New Content in American Song!

Check out some of the new selections in the American Song streaming audio database:

212 albums (4,467 tracks) from Archeophone Records, Appleseed Records, Mark Custom, Rebel, Sun, and Tompkins Square Records. Content includes new releases of bluegrass, boogie-woogie, country, traditional gospel, marching band music, and more.

New albums include:

Fly Down Little Bird (Pete and Peggy Seeger)
Reagan of Illinois: A Symphony to Celebrate the Centennial of President Ronald Reagan’s Birth
Let the Light Shine Down: A Gospel Tribute to Bill Monroe
Out on the Open West (Frank Fairfield)
Let’s Make a Better World! Live in Leipzig (James Booker)

Happy 75th, Philip Glass

Glass's Birthday Cake, by the Cake Boss.

To honor Philip Glass’s birthday on January 31st, there are some interesting recordings of Philip Glass circulating throughout the internet.  One recording is works by Glass played on accordion (by what capitalism was).  U Can Unlearn Guitar interprets and “covers” album Glassworks, called Glassworked.  And for those who love mash-ups, radio station WFMU is streaming what they call Glassbreaks. It’s a delicate blend of Hip Hop and Glass, featuring songs like Einstein on the Beast, a combination of  Einstein on The Beach and The Beastie Boys.

You can also stream more of Glass’s music at DRAM and Naxos (BGSU Authentication required), and look for even more scores and sound recordings by searching “Glass, Philip” in the library’s catalog.

 

New Electronic Resource: Rock & Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest


Check out our newest electronic resource:  Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest (http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=e1000734~S0).  Not only is it a great tool for exploring “social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975,” but lots of the source material came from BGSU!

This new database includes an interactive chronology, video clips from some of the major events in the period, image and photo galleries, online exhibits, a dictionary of slang terms, essays, and so much more.  We’re pleased as punch to be able not only to participate in this project but also to be able to share the end result with our BGSU patrons (thanks to vendor Adam Matthew Digital!).

Trial available: Online Music Anthology

 

Until October 13, we have access to a trial of Online Music Anthology, an electronic score database from from A-R Editions. Here’s a summary:

An anthology of 425 pieces of music commonly taught in music history courses, many presented in their entirety. All pages of music are digitized from new engravings with modern conventional clefs and barring and consistent sizing set for easy printing on 8 1/2 x 11″ paper.

Try it out, and please let us know if you have thoughts about whether we should acquire it for BGSU.

Find “Method in Madness”: Get ready for the New Music Festival with online listening in DRAM

If you’re heading to the New Music Festival, consider listening to some of the featured composers and artists ahead of time via DRAM.

David Lang, featured guest composer

John Adams Marc Mellits
John Luther Adams Howard Meltzer
Eve Beglarian James Mobberley
Jeffrey Brooks Nico Muhly
Michael Gordon William Parker
Andrea La Rose Bernard Rands
Tony Malaby Marilyn Shrude
Ingram Marshall

 

Or, learn more about contemporary music resources in DRAM with their Contemporary Music handout.

Constitution Day, Johnny Cash Style

September 17th is Constitution Day and the Man in Black has something to sing about it.  Listen to his album We the People, A Musical Celebration of our Constitution online at American Song.  (BGSU Authentication Required)

DRAM is back!

We’re back on track with DRAM streaming, so give it a listen.  We still seem to be having some difficulties on Firefox IN the Music Library, so use Explorer for it for now if you’re listening on our computers.

Uh oh, DRAM trouble

We’re currently experiencing difficulty for all users trying to access DRAM.  We’ve reported the problem and will let you know when things are working again.  Apologies for the inconvenience!

More in streaming audio news: New Naxos content!



Naxos Music Library announced last week that they’ve added content from  EMI.  This content will include the labels EMI, Virgin Classics, and Blue Note.  200 new albums have been added already, with an additional 7200 coming by the end of 2011.  Read the full press release:  http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/168337/.

New Streaming Music Database

The library is pleased to announce ANOTHER music database that is now available, American Song, which contains a diverse collection of American music, ranging from Folk to Jazz to Rock to Zydeco.  Labels include Rounder Records, Appleseed Recordings, Stax, Specialty Records, Native Ground Music, Rebel Records, Smithsonian Folkways, and more.

Want to try it out but don’t know where to start?  Listen to our Back to School playlist, featuring the Detroit Emeralds, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!

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