Music Resources
General Music Resources
- Music 10:
Introduction to Music
- An online supplement and tutorial to a U.C. Davis course. Much of the
material on this experimental website comes from Masterworks, a college
text forthcoming from Prentice Hall (1997) and copyright 1994, 1995, 1996
by D. Kern Holoman and 1997 by Prentice Hall.
- Music
Glossary
- The All-Music Guide Glossary is a detailed reference source for a
wide variety of music-related terms written by experts in the field. If
you are wondering about the meaning of a term used in the music field
(i.e., beat, meter, harmony rhythm, etc.), this is where to look online.
- Jornals
and Magazines (Indiana U.)
- A sert of links to online journals for music, provided by Indiana
University Music Department.
Songs, Musicians, and Lyrics
- The Ultimate Band List
- A commercial music center on the Web. Huge collection of links to
bands, performers, and musical groups.
- 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.
- Web Music Library
- From Finland, one of the biggest music-related meta-information
catalogues on the Internet.
- The Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
- Search here for lyrics to folk and other similar types of songs. Not necessary to join. Here is a place to find civil rights,protest, and anti-war songs.
- Tower Lyrics Archive
- Lyrics to the songs of a couple dozen musicals are available here (e.g., Aladdin to Pirates of Penzance and Rocky Horror Picture Show.).
- 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.
- How To Find Lyrics
- Helps a person find song lyrics on the Web by using a strategy for looking into certain websites.
- Links to Top Hits
- Links to websites that focus on different styles of popular music, including MTV, Casey's Top 40, Rick Dee's Top 40, Mr. Showbiz, and several others.
- 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
- American Music Resource
- The collection houses over 800 bibliographies, lists and files, and
is indexed below by TOPIC (genre and style subdivisions) and SUBJECT
(individuals - mostly composers). Includes all styles of music indigenous
to the Western Hemisphere.
- Music Research and Study
- Indiana Universite Music Department provides this list of links to
Internet sites of use to students of music who want to do researc on a
variety of topics.
- Music Theory- Worldwise Resources
- Indiana Universite Music Department provides this list of links to
Internet sites of use to students of music theory.
- Theories of Music
- This page began as a collection of music theory links for professor
Kielian-Gilbert's course in Tonal Music Theory at the IU School of Music.
It continues to serve as a page of resources of interest to anyone
involved with or intrigued by music theory.
- Music Theory at Indiana University
- Website of the Music Theory Department at the Indiana University
School of Music. The department consists of nine faculty members with
diverse specialties and many, many students.
- Gregorian Chant Home Page
- Wide variety ofinformation about Gregorian chants and related
subjects is available from this website. Extensive and well-organized.
- The
Church Musician... and the World Wide Web
- Collection of links to websites related to all aspects of church
music, including a number of full-text song, hymn, and music links.
Section sampling: Publishers, MIDI/Technology, Reference Shelf, Organ
only, and professional Organizations.
- Libretto Homepage
- Links to opera libretti and related information available from here.
- Artsong Collective
- A gathering place for art songs and related musical styles. A
treasury of rersources is available at this website.
- Texts of Lieder and Art Songs
- The title speaks well for thd website. Select your composer by name,
and see which songs are available.
- Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
- If you are interested in Medieval and Renaissance Instruments, this
is a great place to visit for information on a wide variety of related
subjects. Choose your instrument, and click!
- 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.
- Classical Music Composers
- Here are selected biographies, work lists, program notes, reviews,
and photos of composers represented by G. Schirmer, Inc. and affiliates.
- 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.
- Mozart Project
- Website dedicated to Mozart.
- The
W. A. Mozart Page
- This page is an index site for those interested in finding Mozart
information on the Web. We also have images and sound files.
- 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.
- Gilbert and Sullivan
- Gilbert and Sullivan Home Page, with lots of information on htier
operas and other opera information resources too! Has a link to the
Opera Server, which searches for operatic performances world-wide.
- GlassPages: Philip Glass on the Web
- One of the most prolific and influential composers currently working
in America. Asociated with the "Minimalist" style. Lots of information on
the man and his works are presented here.
- Honoria in Ciberspazio
- A worldwide effort is underway to make a cyberspace opera, not by one
lone person behind a single computer, but by you, and the person who came
to this page before you, and the person who will be here tomorrow...
- Cecilia Bartoli
Fan Web
- One of the rising stars of the opera world, famous for her
interpretations of Mozart's operas, which contain some of the most
challenging arias for sopranos.
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!
- Red Hot
& Cool Jazz : Cool Jazz Links
- Jazz Resource for the Net with links to a lot of types of jazz styles
and jazz musicians.
- Jazz Facts and
History
- Some Jazz history and interesting facts are available here in the
form of a timeline of the important dates and events in Jazz History.
- People of Jazz Index
- A long list of links to pages for people related to the Jazz music
styles. Click on the link for the person or resources you want
information about, and you will be taken to that location.
- The Styles of
Jazz: Map
- A helpful "map" graphic shows how the many styles of Jazz connect
with each other, through a historical timeline.
- Great Day In Harlem
- A photo taken in 1958 shows many of the great Jazz stars and
personalities. Click on that person's image, and "background" information
about them is revealed!
- "Evolving" History
of Jazz.
- Nice timeline of the major events and developments in Jazz History.
Click on the date in the left frame, and the historical events are
displayed on the right. Excellent resource.
- The Jazz Primer
- Nice overview of the different stages of Jazz History. Organized by
major periods.
- '50s Jazz
Records & Photos
- If you enjoy jazz, you will probably like this
page!
- Jazz Net
- Another comprehensive Web Page, and this one is dedicated to Jazz. A
commercial site operated by Jazz Now.
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.
- 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 ther decade that interests you for more
information on that era.
- This Day In Rock & Roll History
- People and events of Rock & Roll History are listed day by day. You can also request a particular date to see what happened.
- The Rock (and Sixties) Photos of Robert Altman
- Many rock stars and groups, as well as historic events of the Sixties, are shown in the photos of photographer Robert Altman.
- Rock Photography of Niels van Iperen
- Photos of Rock stars, groups, and events, beginning in the Sixties and continuing. Search, browse, or scan alphabetically by name.
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