{"id":784,"date":"2018-07-25T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/untdocsblog\/?p=784"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:06:35","slug":"the-sound-of-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/untdocsblog\/2018\/07\/25\/the-sound-of-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sound of Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"Federal and state government agencies produce a wide variety of publications related to every aspect of the art and business of music: catalogs, educational materials, vocational guides, industrial directories, historical and theoretical studies, and much more.\u00a0Here are a few examples of the many musical scores and recordings available in the Government Documents collection at the Eagle Commons Library.\n

Wonderful Inventions: Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound at the Library of Congress<\/em><\/h2>\nWonderful Inventions<\/em><\/a> is an anthology of scholarly articles\u00a0that provide the reader with a brief introduction to the vast archive of materials at the Library of Congress related to radio programs, films, television shows, and sound recordings. Among the musically themed essays are discussions of the film music of David Raksin<\/a>, the music for the Star Trek<\/em><\/a> TV series, and a detailed account of how the background score was developed for the Disney classic Bambi<\/em><\/a>. The book includes more than sixty musical examples from rare and mostly unpublished scores, and is accompanied by a\u00a0pair of long-playing vinyl records contains recordings keyed to several of the articles. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\n\n
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Force of Evil, \u201cThe Bottom of the World\u201d (music by David Raksin)<\/p><\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/em>\n

Live, Learn, Play: Tune in to Your Health and Environment<\/em><\/h2>\n\"Live,<\/a>This educational pamphlet<\/a> uses fun activities to teach children about environmental health issues. Each section of the book explains a different environmental problem and provides useful information about how to protect oneself from dangers such as second-hand smoke, mold, pesticides, and mercury poisoning. An accompanying CD includes recordings of two rap numbers (“Environmental Hazards Rap<\/a>” and “In Our Sight<\/a>“) to drive the message home; each song is available with and without vocals.\n

P.F.C. Mary Brown: A WAC Musical Revue<\/em><\/h2>\n\"P.F.C.During World War II, the Special Services Division of the U.S. Army provided soldiers with do-it-yourself entertainment kits called \u201cBlueprint Specials,\u201d which contained a script, lyrics, music, dance routines, and detailed instructions for building sets, props, and costumes out of Army surplus, waste, and salvage materials \u2014 everything soldiers needed to create a musical variety show. These kits provided an early glimpse into the careers of such show-biz luminaries as Frank Loesser<\/a>, Alex North<\/a>, and Jos\u00e9 Lim\u00f3n<\/a>.\n\nP.F.C. Mary Brown<\/em> <\/a>was written for the newly formed Women\u2019s Army Corps<\/a>, and depicts the goddess Athena descending from Mount Olympus to enlist as a private in the U.S. Army. The title character was inspired by the song \u201cFirst Class Private Mary Brown<\/a>,\u201d which was featured in an earlier Blueprint Special called About Face!<\/em><\/a>\n

Millennium Evenings at the White House,\u00a0<\/em>Evening 4: \u201cJazz, an Expression of Democracy\u201d<\/h2>\nMillennium Evenings at the White House<\/em><\/a> was a series of lectures and cultural showcases presented by the White House in 1998 and 1999 to highlight American creativity and inventiveness through ideas, art, and scientific discoveries. The fourth evening, \u201cJazz: An Expression of Democracy<\/a>,\u201d celebrates a unique art form that has reflected and transformed American society. Featured soloists include Grammy Award-winning artist Wynton Marsalis<\/a> and the celebrated jazz pianist and composer Marian McPartland<\/a>.\n\n