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Music 19th-Century California Sheet Music 
 "A virtual library of some 2,700 pieces of sheet music published in California between 1852 and 1900, together with related materials such as a San Francisco publisher's catalog of 1872, programs, songsheets, advertisements, and photographs." Includes information on African Americans, Californios, Chinese, and other cultures, as related to California sheet music. Includes some audio and video. Music topics include gender, mining, politics, and sports. From Mary Kay Duggan, professor, University of California, Berkeley. http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~mkduggan/neh.html Topics: Music Last updated Oct 26, 2007 All Songs Considered
"Listen to music, watch videos and slideshows and hear interviews with NPR reviewers about their favorite CDs," which may be by artists that don't get much airplay. Browse music interludes from your favorite National Public Radio programs or search the archives dating back to 2000. Listeners may also submit original music for possible use on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=37&agg=1 Topics: Media, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Allmusic
From the publishers of the standard print reference All Music Guide, this site contains ratings and reviews of more than 400,000 record albums. Search by artist, album, song, style, or label. Access information on new releases, music styles, music maps (guides to the evolution of a musical genre), articles, and a glossary. Entries on artists include a musician/musical group's history, roots and influences, musical style, discography, guest performances, and reviews. http://www.allmusic.com/ Topics: Music Last updated Dec 4, 2007 America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
This early form of a mass medium offers a "unique perspective on the political, social, and economic life of the time, especially during the Civil War." The collection of over 4,200 items contains images of the sheet and lyrics and is searchable by keyword or browsable by title, name, or publisher. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amsshtml/ Topics: Music Last updated Apr 6, 2000 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
An organization of "U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music." ASCAP "protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works." The site contains a "database of song titles licensed by ASCAP," articles and tips about songwriting and working in the music business, and more. http://www.ascap.com/ Topics: Music, Musicians Last updated May 28, 2005 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.)
"A performing rights organization that represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music." The heart of this site is Repertoire, a database of 4.5 million song titles searchable by artist, publisher, writer, or title. Includes industry news (archive goes back to 1999); "Benefits & Tools" for songwriters, including the U.S. Copyright application forms; photos of musicians; and much more. http://bmi.com/ Topics: Music Last updated Dec 5, 2003 Carnegie Hall
Includes a calendar of events, ticket information, audio, a timeline history, a glossary of musical terms, education and community programs, and more. http://www.carnegiehall.org/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Aug 1, 2007 Charts All Over the World
Points to over 800 music charts on the Internet, arranged by country and by type. This resource is located in Latvia. http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Apr 28, 2004 Children's Music Web
Excellent site for parents, teachers, children, and professionals, promoting music for children with unbiased, free information. Focuses on music resources, not artists or companies. Partner sites link to more educational information, national and international radio programs and Webcasts, broadcasting resources, organizations, and music online. http://www.childrensmusic.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Classical Music Navigator
Organized for the user to find familiar composers and classical types of music. There are five subjects to choose from: Composers, Basic Library of Notable Works, Geographical Roster, Index of Forms and Styles of Music, and Glossary. Over 400 composers are listed in this site. http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Jul 19, 2002 The Classical Music Pages
"This web site provides you almost everything you need concerning classical music--its history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms....It is designed to be of use for everyone from 'beginners' to the music professional...." http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/Welcome.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Sep 6, 2002 Classical Net
Contains guides to building a classical music collection, articles and reviews, information on composers, links to related websites, and more. Searchable. http://www.classical.net/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Mar 13, 2007 Classics Today.com
Daily reviews of new classical music recordings, rated on a one to ten scale (ten being best), with separate ratings for artistic quality and sound quality. Current 10/10 Reviews lists the top ratings for the most recent thirty days. Past reviews are searchable by composer, album or work title, artist (soloist or ensemble), genre, label, and ratings. There is also a news section and a few essays (archived). http://www.classicstoday.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 19, 2002 Connections Between Music and Chess
An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to the game of chess, and a brief list of musical terms used in the game. Compiled and maintained by a music composer. http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Sep 22, 2003 Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine: Vintage Phonograph Recordings, 1900-1939
"This site is devoted to vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century. All recordings have been transcribed into streaming Real Audio from the original 78 rpm discs in my personal collection." Includes Radio Dismuke , an online radio station; Hit of the Week ; and a browsable collection of recordings. http://dismuke.org/ Topics: Internet, Music, Musical Genres Last updated May 12, 2004 Dogwoods Bloom, and Music Echoes
This companion site to a National Public Radio (NPR) program features music "experts imagined as the voice of the dogwood" tree in bloom. Provides audio of the program and music clips. Also includes background information about the dogwood, an article on disease-resistant dogwoods, photos, and related links. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4600468 Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants Last updated Apr 19, 2005 Essentials of Music
This site offers an introduction to classical music built around Sony's Essential Classics music series. It features Eras , Composers , and a Glossary . Eras covers the six main periods in classical music history, discussing historical themes, musical context, style, and major composers. Composers includes brief biographies and works of nearly 70 composers. Glossary provides 200 terms with examples (recordings or pictures). It also includes almost 200 excerpts from the series in RealPlayer format. From the W.W. Norton & Company and Sony Classical Music. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jan 10, 2003 Free Scores
A collection of links to sheet music for accordion, piano, orchestra/band, saxophone, violin, cello, viola, flamenco and classical guitar, voice, and chorus in a variety of formats. Also available in French. http://www.free-scores.com/english/HTML/index-uk.htm Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Hyperinstruments
This site features information about the research projects of MIT Media Lab's Hyperinstruments (also known as Opera of the Future) Group that "explores concepts and techniques to help advance the future of musical performance, composition, learning, and expression." Includes details about experimental musical instruments, music toys, performance spaces, and other research involving music and technology. Provides research papers and links to further information for some of the projects. http://opera.media.mit.edu/ Topics: Musicians Last updated Mar 27, 2009 I Hear America Singing: A Great Performances Special on the American Concert Song
This companion to a public television special invites users "to embark on a multimedia journey to listen to what our great poet Walt Whitman called 'our varied carols' and to learn about the composers, poets, writers, artists, ideas, and events that have shaped the American song saga." Includes a timeline, biographies, and audio files of several classic songs. Note: the "Resources" section has not been maintained and has many broken links. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Indiana University Sheet Music
"This web site allows you to search some of the holdings from the Lilly Library's approximately 150,000 pieces of sheet music, including those for which there are digitized images available." One can browse by composer, lyricist, arranger, or title; or use the search engine to find digitized music only, and search by publisher, subject, year, and other factors. Includes records for music published back to the early 1800s. From the Indiana University Digital Library Program. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/s/sheetmusic/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Internet Archive: Live Music Archive
An archive of tens of thousands of recordings of live concerts by "trade-friendly artists: those who like the idea of noncommercial distribution of some or all of their live material." Recordings are "available for royalty-free, no-cost public downloads." Includes a FAQ, and guidelines for contributors. http://www.archive.org/details/etree Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Music Last updated May 27, 2006 J.S. Bach Home Page
This page for the composer Johann Sebastian Bach includes biographical information, lists of all known works, and lists of recordings, with recommendations (or not). It links to other sites with Bach information and also to discussion groups. http://www.jsbach.org/ Topics: Music, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Magnificent Master
This Web site presents information about the life and works of classical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven. It features a lengthy biography, a list of his works organized by genre, an image gallery, creation histories, and commentary from musicians and music critics. Also includes sections on Beethoven's relationship to other composers, artists, and thinkers and to other opera composers. Also available in German. From the Raptus Association for Music Appreciation. http://www.raptusassociation.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Oct 1, 2003 Methow Music Festival
Describes this annual Winthrop, Washington state, event that showcases professional performances of classical and other music, "in the barns and meadows of the Methow Valley." The site features a schedule and profiles of artists for the current year. Presents information about the festival's history and aspirations. Includes press releases, volunteer information, and links. http://www.methowmusicfestival.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Musical Genres, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 20, 2005 MPA Directory of Music Publishers
The alphabetical list of publishers provides contact information and the names of the copyright imprints they handle. There's also an alphabetical list of the imprints with links back to the publisher list. The site has links to online resources for music and music copyright information. From the Music Publishers' Association. http://www.mpa.org/agency/pal.html Topics: Intellectual Property, Music Last updated Sep 13, 2000 Music Acoustics
An introduction to the physics of music. Includes information about decibels, acoustic impedance, vocal tract acoustics, acoustics of specific instruments, the physics of bell plates, and more. In addition to the basics, each section has links to related sites. From the University of New South Wales School of Physics. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/ Topics: Music Last updated Mar 29, 2005 Music History 102: A Guide to Western Composers and Their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present
An extensive original collection of text, images, and audio clips of great works of Western classical music. From the Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Oct 2, 2008 MuSICA: The Music & Science Information Computer Archive
Includes all issues of "MuSICA Research Notes" (MRN), a newsletter "of analysis and commentary on the broad field of research on music and behavior, including evolution, brain mechanisms, child development, perception, learning, memory, performance, health and related topics." Articles browsable by issue, title, and subject. From the University of California, Irvine. http://www.musica.uci.edu/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Magazines, Music Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Musical America.com
This is the Web presence for the well-known print publication Musical America , "the business source for the performing arts." The free area offers an events calendar, press releases, links to classical music industry organizations, a few feature articles from 1999 on, and limited searches of artists, managers, and companies and organizations. http://musicalamerica.com/ Topics: Magazines, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Musictheory.net
A collection of music theory tutorials. Lessons include staff, clef, and ledger lines; note and rest durations; measures and time signatures; major and minor scales; and more. The site also has a chord calculator, staff paper, and matrix generators (utilities). The interactive exercises ("Trainers") for keyboard, guitar, brass, and ear include sight and audio recognition of notes, keys, chords, and other elements. The trainers and utilities may be downloaded. http://www.musictheory.net/ Topics: Music Last updated Jul 25, 2003 Mutopia
Collection of several hundred classical music scores available in various text formats, some with MIDI audio files. Browse by composer, instrument, or musical style, or search by keywords. http://www.mutopiaproject.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 10, 2003 Physics and Psychophysics of Music
An exploration of the physics of sound. Included are the frequency of sound waves, sound intensity, tones, scales, and tuning. Also covers the physiology of hearing, the psychophysics of sound, hearing, loudness, and theories of consonance and dissonance. A bibliography is included. Prepared as the course notes for an undergraduate class at the Australian National University. http://www.avatar.com.au/courses/PPofM/ Topics: Music Last updated Oct 5, 2007 Rootster: a Search for Culture
An extension of the online world music magazine RootsWorld , this is a searchable and browsable "small, edited database of web sites for words, music, images and ideas." Some of the topics are gypsy culture, accordions, Cuban music, and hoboes. Editor Cliff Furnald aims to provide "a simple tool for discovering the wonderful, interesting and diverse cultural content scattered over the net, hidden in the average search engine." http://www.rootster.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 26, 2002 Science of Music: Accidental Scientist
"What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can different than playing a drum? Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum, experiment, and above all ... listen." From the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Birds, Music, Philosophy Last updated Apr 25, 2005 SFS Kids: Fun With Music
Information about musical instruments, a tutorial about the basics of music, and a listing of family programs and activities at the San Francisco Symphony presented in a fun, interactive format. Hear music, create your own, and send virtual postcards from this educational site. http://www.sfskids.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Instruments Last updated Oct 15, 2002 |
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