Music Web Resources
Theatre MusicClassical Music
- Classical MIDI Archives AMAZING collection of over 12,000 downloadable MIDI files by a list of close to 1000 composers.
- Classical Net Vast, comprehensive Repertoire of all eras, buying guide, reviews, articles, links, etc.
- Classical Music MIDI & Sheet Music Archives Links to sites.
- Conductors' Page
- George F. DeVine Music Library at University of Tennessee Set of links.
- Indiana University Music Library
- Performance Practice Encyclopedia Edited by Roland Jackson, this is also a continuation of the journal Performance Practice Review. It is "dedicated to furthering musical performance in accord with historical criteria and composer’s intentions".
- Virtual Piano Museum Pictures of, and text about, historic pianos. Highly recommended by our piano faculty.
Yahoo Index to Classical Music
General Music Resources
- BLC CD Collection List of CD's available in the Library.
- All-Music Guide Very complete multimedia music reference.
- American Music Center Maintains a circulating collection for members of 55,000 scores and recordings, provides assistance to composers and performing groups.
- ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ASCAP Clearance Express database is searchable by author, title, composer, publisher, performer.
- BMI The other royalty clearance house.
- Ever Expanding Web Music Listing
- Internet Resources for Music Scholars From Harvard, a list of sites.
- Music Indexes, Abstracts, Bibliographies, and Table of Contents Services
Music Library Reference Desk Searchable by period, type, or performer. Includes information on ethnomusicology and world music. There are also musical samples, libretti for operas, music scholarship, and more.
Music Education
- Berklee School of Music
- Brent Hugh's Music Instruction Software Page Links to downloadable software, fully described here.
- Handi-Links to Music Education Set of annotated links.
- Julliard School of Music
- Musical Heritage Network Instrument Encyclopedia For each instrument, the encyclopedia offers history, design information, and bibliography, along with brief discussions of musical works featuring them.
MENC (National Association for Music Education)
Popular Music and Jazz Reference Sources
- Center for Black Music Research The Columbia College Chicago Center for Black Music Research documents, preserves, and disseminates information about black music in all parts of the world.
- Folk Song Database The Digital Tradition is a searchable data base containing the words and music to over 6500 folk songs.
- Jazz, History and Black Music Links to many aspects of jazz history.
- International Lyrics Server
- Jazz Artists Search Engine Links to biographies, discographies, fan pages, etc.
- Jazz Resources on the Internet Links to music company labels, personal pages, mailing lists, other jazz and blues sites.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Rough Guides to Music Online reference manual, complete with discographies and criticism, of rock music, reggae, opera, jazz, classical, and world music.
- Trouser Press Guide to Alternative Music Text of all four previous editions, for alternative music of the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. Searchable.
The Ultimate Band List One-stop shopping for links to virtually any band however obscure.
Dr. Ed and His Amazing Technicolor Musical Theatre Webwage Devoted to the 'Business' of Broadway & Musical Theater, created by a fan of Broadway and musical theater.
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