The situation has stabilized a bit, after our calamitous water leak on Sunday 6/27. Most of the library remains fine to work in. All books, periodicals and recordings are available for use and unaffected by the leak. The valiant Conservation staff of the Libraries, assisted by outside specialists in preservation and disaster recovery, helped us […]
Water Leak in Music & Arts Library
The Music & Arts Library experienced a significant water leak on Sunday, 6/27. The area affected is mostly music scores, call numbers 00 – 51. Due to ongoing clean-up work in the area, we’ve restricted access to the affected shelves for now, but Music staff will check on the condition of any item you need, […]
Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Acquires Chaliapin Family Papers
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia has acquired the papers of Fiodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), renowned Russian opera singer, and his son Boris Chaliapin (1904-1979), noted portrait artist and illustrator. Full details available at this link. […]
Verdi’s La Traviata – online videos available
Many of the Music Humanities sections are focusing on Verdi’s “La Traviata” this semester. Did you know that there is also streaming video of this opera available through the Libraries? The Opera in Video database offers two full, streaming performances of “Traviata”. Of the two, one offers subtitles in English and other languages. We’re guessing […]
Research Help!
Looking for a little extra research help, as your papers and projects take shape? Here are some resources that may be useful: Walk-in reference help: you can ask for assistance at the circulation desk of the Music & Arts Library any time we are open, excepting Saturdays; Email reference help: you can email us at […]
Music & Arts Library normal hours, Sat 2/27 12 noon.
The Music & Arts Library will resume normal hours on Saturday 2/27 at noon, after the snow-related closure on Friday. Normal Saturday hours are 12noon-5pm. […]
Upcoming: Columbia Music Scholarship Conference, March 6th
The Columbia Music Scholarship Conference 2010 will be held on March 6th, 2010, in 301 Philosophy, from 9:30am to 5:15pm. The theme of this year’s conference is “Music and Money: Examining Value in Music”. The keynote speaker is Wayne Marshall, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who will speak on “Following the Musical Money across […]
Schumann, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 22 – Free Download
A free download of Robert Schumann’s Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor, op.22, is available via Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press), at this link. It will be available for download through March 2, 2010, and features a performance by pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha. Remember that you can listen to thousands of other recordings, […]
Reminder: Renew any of your semester loan items due Feb. 15
If you haven’t already, remember to renew any of your semester-loan items due on February 15th, 2010. Renewed items will be extended to the current semester loan date of June 1, 2010. It’s important to renew any items you haven’t already renewed, in order to avoid overdue charges. You can renew your items online by […]
CLIO beta: limit search to music scores
Limiting your Title or Keyword search results to music scores just got easier in CLIO beta. Responding to user feedback, “Music Scores” has been added to the “Limit” menu under the search box on the main CLIO search page (also available: “Music Sound Recordings” and “Videos/Films”). You can also limit your results after your search, […]