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Choral Music

Choral Archives (Greg Schee)

Includes some 20 works in the public domain. Among the composers whose works are represented are Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Saint-Saens.

The Choral Public Domain Library (Rafael Ornes)

"The Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) is the largest website devoted exclusively to free choral sheet music. Begun in December 1998, the site has over 300 contributors and more than 7600 scores. The easiest way to find scores is to use the 'Score Search' in the left hand coolumn which offers keyword searching by composer or title." Provides links to related Web sites.

ChoralNet - The Internet Center for Choral Music (ChoralNet, Inc.)

Rich source of all kinds of information about choral music, including scores.

The Festival Singers of Wellington ( J. T. Lumb, Wellington, New Zealand)

Offers a large number of links in an alphabetical arrangement to choral music publishers and composers who have complete or sample scores available for viewing or downloading. Generally these are PDF (portable document format) files, and some sites give you the opportunity of listening to sound files in any of a range of formats. In some cases, music notation software files can be downloaded.

The Gregorian Chant Home Page on the World Wide Web (Peter Jeffery, Princeton University)

Features: Editio Nassoviana Cantus Gregoriani, links to other chant research sites on the Web, chant research sites, medieval music theory sites, resources for chant performance, other chant Web sites, and Web sites helpful for chant researchers.

La Mia Musica (Marco Voli)

Source of choral scores. Includes links to other sources of scores. Text of site is in Italian with English translation.

Musica - International Database of Choral Music (Musica International & the International Federation for Choral Music)

Search for scores, composers, publishers, and more. Provides links to other sources of information about choral music.

The Silvis Woodshed (George Silvis)

"... a collection of midi files and tools to help singers learn their notes."

Top Choral Music Sites (The Choral Public Domain Library)

Includes links to a wide selection of Web sites devoted to choral music.

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Classical Music - General Resources

Baroque Music Page

Includes a definition of baroque music, a sampler of music, and information about composers and instruments.

Cadenza - Contemporary and Classical Music and Musicians - Resources and Information (UK)

Select from the categories offered: Programme Notes, Musicians, Concerts, Glossary, Links, or MIDI Diary. Each leads to more Web sites. 'Links,' for example, leads to 21 topics among which are found: artists, choirs, composers, ensembles, festivals, orchestras, publishers, and research. Cadenza's Multi-lingual Classical Music Glossary allows you to translate musical terms from one language to another among English, French, German, and Serbian.

Carolina Classical Connection (Charles K. Moss, Sumter, South Carolina)

"An Index of Classical Music Web Site Links." Includes many links organized by period (e.g. Middle Ages, Baroque, 20th Century); other categories include: Main Links, Opera Links, and Piano Links.

The Classical Music Archives (Classical Archives, LLC)

This is primarily a commercial site. Provides access to 33999 full length classical music files by 1882 composers. Search by keyword or subject category. Includes direct links to names of featured composers: J.S.Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Scarlatti, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Vivaldi. Play or download performances. Free users are allowed access to 5 unprotected files per day. Subscribers have unlimited access.

The Classical Music Navigator (Charles H. Smith)

Serves as a reference tool/index/directory. Focuses on composers in terms of influences (including a list of the 111 most influential composers of all time), provides a geographical index, and an index of forms and styles of music. Also offers a glossary of terms.

Classical Music Web: A Comprehensive Classical Music Web Directory (Zeroland; The Arts on the Web)

Covers chamber music, composers, contemporary music, conductors, festivals, instruments, jazz, journals, magazines, lieder, musicals, opera, opera singers, orchestras, pianists, pop music, scores, theory/musicology, violinists, wind instruments, women in music, and more.

Classical Net (Dave Lampson)

An extensive site with much useful information which is categorized under the following subject headings: Basic Repertoire List, Classical CD Buying guide, Recommended Classical Cds, Composer's Works & Data, Reviews & Articles, Books & Scores, and Classical Music Links.

DW3: Classical Music Resources (Duke University Music Library)

"The World's Most Comprehensive Collection of Classical Music Links." Perform a keyword search or explore one of the subject categories offered: Composer Homepages, Chronologies and Necrologies, National and Regionally Oriented Pages, Organizations and Centers for Scholarly Research, Electronic Journals and Newsletters, Genres, and Databases.

Gramophone: The Classical Music Website (Gramophone [Magazine], UK)

News, features, links to European and other international Web sites, and more. Click on "Gramofile" to register for access to more than 250,000 classical music reviews from Gramophone. Search by composer, orchestra, title, conductor, record label, catalogue number, reviewer, or keyword.

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Composers

For access to more Web sites devoted to composers, see other rubrics in this guide, such as: General Music Resources or Contemporary Music.
Bach Bibliography (Yo Tomita, School of Music, Queen's University, Belfast)

Currently the database contains 21589 items. Materials referenced include: published scholarly books, reviews, articles, facsimiles, unpublished dissertations (Masters and Doctorates), and unpublished conference papers.

Baroque Composers

Select from categories offered: Baroque Music: historical and geographical context (Italy, Italy to Germany, Germany, England, France, Spain, Europe to the New World), Baroque Composers: Individual Biographies, Baroque Composers' Portrait Gallery.

Beethoven Center (Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University, California)

Site includes the Beethoven Bibliography Database, a fully-indexed bibliography of materials relating to Ludwig van Beethoven. A search engine provides for searching by title, author, subject, and several other criteria. Also provides links to other relevant online databases. The Center is the only institution in North America devoted solely to the life, works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). The Center has the largest collection of Beethoven materials outside of Europe.

Chopin Early Editions (Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago)

Consists of digitized images of all scores in the University of Chicago Library's Chopin collection. Users can search or browse over 400 first and early printed editions of musical compositions by Frédéric Chopin by titles, genres, and plate numbers.

Classical Composers Database (Jos Smeets)

Perform a keyword search or use the alphabetical display to find information on the lives and works of classical composers. Provides links to a large selection of Web sites devoted to composers and to other types of information about music.

Composer Master Index (ClassicalNet)

Names of composers may be selected and searched from the alphabetical display. Features biographical information and a portrait of each composer as well as information about his/her works and links to relevant Web sites.

Composers of African Descent; Music in the Western Classical Tradition by Africans, African Americans & African Europeans (William J. Zick, Ann Arbor, MI)

Devoted to classical composers. Includes an interesting collection of links to related sites. "This site is designed to show examples of instrumental works now available on CD, and to give some biographical information about their creators." Includes well-known composers such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), Edmond Dede (1827-1903), Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943), Duke Ellington (1899-1974), Scott Joplin (1868-1917), Florence Price (1887-1953), Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1739-1799), and William Grant Still (1895-1978) as well as lesser-known composers. Available in French or English language.

Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers (Steven Estrella)

The dictionary contains basic biographical information about more than 500 composers. Each entry also includes a list of major works, short bibliographies, links to other sites, and more.

J. S. Bach Home Page (Jan Hanford (North America) and Jan Koster (Europe))

Provides information about the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Includes links to related Web sites.

Music Under Soviet Rule (Ian McDonald, Southern Illinois University)

Focuses on Shostakovich, Prokoviev, and several other composers from the former Soviet Union.

Polish Music Center (M. A. Harley, M. Pilatowicz, and Michael Bedernik, Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California)

Source of information about Polish composers and their works.

Tangento's Psych Music. Featured Composers: Film Music and Otherwise (Tangento)

Focus is on 30 of Tangento's favorite composers including Aaron Copeland, Bela Bartok, Henry Mancini, and Frank Zappa. The majority of the composers are from the 20th century. Provides a photo of each featured composer, biographical material, links to related sites, and more.

William Grant Still Collection (Duke University, Special Collections Library, The Digital Scriptorium, Ed. Lois Schultz)

Includes an exhibit celebrating the life and times of William Grant Still, a guide to the collections, links to related sites, and audio tracks of some of Still's compositions.

Women Composers and Women's Music (Worldwide Internet Music Resources, William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music)

A useful list of links to Web sites that present information about women composers.

Women of Note (Diana Ambache, UK)

An attractive and user-friendly source of information about women composers of the past 250 years.

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Contemporary Music

Swiss Music Edition (Swiss Federal Office for Culture)

Information about Swiss contemporary composers, performers, scores, compact discs, publishers, organizations, and texts. Includes links to related Web sites. Access is offered in English, French, German, or Italian.

Thomas Moore, Pianist, New Music Links (Thomas Moore, UMBC)

Contains more than 11,000 links to other new music Web sites. Select composers, performers by instrument, other people, events, places and things, or "the Web" from the topic menu.

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Copyright

Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association)

Provides information about copyright issues related to downloading and recording music. Rubrics include: FAQ's, current issues, guidelines, and resources.

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Country and Folk Music

A Patchwork Quilt - Dolly Parton and the Roots of Country Music

Includes a biography of Dolly Parton and highlights of her career, as well as material about the history of country music and more.

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Dictionaries & Glossaries

Free Online Music Dictionaries (1000dictionaries.com)

Offers links to a large collection of general and specialized music dictionaries available on the Web.

Glossary of Musical Terms (Classical Works.com)

Alphabetical list of terms with definitions.

Grovemusic.com (Grove Dictionaries, Laura Macy, Editor)Accessible to University at Albany users only

"Grovemusic.com comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen."

Music Dictionary Online (Dr. Brian Blood)

Dictionary of common musical terms (American and British). More than just a dictionary, it offers lessons on music theory, manuscript paper, and additional features.

Music Technology (Doug Barnes's Handouts)

Definitions of terms related to music technology.

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Directories

There are many directories available online. Additional directories can be identified through other sites in this guide as well as from an Internet search engine or subject directory (For example, search music + directories or music + directory on Google). Search the Internet.
College Music Society [Directories]

Offers several directories: Faculty and Institutions [in the] U.S. and Canada, International Music Organizations, and Music Business and Industry. Click on "Information Services" for access to links to directories.

A Web Directory of Conductors

Links to sites devoted to specific conductors. Provides biographical and other kinds of information.

World Concert Artist Directory

Information on instrumentalists, conductors, singers, composers, groups, and others. Includes career highlights and contact information.

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Electronic Texts - Periodicals

The libraries provide electronic access to selected articles about music from journals indexed in:

EBSCO Academic Search Premier*
Education Full Text*
Expanded Academic ASAP*
InfoTrac OneFile*
IngentaConnect*
International Index to Black Periodicals*
International Index to Music Periodicals*    (See full entry below under the heading "International Index to Music Periodicals")
International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text*
JSTOR*
Project Muse*
ScienceDirect*

*Access limited to University at Albany faculty, students, and staff Accessible to University at Albany users only

EOL; Ethnomusicology OnLine (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Peer-reviewed, multimedia Web journal. Includes articles, reviews, and more. Provides links to related Web sites arranged in the following categories: Institutions, Publications, Single titles, Teaching, and Other. (Issues available: No. 1, October, 1995+)

Gramophone Online (Gramophone Magazine, UK)

Gramophone Online is the electronic version of Gramophone Magazine. Offers daily international news of the music world, reviews, and links to many relevant Web sites. The site hosts Gramofile, the world's largest archive of record reviews. Users may access material from previous issues of the magazine, extra news channels, audio clips, expanded competitions areas, and the entire contents of the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music.

Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music (Society for Seventeenth Century Music, Harvard University)

"Refereed forum for scholarly studies of the musical cultures of the seventeenth century. These include historical and archival studies, performance practice, music theory, aesthetics, dance and theater. The JSCM also publishes critical reviews and summary listings of recently published books, scores, recordings, and electronic media." (Issues available: Vol. 1, No. 1, 1995+) .

MikroPolyphonie - The Online Contemporary Music Journal

"Devoted to the analysis and discussion of contemporary music making and research." Each issue has a theme. Offers refereed articles and unrefereed opinion pieces. Archived in Pandora, Australia's Web Archive. (Issues available: No. 1, January - June 1996 - Vol. 8, May 2003) .

Music & Vision (Basil Ramsey, UK)

"The world's first daily classical music magazine." Presents features and regular series, including book, CD, concert, opera, downloadable music, Web site reviews, interviews, editorials, international news from the music community, and concert listings from around the world. (Issues available: 1999+).

Music Theory Online: A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research, and Scholarship (Society for Music Theory)

Refereed electronic journal that includes articles, book reviews, reports, announcements of upcoming conferences and calls for papers, job opportunities, abstracts of recently completed and in-progress dissertations, and summaries of recently published books. (Issues available: Vol. 0, No. 1, 1993+).

La Musica: Latin American Music Center Newsletter (Indiana University)

Contains news, announcements, etc. In English and Spanish. (Issues available: Vol. 1, No. 1, October, 1993+) .

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Ethnomusicology

Afrocentirc Voices in "Classical" Music (Randye Jones)

An attractive, useful, and user-friendly Web site that focuses on African American performers and composers and on the vocal music forms they influenced, especially opera, art songs and Negro spirituals composed for concert performance. Includes a bibliography of books and other research resources, biographies of vocalists and composers (such as Marian Anderson, Harry T. Burleigh, and Leontyne Price), a chronology of major events and accomplishments by African American vocal musicians, and a list of libraries and research centers that house collections of resources by and about African American musicians. Also includes a collection of photographs of some artists, links to related Web sites, and more.

Classical Music Recordings of Black Composers: A Reference Guide (Comp. Richard Greene)

A useful, multi-faceted Web site. Rubrics include: composer listing, recent recordings, reference sources and Web links, suggested listening, and performers and performances.

Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music (Music Library, University of Washington)

A subject directory whose table of contents organizes a large collection of links into the following rubrics: -- Organizations, Institutions, Archives, Research Centers; -- Bibliography, Periodicals & Online Publications; -- Recordings; Anglo-American Folksong; -- Native American Music; Music of Asia; Music of the Middle East; -- Music of Eastern Europe, Russia; -- Music of Europe; -- Music of Africa; -- Music of the Caribbean, Latin [America], and South America; -- Music of Oceania; -- Dance.

The Jewish Music WebCenter (Judith Shira Pinnolis, Boston, MA)

Features keyword searching and many links to other Web sites. "The purpose of the Jewish Music WebCenter is to provide an online forum for academic, organizational, and individual activities in Jewish music."

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General Music Resources

BUBL LINK Catalogue: Selected Internet Resources . . .     (BUBL Information Service, Andersonian Library, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland)

A vast and diverse resource. To access links to Web sites, click on the letter "M" to display subject headings related to music, such as: Music News, Musicology, Music Research, or Music Theory. Click on "O" for Opera or Orchestras, "B" for Baroque Music, "C" for Classical Music Composers or Classical music links, "J" for Jazz Music, etc., or perform a keyword search of title, author, description or subject.

Classical Music and Contemporary Music - A Web Directory (Zeroland)

Perform a keyword search or make a selection from entries arranged in alphabetical order by title. Users may also browse subject categories, e.g. Chamber Music Composers, Contemporary Music, Conductors, Country, Region, Festivals, Instruments, Journals, Magazines, Jazz, Lied, Leider, Musicals, Opera, Opera Singers, Orchestras, Pianists, Piano Pop Music, Scores, String Instruments, Theory/ Musicology, Vocal, Choirs, Violinists, Wind instruments, and Women in Music.

Internet Public Library - Music (University of Michigan, School of Information)

Provides access to numerous Web sites pertaining to music. Perform a keyword search or select a category from among the following sub-headings: Audio Equipment & Technology, Genres, Performance, and Musicians & Composers. For a somewhat different selection of sites, select "Arts and Humanities" from the list of Subject Collections on the left, then click on Fine Arts, then on Music.

Internet Resources for Music Scholars (Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library of the Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

A very interesting Web site with a wide variety of links to useful Internet resources.

K-12 Music Resources for Educators (Cynthia Mazurkiewicz Shirk)

While this site is described as providing resources for educators, there is something here for everyone: band, choral, orchestral, and more.

Music at UCC - Web Resources for Research in Music (National University of Ireland)

An extensive and user-friendly Web site. Offers keyword searching and a subject directory.

Music in the Yahoo! Directory

Offers a broad choice of subject categories, including commercial and non-commercial Web links.

Music Resources (Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland)

A vast collection of links to Web sites arranged by subject categories. Rubrics include Church Music, Early Music, Instruments, Jazz and Blues, Music Theory and Research, Opera, Orchestras, and more.

The Music Web Hunter - A Guide to the Major Search Engines and Music Sources on the Internet (Ken Davies)

Offers an extensive collection of Web resources arranged under several headings: Search Engines, Music Guides, Style & Genre Guides, Stars Links, News Zines, and Music Libraries. "Music Web Hunter selectively lists and links only sites with educational and informative resources."

Web Links - A Guide for Students at Salisbury University (Salisbury University, UK)

A large selection of links is arranged in these categories: General, Music History, Music Theory, Popular [music], ethnic [music], and world music, Music Instruction, and Sheet Music (i.e. free sheet music).

Worldwide Internet Music Resources (William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music)

Perform a keyword search or select a category from: Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups, Composers and Composition, Groups and Ensembles (Except Popular), Other Sites Related to Performance, Genres and Types of Music, Research and Study, Journals and Magazines, the Commercial World of Music, or General and Miscellaneous. These categories are sub-divided into more categories and provide a vast source of information.

WWW Sites of Interest to Musicologists (Mark Brill and Rhio Barnhart, UC Davis, and Paul Ranzini, A-R Editions)

A vast site of unannotated entries arranged by topics including: Dissertations, Opera and Song, Choirs, Ensembles, Sacred Music, Early Music, Instruments, Jazz, Composers and Composition, Computer and Electronic Music, Music in Latin America, and much more. Also includes directory material for Academic Institutions, Music Libraries, Archives, Online Catalogs, Music Societies, and Organizations.

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Instrumental Music

The American Musical Instrument Society (A-R Editions, Inc.)

Features many interesting links to Web sites related to musical instruments, the newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society, indexes of the contents of the Journal of The American Musical Instrument Society, and more. "The American Musical Instrument Society is an international organization founded in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods."

Medieval and Renaissance Instruments (Musica Antiqua, Iowa State University)

A user-friendly site with an alphabetical display of names of the instruments. Click on the name of an instrument for a picture, description and history, and an audio demonstration.

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International Index to Music Periodicals

International Index to Music Periodicals - Full Text (IIMP)Accessible to University at Albany users only

International Index to Music Periodicals - Full Text draws its current content from 420 international music periodicals including 83 full text journal titles. It also provides selected retrospective coverage dating back to 1874. IIMP Full Text covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from the most scholarly studies to the latest crazes. See the title list for periodicals included.

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Jazz and Blues

Additional links to Jazz and Blues sites can be found on Web sites entered under General Music Resources above.
All About Jazz! The Web's Ultimate Guide to Jazz (All About Jazz.com)

Provides information and opinion about jazz from the past, present, and future. Includes reviews of jazz from around the world and interviews with international musicians. Allows readers to learn about the major developments in a year of their choosing.

The Gerry Mulligan Collection at the LIbrary of Congress

An attractive and informative site describing the collection and permanent exhibit at the Library of Congress. Includes biographical information, discography, scores, recordings, photos, and more.

Jazz and Blues (Music Library, University of Washington)

A large collection of links. Links for jazz are categorized under the rubrics: people (biog and discos), labels, charts, and other jazz resources. A separate category for blues follows the jazz categories.

The Louis Armstrong Discography (Scott Johnson, Denver, CO)

Click on Sidemen 1923-25, Hot 5 & 7 1925-28, Stardom 1929-32, The 30'S 1932-42, War Years 1942-46, All-Stars 1942-56, Pure Gold 1956-63, Twilight 1963-71, or Evolution of the All-Stars for specifically targeted topics. Includes "other links to Louis" for access to additional Web sites devoted to Armstrong.

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Music History and Literature

Big Bands Database Plus (Murray L. Pfeffer)

"The BigBands Database: An ongoing project dedicated to Bands; to Jazz and to Swing History, and to the music now known to the world as 'American Popular Song'."

Center for the History of Music Theory and Literature (School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)

Among the topics offered are: Greek and Latin Music Theory, Musical Borrowing: An Annotated Bibliography, Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum, Texts on Music in English from the Medieval and Early Modern Eras, and saggi musicali italiani.

Croatian Music (Darko Zubrinic)

Focuses on Croatian composers and the history of Croatian music.

Early Music (School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)

A list of links to Web sites that focus on early music.

Early Music Links (Early Music Network)

Source of information about societies, festivals, journals, and much more.

This Day in Music History (Kevin Lux for DataDragon Information Services)

As the title suggests, this Web site provides information about music related events that occurred on a certain date. Choose any date; default is current date.

Women of Note

See: Composers above.

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Music History and Literature - Research Collections

For access to additional music-related collections of the Library of Congress American Memory Project, go to the general site of the American Memory online collections and click on "Performing Arts."
The Aaron Copeland Collection: Ca. 1900 - 1990 (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Includes approximately 400,000 items documenting the multifaceted life of the composer, performer, teacher, writer, conductor, commentator, and administrator. It comprises both manuscript and printed music, personal and business correspondence, diaries, writings, scrapbooks, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, awards, books, sound recordings, and motion pictures. The first release of the online collection contains approximately 1,000 items that yield a total of about 5,000 images. These items date from 1899 to 1981, with most from the 1920s through the 1950s, and were selected from Copland's music sketches, correspondence, writings, and photographs.

African American Sheet Music, 1850 - 1920 (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music. Includes many songs from the antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Civil War period music includes songs about African-American soldiers and the plight of the newly emancipated slave. Post-Civil War music reflects the problems of Reconstruction and the beginnings of urbanization and the northern migration of African Americans. African-American popular composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. Twentieth century titles feature many photographs of African-American musical performers, often in costume. From the collections of Brown University.

Band Music from the Civil War Era (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Includes both printed and manuscript music (mostly in the form of "part books" for individual instruments) selected from the collections of the Music Division of the Library of Congress and the Walter Dignam Collection of the Manchester Historic Association (Manchester, New Hampshire). The collection features over 700 musical compositions, as well as 8 full-score modern editions and 19 recorded examples of brass band music in performance. Search by keyword or browse the indexes of authors, subjects, and titles.

California Gold - Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)

The WPA California Folk Music Project is a multi-format ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California. The collection comprises 35 hours of folk music recorded in twelve languages representing numerous ethnic groups and 185 musicians. This undertaking was one of the earliest ethnographic field projects to document European, Slavic, Middle Eastern, and English- and Spanish-language folk music in one region of the United States.

Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection (Mississippi State University Libraries)

The collection consists of some 22,000 pieces of sheet music from late nineteenth and early twentieth century America. It includes a wide selection of popular music including rags, show tunes, movie tunes, minstrel melodies, patriotic tunes of World War I, and much more. The Web site also features links to other collections of sheet music.

Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)

A multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado recorded in 1940 by Juan Bautista Rael of Stanford University to document alabados (hymns), folk drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes. In addition to these recordings, the collection includes manuscript materials and publications authored by Rael which provide insight into the rich musical heritage and cultural traditions of this region.

Historic American Sheet Music (The Historic American Sheet Music Project, The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University )

The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.The Historic American Sheet Music Timeline features a selection of representative pieces for each decade between 1850 and 1920. Also included is a chronology of major events in politics & government, international affairs, companies, inventions, exploration, humanities, publications, and sports.

The Leonard Bernstein Collection ca. 1920 - 1989. (Music Division, Library of Congress)

This collection makes available more than 400,000 items, including music and literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video recordings, fan mail, and other types of materials that document Bernstein's life and career. Includes a selection of 85 photographs, 177 scripts from the Young People's Concerts, 74 scripts from the Thursday Evening Previews, and over 1,100 pieces of correspondence, in addition to the collection's complete Finding Aid.

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music (Johns Hopkins University)

Comprises more than 29,000 pieces of popular American music from the period 1780 to 1960. The site also includes a biography of Lester S. Levy and a brief histroy of the collection.

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870 - 1885 (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Search by keyword or browse the indexes of authors, subjects, and titles. 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.

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, ca. 1820 - 1860 (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Search by keyword or browse the indexes of authors, subjects, and titles. About 15,000 pieces of sheet music covering popular songs, operatic arias, piano music, sacred and secular vocal music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and some music for band and orchestra.

Music of the American Civil War, April 1861 - May 1865 (Benjamin Robert Tubb)

MIDI files are based on The Civil War Songbook: Complete Original Sheet Music for 37 Songs, selected and with an Introduction by Richard Crawford, published by Dover Publications in 1977.

Nineteenth-Century California Sheet Music (Prof. Mary Kay Duggan, University of California, Berkeley)

"A virtual library of some 2000 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."

Now What a Time: Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 (Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, U.S. Library of Congress)

Consists of approximately 100 sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. Also included are recordings made in Tennessee and Alabama (including 6 Sacred Harp songs) by John Work between September 1938 and 1941.

Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz - The William P. Gottlieb Collection (American Memory Project, U.S. Library of Congress)

Comprises over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C. During the course of his career as a writer-photographer, Gottlieb took portraits of prominent jazz musicians and personalities, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Thelonious Monk, Stan Kenton, Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Carter. This online collection presents Gottlieb's photographs, annotated contact prints, selected published prints, and related articles from Down Beat magazine.

William Grant Still Collection - Exhibit and Guide to the Collections (Special Collections Library, Duke University)

The collection includes various papers (photocopied) and recordings, which primarily document Stills's work as a composer. An index of letters by Boyd E. Gibson and a list of works are provided, as well as a discography by Gary R. Boye, a bibliography, and links to related Web sites.

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Music Libraries

Music Libraries (Music Web Hunter)

Provides a full selection of links to music libraries both in the the U.S. and internationally.

William and Gayle Cook Music LIbrary (Indiana Unversity Libraries, Bloomington)

Among the links of interest that are available to users not affiliated with Indiana University are: electronic journals, special collections, worldwide Internet music resources, and online public domain scores. The latter provides selected scores in the public domain for the literature of opera and song, orchestral music, chamber music, piano music, and solo instrumental music.

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Music Societies and Associations

International Alliance for Women in Music

Provides information about women composers and women in music. Click on "Resources" for a list of links to related Web sites.

Musical Organizations and Professional Societies (William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music)

Part of Indiana University's Worldwide Internet Music Resources. Provides links to 311 professional music organizations.

Scholarly Societies Project (Library of the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)

Select "Music" from the Subject Guide for a worldwide selection of scholarly and professional associations, such as the Society for Music Theory.

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Music Theory and Composition

teoría - Music Theory Web (José Rodriguez Alvira, Puerto Rico)

Includes: Online Music Theory Reference, articles about music, interactive exercises, links to other Web sites, and more. Text is available in English or Spanish.

A Practical Guide to Musical Composition (Alan Belkin, Montréal, Canada)

An electronic book for student composers covering fundamental principles of musical composition in concise, practical terms.

Schenker Guide (Tom Pankhurst, Liverpool Hope University College, UK)

"A guide to Schenkerian analysis for the intrigued or bemused. [The guide] aims to clarify the basic principles behind Schenker's influential and controversial theory of tonal music." Includes a guide to Schenkerian notation, glossary, bibliography, and links to other Web sites and resources.

Tonality Guide (Tom Pankhurst, Liverpool Hope University College, UK)

Guide to harmony and voice leading designed for students. Includes links to other music theory resources.

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Opera

The Aria Database (Robert Glaubitz)

An attractive site with interesting offerings. Perform a keyword search to retrieve information such as: identification of the opera and act in which the aria is placed, names of composer and librettist, character that sings the aria, synopsis of scene, and other information, or browse an alphabetical list of composers' names for a list of their operas and the arias from those operas covered by the database. Other features include music quotes, a bibliography of operatic books, a list of operas that have been fully translated into English, and a large collection of links to Web sites related to opera.

Operabase (Mike Gibb)

Information on performances, artists, and companies. Search the details of over 26,000 opera performances since autumn 2003. Also includes an annotated list of forthcoming festivals and premieres, reviews, bios, discographies, maps, and more. Available in six languages.

Opera Glass (Rick Bogart)

Presents information on composers, libretti, opera companies, opera people, opera review sites, electronic magazines, source texts, performance histories, synopses, discographies, pictures, background information, and more, plus pointers to many other opera servers.

Opera Links (MUSIClassical.com)

An extensive list of links to opera related Web sites arranged in alphabetical order.

Opera Plot Summaries (Opera~Opera (Pellinor) Pty. Ltd., Australia)

Click on "Plot Summaries Index" for a list of titles available.

The Opera Schedule Server (Tamás Máray)

Includes an international linked list of opera companies (201 companies from 5 continents) and other opera related information sources on the Web. The latter rubric offers links to Web sites such as: Opera Libretti, Richard Wagner Archive, Dave Leverton's South African opera Web-site, Home pages of opera people, History of singing, Opera USA, The Worldwide Opera & Concert Information Service, and Opera Notes.

Recorded & Broadcast Opera: Basic Dictionary (Mario Biondi, Italy)

The database contains information about 547 composers, 1590 operas, 1235 arias, and more than 5500 artists. Search by composer, conductor, artist, title, and more. Available in English or Italian.

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Regional Performance Venues

Albany Pro Musica (Albany, NY)

Albany Symphony Orchestra (Albany, NY)

Amato Opera (New York, NY)

Bardavon Opera House (Poughkeepsie, NY)

Berkshire Choral Festival (Sheffield, MA)

Berkshire-Hudson Singing (Stephentown, NY)

Offers a calendar of events of who is singing what and where.

Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Catskill Choral Society (Oneonta, NY)

Empire Center at the Egg (Albany, NY)

Empire State Youth Orchestra (Albany, NY)

Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, NY)

Lake George Opera Festival (Saratoga, NY)

Mendelssohn Club (Albany, NY)

Metropolitan Opera (New York, NY)

Music from Salem (Salem, NY)

Philadelphia Orchestra (Philadelphia, PA)

Saratoga Chamber Singers (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Schenectady Light Opera Co. (Schenectady, NY)

Skidmore College (Saratoga, NY)

State University of New York Performing Arts Center (Albany, NY)

Syracuse Opera (Syracuse, NY )

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (Syracuse, NY )

Tanglewood (Lenox, MA)

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Troy, NY)

Vox in Camera (Albany, NY)

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Rock and Pop Music

Strawberry Brick Timeline of Progressive Rock

Covers the rock music era 1967 - 1979. Browse by date or by nationality. Includes FAQ.

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Sheet Music Sources

Other sections of this guide include Web sites that offer sheet music (for example: 'Choral Music' above). A search of Google or another Internet search engine will yield a wide variety of sources of sheet music. (Search: "sheet music") Search the Internet.
Copy-us Internet Music Publishing

An Internet publishing house for contemporary music that offers the works of selected composers free of charge. Provides links to additional Web sites that offer sheetmusic free or for purchase. For English version, click on British flag icon.

Find Free Sheet Music

Provides links to sources of free sheet music. Select among categories: choral, classical, guitar, piano, and others. Also offers sheet music for sale.

Free Sheet Music

"Browse hundreds of sites offering thousands of files."

The Free Sheet Music Guide

Source of a multitude of links to sources of sheet music of all genres.

Get Sheet Music: Free Classical Sheet Music Downloads & More

Easy to use. Offers some 35 pieces and provides links to other sites that provide free sheet music.

Musicnotes.com

Source of free and for purchase sheet music. Offers free manuscript paper.

My Sheet Music

Membership organization; guests may print music for a fee.

Sheet Music Collections (Music Library Association)

A collection of links and references to sheet music collections across the USA. Most of these collections have historical significance.

Sheet Music Plus

Source of sheet music and other music related merchandise for sale.

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Symphonic Music

The Symphony: An Interactive Guide (Brian Blackwell and Andre Dauwalder)

Presents information on ca. 20 composers and their symphonic works. Topics offered include: Quick Tour (general overview), Composers (alphabetical list), Countries, Timeline, Symphonies, Forms, Orchestra (instruments and layout of a symphony orchestra), Interactive, and Links.

Worldwide Orchestra Directory and Network (Orchestranet.com, UK)

Provides an orchestra directory, news (current and archived), a Concert calendar, and more.

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Vocal Music

The Art of Singing Piano - Lied - Mélodie - Art Song (GOpera.com)

Includes links to lieder related Web sites, composer's lieder opus, live performances, and much more.

Bach Cantatas Website (Aryeh Oron)

Perform a keyword search or select a category offering links to related Web sites.

Texts of Art Songs and Other Classical Vocal Pieces: The Lied and Song Texts Page

"An archive of texts to 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, with thousands of translations to English, French, and other languages."

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