Music Resources on the Internet
Classical and General Music Resources
Classical and General Music Resources provides annotated links to classical music resources and classical music indexes, and general music resources and general music indexes.
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Classical Music Information
- Classical Music Bestsellers
Check out best-selling classical music via amazon.com, read reviews, purchase if you wish. - The Classical Music Pages
Very well done site by Matthew Boynick. Covers “history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies. It is designed to be of use for everyone from 'beginners' to the music professional - decide for yourself how deeply you follow the links.” - Classical Net
This Web site is an absolute must to visit for anyone looking for good information about classical music. “Classical Net features more than 3800 CD/SACD/DVD/Book reviews, as well as 6000 files and over 4000 links to other classical music Web sites.” - Essentials of Music
Created in cooperation with W. W. Norton Company and built around the classical recordings series, Essential Classics. Categorized by music era and composers, and also includes a glossary. Great place for basics about classical music. - FAQ - rec.music.classical
- Composer's Tools
An Interactive Idea List by Kenneth R. Rumery. - Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
As the site describes, the Web site is “devoted to the operas and other works of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and to other light operas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Archive, which was established in September 1993, includes a variety of G&S related items, including clip art, librettos, plot summaries, pictures of the original G&S stars, song scores, midi and mpeg audio files, and newsletter articles. New items are being added regularly.” Paul Howarth, Curator; Alex Feldman, Webmaster. - Rogers & Hammerstein Organization
Learn more about Rogers and Hammerstein, find music scores, recordings, theater performances, and much more. - The International Two-Piano Competition
Sponsored by The Murray Dranoff Foundation.
General Music Information
Classical Music Indexes
- Brown Fine Arts Library, Rice University Online Music Resources
Wide range of information available. - Classical Net
Whether you're curious about trying some classical music or are a professional musician, check out this site. Dave Lampson's Classical Net site is the most comprehensive site I've seen for information about classical music repertoire and purchase. This site includes pages for a basic repertoire list, a classical CD buying guide, recommended classical CDs, composer data, reviews and articles, and classical music links. The link sites area is also amazingly extensive and listed by topic. Fabulous site. - Classical Music Online and Beyond
Helpful article and plenty of links and recommendations about classical music radio to listen to online, satellite radio for classical music, and much more. From About.com. - Classical Net
Basic Repertoire List for Building a Library of Classical Recordings, recommends specific classical CDs also, so much more (and lots of links, too). - Classical Resources
Part of the WWW Virtual Library - Harmony Music List
- Internet Music Resources
Research, midi, instrumental, marketing, other resources provided by the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. - Music Resources
Index of music provided by the Sibelius Academy in Finland. - Naxos.com - Your World of Classical Music
Along with being a major label for classical music, you'll also find a nice set of classical music resources and music education resources. - Yahoo - Entertainment: Music: Genres: Classical
General Music Indexes
- Festival Finder
Find annotated website listings to over 2,500 music festivals throughout North America here. - Music Database: Industrial/Gothic Music Index
Claims to be the largest index of music resources for this genre. Very extensive, with over 4,000 listings. - Worldwide Internet Music Resources
Extensive, top-notch listing of online music resources provided by the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University. - Internet Music Resources
via University of Oregon - The Music Pages
“Resources for the study, composition, and enjoyment of music...” - Mixmaster Morris's Electronic and Computer Music Links: RealAudio Sites
- Yahoo's Entertainment: Music
