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Musicians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Buffy Sainte-Marie 
 The Web site for artist, musician, activist, and educator Buffy Sainte-Marie features biographical information, a career-spanning gallery of portraits (including her Sesame Street years), a discography, audio clips and lyrics for songs, and a gallery of her digital art. Includes links to Sainte-Marie's nonprofit Native American education foundation, the foundation's teaching project, and an online forum where young adults can discuss cultural and racial issues. http://www.creative-native.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Couper (Mildred) Papers, 1920s-1970
This brief introduction to the papers of "American composer and pianist Mildred Couper, one of the first musicians to experiment with quarter-tone music" features images of three scores, audio of works (including a dirge and a rumba), and a 1935 letter from Leopold Stokowski. From the Department of Special Collections, Donald C. Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/collections/pa/pamss45.html Topics: Musicians, Notable People: Women Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
This site presents a brief biography of Hildegard of Bingen, who founded her own convent in the Rhineland of Germany. A woman of diverse gifts, she was a mystic, composer, healer, judge, prophet, and preacher. Includes a discography, bibliography, and short glossary. "Although not yet canonized, Hildegard has been beatified, and is frequently referred to as St. Hildegard." A hobby site from a computer science professor. http://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html Topics: Faiths, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Religion, Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 Marian Anderson: A Life in Song
A biographical site celebrating "the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson." Includes images of early recital programs; information about her teachers, coaches, and accompanists as well as her tours; a brief history of spirituals in recital. There is a searchable collection of more than 4000 photos, plus audio clips of lieder singing and spirituals and video clips from both music and interviews. Developed from materials in archives at the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/ Topics: Black Resources, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 4, 2005 Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
Contains profiles of Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee, Janis Martin, Lorrie Collins, and other performers; information on fashion; audio clips; photos; and a timeline. Online companion to film of same title, this site features an interview with the film's writer and director, Beth Harrington. From PBS Online and ITVS, the Independent Television Service. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 10, 2004 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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