Category Archives: Music

Not your average christmas carols

Posted on December 17, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Sheet music | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

There’s so much music written and published just for the Christmas season, but I bet you haven’t seen any of these pieces before. Here’s some pretty normal fare, from 1887. Notice Santa using his glasses to check his list. (Click … Continue reading →

ETDs 2012: History, Culture, and Art

Posted on December 4, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Research, UA History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

More scholarship from graduate students at UA. These questions all represent research published in dissertations and theses during 2012. * Anthropology: Can we learn anything about the 20th c. Great Migration of African Americans by looking at cemeteries? This image … Continue reading →

Easter Music by Harald Rohlig

Posted on April 6, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Audio, Music, World War II | Tagged , | Leave a comment

This week we will feature pipe organ music by Dr. Harald Röhlig in honor of Easter weekend. World renowned organist, Harald Röhlig is a composer and pipe organ designer. His career as a musician began in Germany during the 1930s. … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday John Philip Sousa!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Sheet music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sunday, November 6, marks the 157th anniversary of the birth of John Philip Sousa. Sousa was an American composer and conductor and is well-known for his American military and patriotic marches. Because of his proficiency writing these types of pieces, … Continue reading →