Tag: Music

  • New Titles in Cambridge Histories Online

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    Steve

    Just in time for the centennial: The Cambridge History of the First World War Volume 1: Global War The Cambridge History of the First World War Volume 2: The State The Cambridge History of the First World War Volume 3: Civil Society     And The Cambridge History of World Music

  • “American Bandstand” TV Premiere: Anniversary

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    jmonk

    August 5, 1957 marked the premiere of the American classic, “American Bandstand.”  The program began five years earlier as a local show in Philadelphia.  Dick Clark, then a disc jockey, took over as host at age 26 and held that position until 1989. The show toured the country, putting on concerts or dances in various…

  • 55th Annual Grammy Award Nominees

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    Jenny

    Every year, we try to screen the Grammy Award Nominees and pick who we think the winners might be.  This year I decided to make Spotify playlists of some of our relevant categories.  Anyone can use Spotify for free, just click on the links below! Let us know what you think.  We will order the…

  • A Music Education Major’s iPad Use

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    Jenny

    Lately, quite a few music majors have been purchasing iPads.  I asked Sara Glogowski, a fourth-year student worker in the music library, to write about how she uses her iPad as a music education major. As a student with very little spending money, I’m trying to make the most of my $600 third generation iPad. …

  • Grove Opera Indexes Online

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    Jenny

    This is posted with permission from Lisa Philpott, Music Reference & Collections Librarian at the Music Library of The University of Western Ontario.  This was originally posted to the MLA-L Listserv. Links will work for Furman users only. Grove Opera Indexes Editor Stanley Sadie created these indexes for The New Grove Book ofOperas (Macmillan, 1996;…

  • Additions to Naxos Music Library

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    Jenny

    Furman is a subscriber to Naxos Music Library.  All Furman users (faculty, staff, and students) have access to this streaming music database, which now includes three more labels – Warner Classics, Teldec, and Erato. These immense catalogs include many great performances which have become the standard for their repertoire, such as the Barenboim Mozart Operas…

  • Hollering for Hogs and Dogs

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    eyoung

    Howard Finster – Man of Many Voices Smithsonian Global Sound, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions.  This database includes an extraordinary array of more than 40,000 individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds.  Listen to Howard Finster hollering for hogs and dogs!…

  • Studying for Graduate Level Music History Exams

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    Jenny

     It is that time of year!  If you are a senior applying to graduate programs in music, you are starting to hear about auditions, interviews, and entrance examinations for those universities.  The Maxwell Music Library has several resources that will help you in your preparation.If you have more than a week, you should flip back…

  • Furman’s Music Library

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    eyoung

    Visit this site for a great story about our music library!http://education-portal.com/top_ten_music_colleges.html

  • “The President’s Own” Marine Band

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    Jenny

    Furman is preparing for a performance of “The President’s Own” Marine Band on Friday, October 28.  I’m sorry to say that if you did not get tickets in the first five hours they were available, you might miss out on seeing them live this time around. Do not despair!  The Maxwell Music Library has a…