I just came across Mozart's Words, a stunning collection of Mozart's letters (and those of his family). The initial iteration contains 114 letters from 1769 to 1773, specifically from Leopold and Wolfgang's trips to Italy. The letters are presented as facsimiles of the originals; in 18th century and modern German; and in English, Italian, and French translations. The letters can be browsed by date, people, places, and works mentioned. The interface seems remarkably good. Their goal is to eventually make all 1,400 of the Mozart family letters available. See http://letters.mozartways.com/index.php?lang=eng

Paul Cary (with thanks to Judy Tsou for the pointer)

Jones Library hours

Here are Jones Library's hours for the next month or so. In brief, we are on extended hours beginning on Monday, and closed from the end of finals until January 3.

Monday, Dec. 5 through Thursday, Dec. 8, 8:30AM--midnight
Friday, Dec. 9, 8:30AM--7:00PM
Saturday, Dec. 10, 1:00PM--7:00PM
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2:00PM—-midnight
Monday, Dec. 12 through Wednesday, Dec. 14, 8:30AM--midnight
Thursday, Dec. 15, 8:30AM--11:00PM
Friday, Dec. 16, 8:30AM--4:00PM

Saturday, Dec. 17 through Monday, Jan. 2 CLOSED

Tuesday, Jan. 3 through Friday, Jan. 6, 8:30AM—-5:00PM

Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8 CLOSED

Monday, Jan. 9 RESUME REGULAR HOURS

Good luck with finals.

Paul Cary
Jones Library
440-826-2375
jonesml@bw.edu

Thanksgiving hours

Jones Library will be closed from Wednesday, November 23 through Saturday, November 26 for the Thanksgiving break. The library will be open regular hours (2:00--7:00) on Sunday, November 27.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

A couple new CDs

I recently ordered a bunch of new CDs and videos. The first few CDs have arrived, and here are two highlights. Give us a few days to get them processed.

The Treasury of English Church Music: 1100-1965. A five-CD set from EMI featuring works from Dunstable (and before) to Peter Maxwell Davies, performed by fine English choirs.

Richard Craig, flute. Inward. Contemporary works for mostly unaccompanied flute by lesser-known composers.

New ebooks on music

The following ebooks on music have just been added to our collection and to the library's catalog. Note that the links below are to the OhioLINK catalog, but you can also look these up in our catalog.

Harmony and discord [electronic resource] : music and the transformation of Russian cultural life / Lynn M. Sargeant.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9780199735266

Musical renderings of the Philippine nation [electronic resource] / Christi-Anne Castro.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9780199746408

Extraordinary measures [electronic resource] : disability in music / Joseph N. Straus.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9780199766451

Building blocks [electronic resource] : repetition and continuity in Stravinsky's music / Gretchen G. Horlacher.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9780195370867

Orpheus in Manhattan [electronic resource] : William Schuman and the shaping of America's musical life / Steve Swayne.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9780195388527

New contemporary music scores

We just got another shipment of 20th and 21st century scores. Among the highlights are a violin concerto (in piano reduction) by Christopher Rouse, a new song by Lori Laitman ("What You Wanted"), and a Sinfonia Concertante by Lalo Schifrin for violin, 'cello, and orchestra (also in reduction). This batch also includes works by Philip Glass, Lou Harrison, and Kyle Gann. Give us a week or so to get them processed and on the shelf.

Paul Cary

Masterclass DVDs

I just wanted to bring to your attention that last year Jones Library purchased some 30 DVDs of masterclasses by renowned artists. These are published by the Masterclass Media Foundation, and they include artists such as Emanuel Ax, Maxim Vengerov, Thomas Quasthoff, Evelyn Glennie, and more. Repertoire ranges from Bach to Messiaen to Minoru Miki. Many of the classes were conducted at the Royal Academy and the Verbier Festival. You can see the list of discs at http://198.30.145.251/search~S3/X?SEARCH=(masterclass%20media)&searchscope=3&SORT=D. These circulate to students for three days. Please come and check them out.

Jones Library spring break hours

Here are Jones Library's staffed hours during spring break. Please note that our print collection can be accessed anytime Ritter Library is open. See http://libguides.bw.edu/content.php?pid=86103&sid=640462 for Ritter's hours. For spring break, they're the same as ours except for Sunday, March 13.

Saturday, March 5, 1:00--5:00
Sunday, March 6, 1:00--5:00
Monday, March 7 through Friday, March 11, 8:30--5:00
Saturday, March 12, 1:00--5:00

Sunday, March 13, 2:00--7:00

Have a great break.

Jones Library

440-826-2375

jonesml@bw.edu

Metaphysics of Notation

If you like cutting-edge music, you might want to know that we recently received Metaphysics of Notation, a DVD that presents a work of that name by Mark Applebaum. The work consists of seventy feet of graphic notation that was suspended on panels around the atrium of an art museum at Stanford. Forty-five performers (and ensembles) were invited to come and interpret the notation into sound however they saw fit. The DVD includes images of the score, a twenty-minute documentary, and excerpts from each of the performances. The call number is DVD 11-001.

Jones Library MLK Day hours

Please note that Jones Library will be open from 1:00 until 8:00 on Monday, January 17.

Paul Cary