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Lyrics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
The full text of hundreds of original Grateful Dead rock songs, accompanied by "an analysis section, which ... provide[s] technical information on the lyrics construction and some potential avenues for interpretation." Also features thematic essays, a bibliography, and discographies of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, and Phil Lesh. Created by librarian David Dodd. From the Division of the Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Oct 28, 2009 Cyber Hymnal
Lyrics and sound files for thousands of Christian hymns and gospel songs, arranged in topics such as "Scripture Allusions" and "Tunes by Meter." Entries feature history of each piece, biographies, and photographs of composers and lyricists. Scores in the public domain may be downloaded, but require a separate, proprietary, fee-based viewer. Browsable and searchable. Includes a bibliography. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Religion Last updated Jan 30, 2009 Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America
A searchable collection of folk and traditional music and popular songs, with lyrics, MIDI renditions, tune information, and history. These songs include Francis J. Child ballads, country tunes, the works of Turlough O'Carolan, and sea shanties. The collection is also browsable by country of origin, subject, or compiler. Also available is an introductory encyclopedia of folk music and related resources. http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jun 1, 2004 KIDiddles: Mojo's Song Lyrics
Almost two thousand children's song lyrics are available and organized both alphabetically and by subject. Subjects include lullabies, holidays, and animals. There is also a searchable song database, and some of the songs have MIDI sound files. http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/index.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Oct 12, 2009 The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
"An archive of ... texts used in Lieder and other classical Art Songs (Kunstlieder, Mélodies, Canzoni, Romansy, Canciones, Liederen, Canções, Sånger, Laulua, etc.) as well as many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces," many translated into several languages. Browse by composer, poet, first line, title, language, or song cycle. Includes a FAQ and bibliography. Maintained by an amateur musician and hobbyist. http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/ Topics: Music Last updated Feb 17, 2005 The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
A collection of Ozark Mountain folk songs recorded between 1956 and 1976 that includes sheet music, lyrics, and sound files. The archive contains about 1600 songs, many of which are available on this site. A joint project of the Missouri State University Department of Music and the Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, Missouri. http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/ Topics: Geography, Music, Musical Genres, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Feb 12, 2007 "Perfessor" Bill Edwards
This "Professional Purveyor of Pleasingly Pianistic Pyrotechnics" offers a complex site of ragtime history, audio files, sheet music covers, an essay on player and other mechanical pianos (in Resources ), gospel tunes, military anthems ( Recordings , top menu), and more. Fun to explore and a good resource for composer information and lyrics. Pieces by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, Artie Matthews, Charles L. Johnson, and Lucky Roberts are among the offerings. http://www.perfessorbill.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 22, 2002 South African Scout Campfire Songbook
Lyrics of songs most likely to be sung around a camp fire, collected from around the world. Organized by type and title. From the South African Scout Association. http://www.scouting.org.za/songs/ Topics: Music Last updated Jul 29, 2005 |
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