Item: Music From the Star Wars Trilogy (Call Number 94.7 W673 A3) When we think about big blockbuster movies, we might remember them by their soundtrack. Movies like Jaws, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Superman, and (everyone’s favorite) Star Wars have rich underlining soundtracks that push their characters’ stories to the next level. In honor of […]
Exhibition: Early Music Treatises from the Library’s Collections
The Music & Arts Library is currently presenting Early Music Treatises, an exhibition of 16 volumes from the Library’s Cased collection. It features Italian, German, and English treatises published from 1573 to 1843. Among its offerings, it includes the earliest published book in the Library’s collection, Gioseffo Zarlino’s Le institvtioni harmoniche, published in Venice in 1573 (pictured […]
EXHIBITION CLOSING RECEPTION: Medieval Music Facsimiles
FRIDAY, NOV 16, 6-8pm: RECEPTION FOR MEDIEVAL MUSIC FACSIMILES EXHIBITION Please join us for a closing reception, for the exhibition of Medieval Music Facsimiles, which has been on display in the Music & Arts Library for Summer/Fall 2018. Ars Nota will sing from the original notation. Light refreshments will also be served. Hope to see […]
4th annual Sound Art in the Library event! Friday, 10/19, 6-8pm, Music & Arts Library
MFA Sound Art in the Library Friday, Oct. 19th, 6-8pm Music & Arts Library, 701 Dodge The students of the MFA Sound Art program, and the Music & Arts Library present a night of engaging site-specific installations, performances and more, situated in the spaces of the Library. Drop in to check out the work! […]
Music Technology Workshop Series – Fall 2018
The Music & Arts Library is offering another series of Music Technology Workshops for Fall 2018, led by Lee Gilboa, a graduate student in the MFA Sound Art program. The series will cover topics such as recording, mixing, audio editing, sampling, digital signal processing, and more, and will include sessions on music software such as […]
Reminder – Music Technology Workshops run through July!
A reminder that our series of workshops on music technology will continue through July, in the Music & Arts Library, 701 Dodge. Browse the workshop schedule, and register, at: https://library.columbia.edu/locations/music/music-technology-workshops—summer-2018.html Hope to see you in the library! […]
Music Technology Workshops for Summer 2018
The Music & Arts Library is presenting a series of music technology workshops, led by MFA Sound Arts program graduate student Lee Gilboa, throughout June and July 2018. Topics include Logic Pro, Mixing, Audacity, Ableton Live, Max/MSP, and more. The workshops will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 12:30-1:30. These workshops are open […]
Sound Art in the Library! Fri 10/27, 6-8pm
You are invited to attend the 3rd annual MFA Sound Arts event in the Music & Arts Library, on Friday, 10/27, from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be served. Six current students from the MFA Sound Arts program will present installations and performances of their work, exploring different possibilities of the Music & Arts Library space. […]
1962: Connecting Amiri Baraka, Angus MacLise and La Monte Young in Recent Additions
Sharing a post from Tom McCutchon of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s staff, which may be of interest to many: 1962: Connecting Amiri Baraka, Angus MacLise and La Monte Young in Recent Additions https://blogs.library.columbia.edu/rbml/2017/05/12/young1962/ […]
Exhibition & Opening: FAB-Musiconis Project, Friday, April 14, 6-8pm
The Music & Arts Library is please to host an exhibition of work by participants in the FAB-Musiconis project (French-American Bridge for Medieval Musical Iconography), led by Prof. Susan Boynton of the Music Dept. faculty, and Frédéric Billiet (Paris-Sorbonne), and involving the exchange of students from Columbia and the Sorbonne. An opening reception for the […]