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History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Sheet Music, 1820-1920 
 Images of hundreds of pieces of sheet music, including "songs from the heyday of antebellum blackface minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period." Indexed by title, subject, or creator. Also includes links to essays that provide history and context. From the John Hay Library at Brown University. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/afam/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 7, 2006 African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920: Selected from the Collections of Brown University
Over 1,300 pieces of music associated with antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and on into the 20th century. Composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. "Particularly significant in this collection are the visual depictions of African Americans which provide much information about racial attitudes over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 21, 2006 Broadway: The American Musical
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary series that chronicles the Broadway musical throughout the 20th century and explores the evolution of this uniquely American art form." Features essays on the history of the Broadway musical, a musical theater timeline, information about popular musicals, and profiles of performers, choreographers, directors, and other individuals. Includes trivia, lesson plans, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Music, Musical Genres, Performing Arts, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 15, 2005 Diabolus in Musica: Guide to Early Instruments
Illustrations and detailed, entertaining descriptions of these instruments: flute, recorder, tabor pipe, lute, viols, violins, guitar, vihuela, cittern, bandora, gittern, citole, bagpipe, shawm, curtal, crumhorn, rackett, psaltery, dulcimer, and cornett. The site also has a brief introduction to music in the Tudor period and to strings and courses generally. From a professional performer of early music. http://www.diabolus.org/guide/guide-m.htm Topics: Music, Musical Instruments Last updated Mar 19, 2006 Directory of Music Collections in the Pacific Northwest
This directory lists music collections at all types of libraries in Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington state. Listings include hours, contacts, holdings, circulation and interlibrary loan policies, and other details about services and facilities. Browse by region, subject (such as musical instruments and hymnals), online catalog providers, type of institution, or institution or personal name. From the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Music Library Association. http://www.lib.washington.edu/msd/music_directory/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Music Last updated Mar 27, 2006 Enjoyment of Music Online Tutor
"Listen to a selection of more than 250 musical excerpts as you take the quizzes, review transitions between eras, or learn more about 80 composers." Also includes timelines relating to musical eras (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century), and links to additional material for composers such as Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, and Richard Wagner. From W.W. Norton and Company. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/music/enj9/shorter/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 30, 2007 Gayle Dean Wardlow: America's foremost blues researcher
Contains interviews of and articles by Mississippi Delta Blues researcher and record collector Gayle Dean Wardlow. An excellent source for information on blues music and the record industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Also includes information on "talent broker" H.C. Spear, who "discovered" blues musicians Charlie Patton, Skip James, and Tommy Johnson. http://www.bluesworld.com/WARDLOW.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jun 26, 2001 Joe Hill: The Man Behind the Martyr
This site explores "the story of Joe Hill, a labor organizer executed by the state of Utah in 1915." Includes biographical information and timeline; information on labor and the labor movement of the early twentieth century; perspectives on Hill's controversial trial; and lyrics to songs written by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) member, born Joel Emmanuel Haggland in Gavle, Sweden. Online companion to PBS program of same title. http://www.pbs.org/joehill/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Music, Musical Genres, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 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 Musicals101.com: The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film
This site's purpose is to be "a reliable educational resource celebrating the history of musical theater, film, and television." Offers detailed histories, bibliographies, chronologies, a show rights index, reviews, photo galleries, biographical sketches, script samples, and a calendar of memorable events. Specific musicals, people, and other topics are highlighted in special features. Searchable, with a site map. Maintained by John Kenrick, a musical theater history expert. http://www.musicals101.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 28, 2003 negrospirituals.com
This site presents a brief narrative of the development of spirituals sung by blacks in the United States, along with information about singers, songs, and composers. It includes a searchable and browsable list of songs with lyrics. Also includes related links. http://www.negrospirituals.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 18, 2005 Performing Arts Encyclopedia
"A guide to performing arts resources at the Library of Congress. ... Users can find digitized items from the collections; special Web presentations on topics and collections; articles and biographical essays; finding aids to collections; databases for performing arts resources; information on concerts at the Library; and a special Performing Arts Resource Guide which contains entries for hundreds of Library collections, Web sites, databases and exhibits." http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/ Topics: Music, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
A collection of full-text Union and Confederate poetry and songs indexed by title, author, and first line. Information about some of the authors is available. Find lyrics, sound files, a history of Taps and Civil War Band Music, popular songs of the day, links to other sound files, and a discussion of "How Authentic Should Period Music Be?" Includes related links. http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 7, 2005 Trail of the Hellhound: Delta Blues in the Lower Mississippi Valley
This site "provides an overview of two distinct styles of blues [Delta and Memphis Blues] practiced in the Lower Mississippi Valley, extensive biographies of the region's greatest blues musicians [including Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, and Skip James], and pictures and descriptions of sites to visit." Includes audio and video clips. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/ Topics: History, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jun 20, 2007 |
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