Music Division - New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

12/08/2022

11/22/2022

We hope you've made the switch! You can continue following us on our new page, Music and Recorded Sound at The New York Public Library. We will continue to update that page with announcements, collection highlights, and puzzles! See you there!

11/14/2022

It's ! Not much more needs to be said. Find this & much more at the digital collection of

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11/04/2022

We're shifting our social media to a new page! Please follow Music and Recorded Sound at The New York Public Library for more updates from our division.

11/02/2022

The NYPL Short Term Fellowship application for 2023-24 is now open - the deadline is late January... Please share this with folks that you think might have research that needs access to the NYPL holdings - this is across the system, so if their work is not (or not solely) Performing Arts related, that's fine...

https://www.nypl.org/short-term-research-fellowships

Short-Term Research Fellowships support scholars, based outside the New York metropolitan area, engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research in the arts and humanities.

11/01/2022

November is , so don't be surprised if there's a random drum in your puzzle this month! This can be found in digital collections

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10/25/2022

It is, apparently, . A burlesque might not be what naturally comes to mind when you think of opera, but perhaps it should? Find this, & much more in the Digital Collection of

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10/18/2022

Yet another gorgeous cover from E.T. Paull Music Company, the first music publisher to use five-color lithography for his sheet music. This & much more can be found in the digital collection of sheet music.

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10/13/2022

The collection of Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file) includes a lot of wonderful covers. Find this & more in the digital collections

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10/12/2022

Today was day - and folks definitely asked questions - great questions!

10/12/2022

Music Librarians Dave McMullin & Rebecca Littman were beyond thrilled to work with Musicians on Call for this virtual tour of the Lou Reed Exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - if they can't come to us, we'll take it to them.

We had a blast teaming up with NYPL The New York Public Library to take Veterans on a virtual field trip to the Lou Reed exhibit at the library! Volunteer Musician Harris Synder got to spotlight songs from Lou and those he inspired.
You can learn more about the exhibit at https://nypl.org/loureed

10/11/2022

A short-lived musical from 1922, this & much more is available in the Digital Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file). Find more online in our Digital Collections and even more onsite.
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10/06/2022

in 1820, known as the "Swedish Nightingale" performed all over Europe and the United States. The Joseph Muller collection of music & other portraits has 76 digitized images associate with her.

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10/04/2022

It's - not many songs in our collection with the word in the title, but we have a cover. Find this in the digital collection of

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09/29/2022

Given all the traction a certain flutist has gotten recently (google , if you're unclear), a portrait of 18thC composer & flutist seems appropriate. This image comes from the digital Joseph Muller collection of music & other portraits

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09/28/2022

The Music & Recorded Sound Division of the is thrilled to welcome our new curator, Kevin Parks. His diverse background as composer, performer, & professor is matched w/ great ideas to broaden our collections.

Read the official press release here https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/september-6-2022/dr-kevin-parks-hired-curator-music-and-recorded-sound-division

09/27/2022

An interesting cover... no particular reason. Find this & much more in the
digital collection of Sheet Music of Songs from Various Musicals, Plays, Movies, & Television (M.C. FILE)

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09/22/2022

It's the , AKA . Enjoy some from the digital collection of & find more of it from our website

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