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The mission of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) is to broaden access to music resources through international collaboration and advocacy, to support research, learning, performance and enjoyment. Our members open up the vast world of information and repertoire in their daily interactions with students, educators, researchers, musicians, and the general public. We work to promote and preserve musical heritage among diverse cultures as we recognise the importance of music in the lives of the world’s people. |
The Music Library Association will live stream content from one session space in Orlando, starting February 23, 2017.
The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML), established in 1951, condemns national and international policies that work against its purposes as stated in its constitution, and particularly its primary goals to encourage and promote the activities of libraries, archives and documentation centres concerned with music and music materials; to strengthen cooperation among institutions and individuals working in these fields and to publish information concerning their work; and to promote a better understanding of the cultural importance of music libraries, archives and documentation centres both nationally and internationally. Any hindrance to the free and full exchange of information and the opportunity to engage fully in professional activities and training pertaining to music libraries, archives, and documentation centres across all countries in the world are antithetical to these goals.
John Towner Williams feiert am 8. Februar seinen 85. Geburtstag. Er wurde 1932 in Flushing, Queens, New York geboren. Sein Vater war Orchestermusiker, und John Williams lernte von ihm bereits im Alter von drei Jahren das Notenlesen...
What music did you enjoy in 2016, old or new? We aked IAML members this question and this is how they responded. Presenting the IAML Playlist 2016.
Heute vor hundert Jahren, am 31. Januar 1917, wurde ein Komponist geboren, der mit seiner Musik bis heute viele Kinderohren prägt. Seine Titelmelodien zu unzähligen Filmen sind heute noch berühmt, doch der Mensch hinter den Kompositionen ist den meisten Hörern unbekannt.
