Bob Kosovsky

librarian in the Music Division of The New York Public Library

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

My brief talk extolling the Mapleson Cylinders - a product of #NYPL 's Treasures exhibit
https://t.co/t8DhK3pZkm

[The Library for Performing Arts @nypl_lpa]

Starting in 1901, Lionel Mapleson, a librarian for @MetOpera, recorded wax cylinders that captured opera performances and the minutiae of family life. The @nytimes reports on our recent acquisition of some of these cylinders from Mapleson's great grandson. https://t.co/uIlO34bFVO

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

https://t.co/GcKWfhGKbk

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

Today we welcome works of art from 1927 into the public domain. Check out the movies, music, periodicals & books that are now free to remix & reuse in our latest blog post:
🔗 https://t.co/RonQrg2qv1

[The Library for Performing Arts @nypl_lpa]

From all of us at the Library for the Performing Arts, Happy New Year! We hope to see you in 2023.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@Franalejo1989 Terrible mistake: https://t.co/08edOqiGpU
The production is by JOHN DEXTER not Willy Decker - that's why it's legendary.

[The Library for Performing Arts @nypl_lpa]

Ever wonder where we keep our off-site storage? @nyplmusic Librarian Bob Kosovsky stands among the storage bays in our off-site storage located in Princeton, New Jersey. It's there where we store some of our prized possessions!

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@MaxBoot A non-U.S. resident once theorized to me that soccer (i.e. football) is a team sport. Americans tend to excel in sports where the individual can excel, not in those where everyone has to work together.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@oziferous Enjoyed yr Modern Love essay. You say working to convert to Judaism..,but nothing about prospective partners. Judaism is about connecting to a continuum: you know your descendants will be carrying on like their ancestors. Think less of love & more about goals :)

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

don't forget the hashtag #musicon22

[HistoryofMusicTheory @CorpsSonore]

Day 2 is under way! We’re starting with Frank Heidlberger’s talk on Reicha.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 14 years, since 18 Sep 2008 (via @twi_age).

[ArtsJournal @ArtsJournalNews]

Carl Sagan's Warning On The Dumbing Down Of America:

https://t.co/Hu6xW3kL7d #arts #artsnews

“The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.” - M...

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@waltshaub Actually, Walter, you should change the wording to:
"Why do I want to be a politician? It's the money, babe."
Politicians' salaries should be capped and adjusted only according to cost-of-living index.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

Please remember that in Congress, seniority rules. Thus a new person would have a tiny fraction of the power that Maloney or Nadler has.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@waltshaub It's a baby step. What you should be arguing for is that ALL financial transactions of any office-holding politician must be publicly available, beginning 2 years prior to holding office.

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

One could add: strengthen bilateral relationships as much as possible

[ProfTalmadge @ProfTalmadge]

Interesting take here on what lessons Taiwan should take from Ukraine:
- Buy (mostly) asymmetric capabilities
- Invest in training and leadership
- Improve civil-military relations
https://t.co/329YJwPHxT via @politico

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

@kurteichenwald Thank you so much for this thread. From a wider point of view, "originalism" in law is primarily a post-war *creation* - and is mirrored in multiple other disciplines such as music, and literature. Thus, originalism is just another way to interpret.

[The Library for Performing Arts @nypl_lpa]

You may know the catchy Great Depression-era tune, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” but what about the writer of the song, Jay Gorney? Bob Kosovsky, Librarian for the Music & Recorded Sound Division, spoke to the @SongbookFdn about of Gorney.
https://t.co/Def89KfDHN

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

Then again, Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and leaves it alone (so far as we know).

[Washington Post Opinions @PostOpinions]

Twitter is good. I hope Elon Musk doesn’t ruin it, @PerryBaconJr writes https://t.co/pUyT8DT4Ky

[Bob Kosovsky @kos2]

Academy Records, 10 West 18th Street, Manhattan NYC - Over the course of time I've found every out-of-print record I've wanted!

[The Library for Performing Arts @nypl_lpa]

What's your favorite record store? #RecordStoreDay