Music Resources

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

All Music Guide (AMG)

http://www.allmusic.com/

This is "a complete online database of recorded music." It has a search engine that allows searching by artist name, album title, song title, label, and musical style. Biographies, full discographies, and album reviews are available for artists. Essays and a glossary are provided as is a unique feature: music maps, which trace a particular style's development from other musicical styles.

Author: All Media Guide (amg@allmusic.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Recorded Music

American Music Resource (AMR)

http://www.uncg.edu/~flmccart/amrhome.html

AMR contains bibliographies, lists and text files about all styles of American music and related issues. The collection is indexed by subject-name (i.e. the last names of composers) or topic-name (e.g. Electro-acoustic music).

Author: Frank McCarty (mccartyf@iris.uncg.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Rock; Jazz; Country; Folk; Bibliography

Carolina Classical Connection

http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/links.html

"An index of Classical Music Web site links covering all historical periods from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century."

Author: Charles K. Moss (charley@classicalmus.hispeed.com)

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Center for Black Music Research (CBMR)

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Medieval; Renaissance; Baroque; Classical Period; Romantic Era

http://www.cbmr.org/

"CBMR is a research organization conducting musicological research in all genres of black music throughout the world. The site includes excellent capsule definitions of the styles and genres studied at CBMR, including African American styles such as blues and jazz, as well as African Music and Afro-Caribbean styles." The site also includes extensive bibliographies and some information about CBMR's holdings.

Author: Center for Black Music Research (cbmr@popmail.colum.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American

Keywords: black music; Carribean music; African music

Classical Music Home Page

http://www.classical.net/music/

"The purpose of this home page is to provide a point-of-entry into various informational files about classical music, as well as links to other interesting web sites." Sections include: Basic Repertoire List, Classical CD Buying Guide, Recommended Recordings, and Composer Data. Searchable.

Author: Dave Lampson (lampson@wco.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Composers

Composer Biographies

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html

A site of brief biographical sketches of some of the more well-known classical composers.

Author: Michael Norrish (Michael.Norrish@cl.cam.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers

Keywords: Composers

http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html

"A chronological listing of famous composers of Western Music. Each listing contains accurate birth and death dates and the country of origin. Several of the entries also are linked to biographical essays and other sites on the web." Organized by musical period and by composer name.

Author: Steven G. Estrella (doctorestrella@stevenestrella.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Composers

DW3 Classical Music Resources

http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html

"DW3 (Duke World Wide Web) Classical Music Resources is a comprehensive collection of classical music resources on the Web with links to more than 1,600 non-commercial pages/sites in over a dozen languages. The site is comprised of 107 well organized, subject-specific pages and features a powerful, easy-to-use internal search engine; multiple access points for hundreds of entries, including "see" and "see also" references; and composer-specific pages and links organized by historical period for enhanced browsing."

Author: Yale Fineman, Duke University

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

8notes.com

http://www.8notes.com/

An extensive collection of free, downloadable sheet music and lessons. Categorized by instrument and musical styles (popular, classical, film, christmas, etc.). Also includes short pieces and riffs. Site has a search function, chat forum, and newsletter.

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Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Eric's Treasure Trove of Music

http://www.treasure-troves.com/music/

Contains detailed articles that explain concepts in music theory.

Author: Eric W. Weisstein (comments@treasure-troves.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Music Theory

Essentials of Music

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/

Basic information about classical music. Biographies of seventy composers, overview of the six main periods in Western music, and a glossary of terms.

Author: Sony Music and W.W. Norton & Company (feedback@sonyclassical.com)

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A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html

This site showcases Musica Antiqua's large replica instrument collection by supplying photos, descriptions, original quotes, additional sources, and sounds of the instruments used in performing early music.

Author: Musica Antiqua, Iowa State University (cobleyle@iastate.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Musical Instruments; Harpsichord; Gamba; Lute; Crumhorn; Dulcimer

Historic American Sheet Music Project

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/

"The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3,042 pieces from the collection, published in America between 1850 and 1920."

Author: Digital Scriptorium, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University (specoll@mail.lib.duke.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Sheet music; United States history

International Music Archives

http://www.eyeneer.com/World/index.html

"An educational resource providing extensive information about the music of our planet." The articles include information about countries and region and their musical styles. Other articles discuss the world musics, international instruments, and profiles of artists. Most articles include related sound samples and photographs.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--World

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: International Music; World Music; Musical Instrument

The Lied and Song Texts Page

http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/

"WWW archive of thousands of texts to Kunstlieder and other art songs in Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish."

Author: Emily Ezust (mindel@recmusic.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: lieder; poetry

MHN Instrument Encyclopedia

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html

A Yahoo! Pick of the Week (10-26-98), the Instrument Encyclopedia "Begins with more than 140 artifacts from the Sterns Collection at the University of Michigan" and "features musical instruments from around the world." Searchable by name, geographic region, building materials used and the Sachs Hobostel classification scheme, the database provides users with instrument images, textual descriptions and an occasional sound file. Please Note: a frames-capable browser is required.

Author: Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach (chico.admin@umich.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: instrument; music; CHICO; Stearns

The Mozart Project

http://www.mozartproject.org/

Contains a biography of Mozart (with chronology and family tree), a listing of his compositions (by date and category), selected essays about him and his music, plus reviews of books on Mozart. Also includes links to more Mozart resources online.

Author: Steve Boerner (sboerner@frontiernet.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Mozart

MPA Copyright Search Resource Guide

http://www.mpa.org/copyright/searchenter.html

"Are you looking for the publisher of a piece of music?" This website serves as a guide to other databases that may help you find the music copyright information that you are looking for.

Author: Music Publishers' Association (mpa-agency@mpa.org)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law--Intellectual Property

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: music copyright; sheet music; music publishing; music publishers

The Muse's Muse

http://www.musesmuse.com/

A resource for songwriters with a monthly newsletter, articles, sample songs, a list of music organizations, and links to related sites.

Author: Jodi Krangle (jodi@musesmuse.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: songs; songwriting; songwriters

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/

"Consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra." Search by keyword or browse indexes of authors, titles, or subjects. The sheet music is viewable online as page images.

Author: Music Division, Library of Congress

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Sheet music

Music Notes

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/

Subtitled "An Interactive Online Musical Experience," this detailed and well-researched Web site covers many aspects of music, including music theory and history, musical styles, music professions, and musical instruments. There is also a glossary of musical terms and a list of the resources used to create the site. Interactive games allow you to test your knowledge. This site, which was created by high school students for ThinkQuest, provides good introduction for beginners, but is also helpful to those who are more knowledgeable about music.

Author: Ryan Damico, Lauren Mirsky, and Jesse Friedman

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: music theory; music history

MusicSearch

http://www.musicsearch.com/

A large, searchable directory of music-related Internet sites, with descriptions provided by the sites.

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Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Resources

PD Info: Public Domain Music

http://www.pdinfo.com/

"A reference site to help the ordinary person identify public domainsongs and public domain music... royalty free music you can useanywhere and any way you choose... performance, sing-along, film,video, advertising, business, or personal." Includes info on copyright and public domain, an FAQ, and a song list of titles in the public domain.

Author: Haven Sound, Inc. (webmaster@pdinfo.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law--Intellectual Property

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Pianonet.com

http://www.pianonet.com/

"As the official Web site of the National Piano Foundation,PianoNet is your comprehensive guide to everything aboutpianos�their history, their manufacture, noted artists,important publications and more."

Author: National Piano Foundation (npf_info@pianonet.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Piano; Pianists

The Saint-Petersburg Museum of Musical Instruments

http://www.stormloader.com/collection/index.htm

"The Museum possesses one of the largest collections in the world...more than 3000 items, and the major part of them are rare or unique." This site makes the wonderful collection accessible to everybody, including pictures, data banks, the collection's catalogue, as well as guided tours and news items.

Author: Pavel Andreyev & Vasily Smirnov (andreyev@mail.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Sheet Music from Canada's Past

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/sheetmusic/

"This site is a source of sheet music published in Canada before 1921, selected from the National Library of Canada's historical collection. This website currently features sheet music published before Confederation (1867) and during the era of the First World War (1914-1920), selected from the historical collection of the National Library of Canada. Future phases will include digitized sheet music published between 1867 and 1913." Scores can be searched or browsed, and are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

Author: National Library of Canada (webadmin@nlc-bnc.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Sheet music

Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html

"Covering a three-month period in 1939, the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip documents a wide variety of musical styles from eight different states." This online presentation provides access to over 600 audio recordings of folksongs, related photos and other graphic images, as well as transcribed, searchable text for all the print material in the Lomax collection.

Author: The American Folklife Center

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Folk

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Keywords: folk music; American South

The Symphony: An Interactive Guide

http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html

"The aim of The Symphony: An Interactive Guide is to provide a comprehensive resource for people wanting to expand their knowledge of the symphony - Western art music's richest and most important genre. The site features comprehensive biographies of the major symphonic composers, browseable by country or by an alphabetical list. And thanks to the Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra and their conductor John Curro, live recordings of nine great symphonies can be heard on this site via RealAudio.
"Also included is a timeline showing musical events in their historical context, an explanation of musical forms and structures, and a complete guide to the instruments of the orchestra." A glossary of related terms is also included.

Author: Brian Blackwell, Andre Dauwalder

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: Compositions; Orchestra

The J.S. Bach Homepage

http://www.jsbach.org/

A large informational site about the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Contains biographies, bibliographies, links, and a database of works indexed by instrument, title, performer/conductor, BWV number, key, year and record label.

Author: Jan Hanford (jan@jsbach.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Keywords: classical music; piano; keyboard; religious music

Worldwide Internet Music Resources

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

Developed by the Indiana University Music Library, this resource offers an index and links to academic sites, user-maintained information, non-academic sites, geographically local sites, artist-specific sites, and other lists and indices. Has links to FAQs, mailing lists, newsgroups, and virtual libraries.

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