On Friday, April 16, classes are cancelled at Furman in favor of Furman Engaged. Among the myriad offerings, including several musical events, is a performance of “Inuksuit” by John Luther Adams, from 1-2:30 at the Amphitheatre. (The following information is taken from the Furman Engaged! program).The work, scored for 9–99 percussionists, was co-commissioned by Furman . . .Continue reading Listen Before You Engage!
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Closing Early Because of Snow
The music library will close at 9:30 today, Tuesday, March 2, because of inclement weather. Please check Public Announcements and the Furman web site in the morning for an update for Wednesday’s hours. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Database News – Music Index on EBSCO Platform
Music Index has been officially switched over to the EBSCO platform. This is great news for several reasons: • The Full-Text? button is now integrated into the database, making it much easier to find whether the article exists online, whether we own it in print, or if you need to be redirected to interlibrary loan. . . .Continue reading Database News – Music Index on EBSCO Platform
Two New Journals in the Music Library
The next time you have a strange thirty minutes between classes, wander over to our current print periodicals section. We have two new journals out on the display shelves – Classical Singer and Jazz Perspectives. Classical Singer is the premier magazine for classical singers. It focuses on articles about the lifestyle of being a professional . . .Continue reading Two New Journals in the Music Library
Music Library Closed for Snow and Ice
The Furman libraries are closed Saturday, January 30. We expect to be open normal hours on Sunday, January 31.
Finding music on the internet
When preparing a piece, or researching performance practice, it can be helpful to listen to several versions of it. There are the usual library resources of the compact discs we have on the shelf, and databases such as Classical Music Library. If you are looking for more, the internet is a logical place to go. . . .Continue reading Finding music on the internet
Women in Music
One of my pet projects this summer was to read more about women in classical music, and to do a lot of listening. I thought I’d share the resources I came across in the Maxwell Music Library. We have sixteen books with the subject heading of women and music, and that is where I would . . .Continue reading Women in Music
Kindle Music Experiments
This summer I had the opportunity to try the sheet music newly available for the Kindle, the wireless reading device made by Amazon. I tried both the regular (6″) sized Kindle and the KindleDX, which has a 9.7″ screen. From Kindle Experiments Right now, Kindle treats sheet music as it does any other image. Most . . .Continue reading Kindle Music Experiments
Dedicated Listening Carrels ’09
Garrison Ries – for years of dedicated service Tiffany Gibson – for years of dedicated service Robert Wells – for being the most likely to end up on our shelves in the future Natalie Wren – for delving deep into the resources of the music library Heather Jackson – for serving as the music library . . .Continue reading Dedicated Listening Carrels ’09
Trial of RISM
If you are a Furman faculty member or student, you can access the trial to RISM Series A/ii: Music Manuscripts After 1600. This database is an international, annotated bibliography, which aims to document the world’s musical sources of manuscripts or printed music, works on music theory, and libretti. A comprehensive annotated index and guide to . . .Continue reading Trial of RISM