No Offsite deliveries on Fri. 5/16 and Wed. 5/21

Due to the closure of W.114th Street for student move-out day and for Commencement, there will be no Offsite deliveries made on Fri. 5/16 and Wed. 5/21. Continue to place your requests, but factor in an additional day’s delivery time for these dates. If it’s an emergency, please contact us and we’ll see if there’s anything we can do to expedite things.

Music engraving process – interesting video

The music publisher Henle has an interesting video on their site, which details the classic music engraving process (using metal plates). Have a look here.

Classical Music Library database problems resolved

Access to the Classical Music Library database has been restored. If you experience further problems, please contact us at music@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.

Yelena Grinberg Concert, Sunday 4/27

Music Dept. Ph.D. Yelena Grinberg will perform in a concert at Merkin Hall, on Sunday, 4/27 at 8pm. More details available at this link. She can also be heard performing Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Brahms, and others, on CD13034 in the collection of the Music & Arts Library. Recordings circulate to students, faculty, and staff for 2 weeks.

Audio Databases at CU Libraries

The Columbia University Libraries subscribe to a variety of digital music databases, which can be accessed from any computer in the Libraries, or from off-campus (by full-time students, faculty and staff). These sites offer streaming audio access to classical, jazz, popular, and world music. Many of the sites contain additional content, such as libretti, biographies, playlists, and more. All can be accessed by title through the “Databases” link on Library Web, or by selecting “E-Music” from the “E-Resources” drop-down menu from the main Library Web page (or, follow the links below). Enjoy listening!

Titles include:

• African-American Song
• Classical Music Library
• Database of Recorded American Music
• Naxos Music Library
• Naxos Music Library – Jazz
• Smithsonian Global Sound

Upcoming Concert, Friday May 9th – Aaron Meicht

On Friday, May 10th, at 7pm, the Music & Arts Library’s own Aaron Meicht will be featured in a concert in the Experimental Music Series at St. Mark’s Church in the East Village, 131 E. 10th St. (at 2nd Ave). Other featured artists are Paula Mathussen and Gisburg.

Aaron has 2 CD’s available in the Library’s collection: CD13760, “Dig the sound live”, and CD13759, “Loud like hemlocks”. Check them out! (Recordings circulate for 2 weeks to Columbia affiliates)

Circulation Policies

Most of our books, scores, and recordings circulate. Most books and scores circulate on a semester loan, and most recordings circulate for 2 weeks, to students, staff and faculty of Columbia University.

The main circulation policies for the Music & Arts Library are available in our Quick Reference Guide. Please note that some materials are restricted to in-library use only, and that not all services are available on weekends. Contact us at music@libraries.cul.columbia.edu if you have further questions.

If you are not a Columbia affiliate, and have questions about accessing the Columbia University Libraries, please visit the Library Information Office web pages for further info.

Library Information & Hours

Information on the library, including location, contact information, and current hours, is available on the library’s home page.

Quick Reference Guide

Here’s a link to the updated Music & Arts Library Quick Reference Guide:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/img/assets/4937/QuickRefGuide.pdf

This brief 2-page guide lists basic circulation information, as well as resources in print and online that students can use as a starting point for their research. It also includes links to the Libraries’ online audio databases.

Recording by Yelena Grinberg

There’s a recording in the Library’s collection, featuring Music Dept. student Yelena Grinberg on the piano. Check it out! (recordings circulate to Columbia students, faculty and staff for two weeks)