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Classical
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 8notes.com 
 This site offers over 1500 free sheet music pieces and riffs. The music is browsable by category (classical, popular, film & television, traditional, etc.) and by instrument, and is searchable by composer, title words, and instrument. Online lessons for several instruments and a directory of over 1000 music-related sites are also included. 8notes.com owns the copyright to most of the sheet music provided (in-house editions of out-of-copyright music) and has permissions for the rest. http://www.8notes.com/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Feb 28, 2005 The American Music Center (AMC)
AMC is an "organization and information center for new music." The site offers access to NewMusicBox , an online magazine; and NewMusicJukebox , "an online library and listening room." The site also has "an online catalog of new music...to use with young audiences," a listing of opportunities for students and professionals, links to other resources, and information about the group's professional development programs. AMC was founded in 1939 under the leadership of Aaron Copland. http://www.amc.net/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Apr 7, 2004 British Library: Archival Sound Recordings
This site from the British Museum contains "over 1,500 recordings of UK dialects, British wildlife and ethnographic wax cylinders. ... The over 200 rare wax cylinder recordings from the World and Traditional Music collections ... [feature] music, songs and speech from around the world, captured on the first portable recording machines between 1898 and 1915." http://sounds.bl.uk/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 16, 2009 Calyx: The Canterbury Website
"Canterbury" serves as a handy identifier for the influential network of adventurous musicians and bands (including Soft Machine, Caravan, and Gong) that emerged from this region of southern England in the 1960s. Many of these bands had a whimsical pop sensibility and showed strong jazz, folk and classical influences. All of them are described in this site, which includes sections for bands and individuals, discographies, lyrics, and concert and tour dates for the many performers who are still active. http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Oct 7, 2009 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 CD HotList
"CD HotList is a music recommendation service for librarians, from librarians." The site offers complete discographical information and capsule reviews for dozens of new music CD releases each month. Music genres covered include classical, jazz, rock/pop, world/ethnic, and country/folk. CDHL is edited and written by music librarians and distributed by Baker & Taylor. http://cdhotlist.btol.com Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 3, 2004 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 Culturekiosque: The European Guide to Arts, Culture and Entertainment Worldwide
News, articles, photos, book reviews, and interviews on contemporary culture arranged in magazine-style sections: art and archaeology, cooking, dance, music (jazz and classical), opera, and a world events calendar. Headquartered in New York with a liaison office in Paris, this site offers a cosmopolitan view of current cultural events. Most material is in English and French, but some is available only in French and/or German. http://www.culturekiosque.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Food & Cooking, Magazines, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
"An English-language publication about Greek and Roman drama, dance, and music as they are performed today. The name Didaskalia is taken from the inscriptions used to record the outcomes of drama and music festivals in Athens." Includes information about stagecraft, lists of performances and other events, and images of ruins and computer reconstructions of theaters. It is managed by an international editorial board. http://www.didaskalia.net Topics: Magazines, Musical Genres, Performing Arts Last updated Aug 10, 2009 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 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 Gramophone: The Classical Music Website
One of the best features of Gramophone ’s online version is access to GramoFile , a searchable archive of over 30,000 CDs, with over 23,000 reviews from 1983 on. There are also feature articles, audio equipment reviews (under News ), the editor’s choice of 10 best recordings of the month, a directory of U.K. distribution companies and their labels, and an international classical music news service. http://www.gramophone.co.uk Topics: Magazines, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Islamic and Middle Eastern Music and Dance
This detailed exploration of the music of the Middle East explores the differences between modern western music and classical Arabic music, views of music in relation to Islam, musical instruments, folk music and dance, Sufi dance and music, belly dancing, and related topics. Includes many related links (some broken). From a teacher at Horace Mann Middle School in San Francisco. http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Music/Islam_Music_&_Dance.html Topics: International Governments, Musical Genres, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 8, 2005 Keeping Score: MTT on Music/Tchaikovsky No. 4 in Performance
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances "behind-the-scenes documentary, [in which] conductor Michael Tilson Thomas [MTT] takes viewers on a guided tour of one of the towering achievements in classical music, Tchaikovsky's 'Symphony No. 4.'" The site features information about the composer and about the instruments in an orchestra, video clips comparing the score with the performance by the San Francisco Symphony, and video commentary by Thomas. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/tchaikovsky4/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jun 16, 2004 Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
For medieval scholarship and research. Browsable by category, and searchable. Sponsored by Georgetown University. http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Musical Genres Last updated Nov 27, 2007 Leopold Stokowski: Making Music Matter
Biographical and career information, audio files of interviews and music, photos, letters, playbills, concert programs, manuscripts of conducting scores, and artistic renderings of the classical music conductor. From the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/stokowski/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 12, 2003 Lou Harrison: Prelude to His Archive at UCSC
Website of an archive devoted to this 20th century American "composer, artist, poet, calligraphist, [and] peace activist," who "was recognized for his percussion music, alternative tunings and blend of Asian and western styles." Features a brief biography, photographs, images of manuscripts of scores composed by Harrison, links to related resources, and a guide to the materials in the archive. From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/lou-harrison-gallery Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Nov 1, 2009 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 The Maine Music Box
A digitized collection of rare, unique, and historically important sheet music and manuscript scores, including popular, classical, and sacred music from about 1845 onward. Entry content varies depending on copyright status. Most include covers and bibliographic record; public domain materials may also have full scores and sound files. From the collections of the Bagaduce Music Lending Library, Blue Hill, Maine, and the Bangor (Maine) Public Library. http://mainemusicbox.library.umaine.edu/ Topics: Internet, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 16, 2007 Messiah Libretto
Libretto of this 1741-42 work by baroque era composer George Frideric Handel. "The libretto for 'Messiah' was designed and selected from the New and Old Testaments with utmost care by Charles Jennens." Includes designation of passages for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, and choral parts. From gfhandel.org, a website dedicated to Handel. http://gfhandel.org/messiahlibretto.htm Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Nov 30, 2005 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 The Mozart Effect
This site considers issues such as whether "listening to Mozart's music is purported to improve our spatial intelligence," and what this effect might be on babies. Includes links to related sites and a bibliography. Part of the Human Intelligence website from Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/mozarteffect2.shtml Topics: Musical Genres, Social Science Last updated Jan 17, 2006 The Mozart Project: The Life, Times and Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Contains a biography of Mozart, a list of compositions, a bibliography, and links to related resources. http://www.mozartproject.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated May 30, 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 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 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 Opus 1 Classical
Use this site to search for classical music concerts and opera in over two-dozen cities around the world. Also includes links to venues, lists of music festivals by country, and news updates. From ProKlassika. http://www.opus1classical.com Topics: Musical Genres Last updated May 7, 2007 Pronouncing Dictionary of Music and Musicians
This dictionary provides some help in "pronouncing the titles of classical music and the names of composers and performers" in "the form of pronunciations by a phonetic system devised by E. Douglas Brown of the staff of WOI Radio at Iowa State University." The browsable dictionary provides more than 30,000 entries. Unfortunately, it is not searchable, and there are no audio files. http://iowapublicradio.org/dictionary/ Topics: Dictionaries, Language, Literature & Books, Musical Genres, Performing Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Sep 18, 2005 Whatsonstage.com
A database of information on theater, opera, classical music, dance, ballet, comedy, and pantomime in the United Kingdom. Search by show, performer, venue, or review. Site also includes theater news, awards, an events calendar, feature articles, seating plans, and more. http://www.whatsonstage.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Performing Arts Last updated Mar 6, 2007 Women Composers
"Only composers of classical music whose works have been recorded on compact disc have been included in this database. Composers are listed in alphabetical order; their name is followed by their date of birth and country of origin. Where a link to online resources exists it has also been provided." From a music society interested in the study of Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova. http://www.kapralova.org/DATABASE.htm Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 2, 2004 |
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