchable database of musical tunes, melodies, and themes. You can play, whistle, or tap your entries! Try it out!

How do you participate in social media?

Lots USC students that I know are on facebook. I see more and more turning to twitter. Myspace is still around, but seems to be an outgoing trend.

Which types of social media do you participate in? How do you feel about various University services participating in the social media realms? We want to hear from you-
leave your thoughts in the comments section!

While we're on the topic of social media, did you know that Columbia has it's own Social Media Club? The Social Media Club of Columbia meets once a month to provide ways to connect, educate, and build your personal and professional brands using social media. Visit their website at smccolumbia.com.

Reading Day

Today is reading day, and lots of you are here in the library studying away. Your mantra to get your through your last final is "it's almost summer!" The heat is practically here, the sun's shining, and summer is so close we can taste it!

In honor of summer, I thought I'd put a list of summer-themed scores, books, LPs, and CDs. Maybe they'll help make the time pass as you study.

Scores:
Three summer-beach sketches : H. 109 (1915)
Sowerby, Leo, 1895-1968.
M25 .S69 T4 1996

Summer song : clarinet solo
Karchin, Louis.
M72 .K38 S8 1996

Summer serenade : for bassoon and piano
Schickele, Peter.
M254.S34 S96 1993

Summer and smoke : opera in two acts
Hoiby, Lee.
M1503 .H707 S8 1976

Music for a summer evening (Makrokosmos III)
Crumb, George.
Oversize M485 .C78 M8

Summer song : for flute and piano
Green, Harold Bellman. 1921-
M 242 .G73 S9 1969

A Summer journal for piano, op. 19
Muczynski, Robert, 1929-
M25 .M83 op.19 1966

Summer music, for woodwind quintet. [Op. 31]
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
M557 .B365 op.31 1957

Before and after summer, ten songs for baritone and piano,
Finzi, Gerald, 1901-1956.
M1621.F55 B4 1949

Summer day suite : (Music for children) for small orchestra : op. 65a
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
M1003.P76 S8

Clouds in summer ; B♭ clarinet solo with piano accompaniment
Hovey, Nilo W., 1906-
M 250 .H69 C56 1948

A song of summer.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
M1045.D45 S6

Les nuits d'été = Summer nights : op. 7 : complete song cycle in full score and vocal score
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
M1621.4 .B46 op.7 2003

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Books:
My Indian summer : a second book of memories
White, Maude Valérie, 1855-
ML410.W64 A32

Molto agitato : the mayhem behind the music at the Metropolitan Opera
Fiedler, Johanna.
ML1711.8 .N3 M427 2001

The book of music and nature : an anthology of sounds, words, thoughts
ML3845 .B614 2001 and Compact disc 5976

Sounds of reform : progressivism and music in Chicago, 1873-1935
Vaillant, Derek.
ML3917.U6 V35 2003

Searching for the sound : my life with the Grateful Dead
Lesh, Phil, 1940-
ML 419 .L43 A3 2005

Grit, noise, and revolution : the birth of Detroit rock 'n' roll
Carson, David, 1949-
ML 3534 .C34 2005

Haunted heart : a biography of Susannah McCorkle
Dahl, Linda, 1949-
ML 420 .M34118 D34 2006

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CDs and LPs:
Cool summer Jazziz on disc. Compact disc 3877

Jazziz on disc. Cool summer, volume 2. Compact disc 4732

Jazziz on disc. cool summer, [vol.] 5. Compact disc 8109

Summer tale Fantastic scherzo.
Suk, Josef, 1874-1935. Compact disc 6482

The last song of summer Romantic music for 'cello and organ.
Moline, Donald. Compact disc 2863

Knoxville, summer of 1915.
Upshaw, Dawn. Compact disc 640

Endless summer.
Beach Boys. Sound Recording (LP) 16851

In a summer garden; music of Frederick Delius. Sound Recording (LP) 7741

Songs for a summer night. Sound Recording (LP) 9188

Summer aria and Spring aria from Tale for a deaf ear.
Bucci, Mark.
Sound Recording (LP) 7217

Summer music, op. 31.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Sound Recording (LP) 121

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Stop by the library when you get time and to say bye before you head out for the summer. In case we miss you, hope you have a very fun and super safe summer. Don't forget to reapply your sunscreen!
akc

Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month. To celebrate, here are a few items by women composers or performers available at the Music Library:


Ammer, Christine. Unsung: A History of Women in American Music.
ML82 .A45


Block, Adrienne, and Carol Neuls-Bates, comps and eds. Women in American Music: A Bibliography of Music and Literature.
ML128 .W7 B6


Borgerding, Todd, ed. Gender, Sexuality, and Early Music.
ML3838 .G373 2002


Bowers, Jane, and Judith Tick, eds. Women Making Music: The Western Art Tradition, 1150-1950.
ML82 .W67 1985


Cohen, Aaron. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers.
REF ML105 .C7 1987 v. 1 and v. 2


Frasier, Jane. Women Composers: A Discography.
REF ML156.4 .W6 F7 1983


Fuller, Sophie. The Pandora Guide to Women Composers: Britain and the United States 1629-Present.
REF ML390 .F94 1994


Heinrich, Adel, comp. Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog.
REF ML128.O6 O73 1991


Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Susan Gritton. Lieder. CD. 2000.
Compact Disc 4221


Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn. Klavierwerke. CD. 1987.
Compact Disc 1629


LaMay, Thomasin, ed. Musical Voices of Early Modern Women: Many-Headed Melodies.
ML82 .M798 2005


MacAuslan, Janna, and Kristan Aspen, comps. Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog.
ML128 .G8 M33 1997


Meggett, Joan, comp. Keyboard Music by Women Composers: A Catalog and Bibliography.
ML128 .H35 M43



Oliveros, Pauline. Deep Listening. CD. 2007.
Compact Disc 4167


Pendle, Karin, ed. Women & Music: A History.
ML82 .W6 1991


Stern, Susan. Women Composers: A Handbook.
REF ML105 .S7


Tower, Joan. Silver Ladders; Island Prelude: For Solo Oboe and String Orchestra; Music for cello and Orchestra; Sequoia. CD. n.d.
Compact Disc 3220


Tower, Joan. Black Topaz. CD. 1995.
Compact Disc 1656


Walker-Hill, Helen. From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music.
ML390 .W16 2002


Women of Note. CD. 1997
Compact Disc 2596

Special thanks to Amy Edmonds and Music Library student employee Abby!

Christmas

Compact disc 7806 Discs 1-4
Noël
On a personal note, this CD set is my absolute favorite. When it is checked out around the holidays, I'll even settle for Compact Disc 1344, "On Yoolis night" which is an earlier release of one of the discs in the Noël set. I don't think I would've made it through finals week in my last Master's degree without this CD set. Please check it out when you get the chance!

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Compact disc 8621
A holiday note from home
If you like your Christmas to have some swing, this CD is a must!

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Compact Disc 3530
A rose in winter
If you like to stick to traditional sacred music for the holidays, this CD is perfect!

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Compact Disc 2780
Winter pages ; Bright music
If chamber music, or to be more specific, 20th century quintet music is your genre of choice, check out Ned Rorem's Winter Pages on this CD. It's all composed around winter-themed poetry. The liner notes go into detail, and make for a very interesting read.

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Compact disc 4165
A mind of winter
Another piece in a similar vein is George Benjamin's A Mind of Winter on this CD. It is a setting of Wallace Stevens's "The Snow Man," for soprano and chamber orchestra. If you like 20th century music, you'll find this a nice piece!

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Compact disc 2445
In a cold winter's night
If you like more traditional (and by traditional, I mean Renaissance period/sounding music), then you'll like this CD. There are some 20th century pieces, and even some pieces of North and South American origin. This is a can't miss CD.

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Compact Disc 9645
The winter trombone
Something old, something new, something trombone....something blue. This CD starts off with Vivaldi's "Winter" from The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 4, which fills the "old" category. Something new (and blue) would be Roland's Blue Winter. As you can guess, the entirety of the CD is trombone music, and for a non-brass player, I found it quite enjoyable!

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Compact disc 9124
Merry : a holiday journey
If you like your Christmas music to be more intimate or slightly "folky," then you'll like this CD. I swear I've heard this playing in the background of a Starbucks before.

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Compact disc 7752 Discs 1-2
Essential carols : the very best of King's College Choir, Cambridge.
If you like your Christmas carols sung by a large choir and preferably in a large hall, this two-CD set is for you! It contains well-known classics and some songs you might discover for the first time! Some of these songs have a chant-like quality that would make them perfect for relaxing around finals week.

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Compact Disc 2942
Christmas Star
This CD is filled with the tried and true Christmas classic carols like "Silent Night," and some that may be new to you, such as "Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming."

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Happy Holidays from the Music Library!

Music to keep you motivated

On most of the students that work here at the Music Library, the look of happiness and excitement for the fall semester has turned into a look of questioning, tiredness, and wishing that fall break would hurry up and get here. It's sort of that mid-way lull that happens in every semester. So, I thought I'd survey the student employees to see what music keeps them motivated or helps them to stay focused when studying. Check some of these out and see if they help you too!

Chanticleer "Out of this World"
CD 1390


American Variations
CD 1956


New Century Saxophone Quartet "Art of the Fugue"
CD 7175


Brahms' Symphony no.4 (First and Last Movements)
CD 5044


Carmina Burana
CD 4952


Dvorak Stabat Mater
CD 3597


Bach "French Suites" performed by Glenn Gould
CD 4153


If you have specific CDs that you like to help you study or that motivate you, let me know! Click here to email Ashlie!