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Smithsonian Music Notations

A roundup of stories from Smithsonian Music and our other blogs.

 

Girl playing violin Turn up the Volume - The Electric Guitar
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Lecture Hall Music in the Castle 1854–1862
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Heartbeat Poster Pure Coquette
Cooper Hewitt
Hazel Scott The Women Behind the Music
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Mariachi Los Caballeros Fruits of the Vine: Pride and Power in Mariachi Music
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall The Night I Met Lenny
National Portrait Gallery
Alidé Sans playing guitar Alidé Sans: “Eth Riu (Henerècla)”
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Secret Trio performs The Secret Trio: “Slide Dance”
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Maria Arnal and Marcel Bagés Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés: “Jo no canto per la vue”
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
fiddle playing Green Fields of America: “Sanctuary”
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Elizabeth Cotten's C. F. Martin and Company, Auditorium Orchestra model #000-18 guitar, 1950. 4 Music-Inspiring Objects
National Museum of American History
Sheet music cover An Anti-Slavery Anthem Reimagined for Today
National Museum of American History
Martha Redbone with drum Martha Redbone: “Drums”
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
three singers Power of Three: Armenian History and Harmonies from Zulal
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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