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Celebrate the Arts!

Keep that New Year's resolution to expand your cultural horizons! Look to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for insight into music, dance, poetry, film, arts and culture.

  • Celebrate the Arts Sundays
    The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland) celebrates local music, dance, poetry, arts and culture, as well as foreign film, on Sunday afternoons on the First Floor, from 2-3 pm. FREE!

Listen to Music Online!

North American Indian Music Indigenous Music of the Americas
Celebrate the arts by celebrating Native American music with this latest list of resources from our Music Department. Come into the Main Library's Music Department for books, CDs, scores and videos that will teach you about all kinds of music and how to make it.
Girl with a Pearl Earring Art Fiction
Fiction inspired by famous artists or their paintings.
The Art & Craft of Ceramics Ceramics and Paper Arts
Do you like to work with your hands? Look here for suggestions on throwing pots and cutting paper.
Paint Drawing and Painting
Get out your paintbrushes and pencils and let your creative juices flow onto the canvas. The library has many books on art technique.
My Family Plays Music Kids Celebrate the Arts!
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Martial Arts
Well, nobody said what type of art we had to celebrate! Watch these feature films to perfect your kung fu style. Or if you want something milder, check out Tai Chi.
The Digital Photographer's Notebook Photography
Did you get a new digital camera over the holidays? Learn how to use it with these books!
 

Listen to Music Online

African American Song   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
Historical Recordings of African American music

 

American Song   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
This site contains over 12,000 tracks (with more added regularly) that illustrate our country’s history through music. Songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children and many others are included. Of particular interest is the index by historical event.

 

Classical Music Online   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
Listen to classical music online

 

Contemporary World Music   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
A new addition, this site aims to be one that “delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent.” Currently this constantly growing site features over 8,000 tracks of music from around the world.

 

DRAM Online
Digital Recordings of American Music
  Library Access   NO Remote Access
A scholarly resource of recordings, including liner notes and essays, from New World Records, Composers Recordings (CRI) and other labels such as Albany, Frog Peak, Mode, and XI.

 

Naxos Music Library   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
Listen to classical, jazz and world music online.
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Naxos Music Library Jazz   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
Listen to streaming audio of jazz music.
You must use the log out button when exiting this database, or future log-ins may be unsuccessful.


 

Smithsonian Global Sound   Library Access   Remote access
(CLP Card)
Listen to world, folk and traditional music online.