| General Music
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Reference - Bartleby.com
A number of
high quality reference books are available
here, and includes "contemporary and classic
reference works."
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Journals and Magazines (Indiana U.)
A set of
links to online journals for music, provided
by Indiana University Music Department.
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Performing Arts Collections: American Memory
at the Library Of Congress
Many primary
source materials are available here,
including sheet music, song sheets, sound
files and recordings of songs, images and
films. They are organized into a number of
separate collections, devoted to areas such
as: California Gold: Northern California
Folk Music from the Thirties; Dayton C.
Miller Flute Collection; Southern Mosaic:
The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States
Recording Trip; Historic American Sheet
Music, 1850-1920; America Singing:
Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets, and many
more!
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Songs, Musicians and
Lyrics |
Lyrics World
Find the
lyrics to many popular songs here. It
contains links to all of the lyrics
available at Lyrics World including all the
songs found in "Top 40 Hits of 1930-1999",
"#1 Songs of 1930-1999", "Top Singles by
Decade" and "Artist Collections", plus many
songs that aren't listed anywhere else in
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History In Song
Nice
collection of songs that reflect key periods
in U.S. history. Organized according to the
historical period, mostly 20th Century.
Includes lyrics and recordings for many of
the songs.
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Eyeneer Music Archives
An
exceptional collection of information about
music, in its popular forms. Has sections
dedicated to all of the major styles, from
international and classical to American and
Jazz. Many of the features include music
sound clips and song lyrics, plus nice
articles about the people.
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The Lyrics Library
A master
collection of websites that have music
lyrics and related information. It takes a
bit of moving around and exploring to find
what you are looking for at times, but worth
the effort.
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How To Find Lyrics
Helps a
person find song lyrics on the Web by using
a strategy for looking into certain
websites.
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Yahoo! Musical Performers and Artists
Are you
interested in finding information about the
people in a certain style or type? This is a
good place to start. Links to styles from "A
Capella" to "World Music" are offered. Each
section leads to more information on that
area. Find bands, singers, and more here!
Classical,
Church, and Musical Theatre Resources.
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The Aria Database
"Information
about opera and operatic arias. Besides
providing basic information about each aria,
the Database includes translations for many
arias and aria texts for those that are not
affected by copyright restrictions."
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Music Research and Study
Indiana
University Music Department provides this
list of links to Internet sites of use to
students of music who want to do research on
a variety of topics.
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Music Theory - Worldwise Resources
Indiana
University Music Department provides this
list of links to Internet sites of use to
students of music theory.
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Gregorian Chant Home Page
Wide variety
of information about Gregorian chants and
related subjects is available from this
website. Extensive and well-organized.
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Center for Computer Research in Music and
Acoustics (CCRMA)
The Stanford
University Center for Computer Research in
Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) is a
multi-disciplinary facility where composers
and researchers work together using
computer-based technology both as an
artistic medium and as a research tool.
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J.S. Bach Home Page
Complete
musical works are included in the
comprehensive website dedicated to the
composer, J.S. Bach. Includes biographical
information and a nicely organized set of
links to his complete works.
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Composer Works List - Mozart
The
following list is still being revised,
primarily to add fragments and minor works
from the appendices, and follows the Kochel
catalog numbering scheme.
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Jazz Links |
Jazz Improvisation
Course on
Jazz Improvisation from the University of
Wisconsin, including links to lectures,
articles and other information related to
Jazz! Answers a lot of questions about Jazz!
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The Jazz Primer for Rock People
Nice
overview of the different stages of Jazz
History. Organized by major periods.
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Other Types Of Music
Links |
Bob Dylan: Music and Lyrics
An official
website for the music and lyrics of the
legendary rock singer and composer, Bob
Dylan. Includes official lyrics, plus live
audio recordings from original albums and
concert performances.
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Timeline: Southern Music in the 20th Century
Nice
collection of information about the people
and events in the music of the American
South during the 20th Century. Includes many
profiles of famous and influential
composers, musicians and performers. Click
on there decade that interests you for more
information on that era.
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25 YEARS of Rock Photography
Photos of
Rock stars, groups, and events, beginning in
the Sixties and continuing. Search, browse,
or scan alphabetically by name. |
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