Music
Recommended Websites
Mega-Sites
- Indiana
University School of Music Library. On a more scholarly note,
this Music Library has compiled a list of worldwide Internet resources
on such topics as Genres, Composers and Composition, Research and Study,
Commercial World of Music, and other Miscellaneous Resources. Many
links to other lists of links are located on this large and very useful
site.
- LII Music Links. Extensive list of music links by topic, from the
Librarian's Index to the Internet.
- Yahoo! Entertainment
> Music. Browse an extensive listing of links by artists,
instruments, genres, and many other categories.
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Classical
- All Classical Guide. Information database for
classical music includes biographies, discographies, and a music
glossary.
- Classical is Cool. Contains hotlinks, a Concert Music list of the coolest classical music sites from around the world, sites of composers, artists, orchestra/chamber organizations, opera/musicals, cultural/education resources and other people's classical pages. Also presents contests of classical music knowledge, film notes, and a list of programs on classical music radio stations.
- Classical Music Department (WWW Virtual Library) Extensive set of
links divided into categories like: biographical information, online
periodicals, reference, reviews, etc.
- ClassicWeb. Contains information on classical music jobs (e.g.,
orchestra vacancies), performers, education, festivals and a music
typesetting service. Can be searched by type of instrument. There are
also links to other music web sites. There's even a multilingual
marketplace for buying and selling musical instruments from piccolos to
pianos.
- DW3: Classical Music Resources. Self-proclaims to be "the
world's most comprehensive collection of classical music links."
Maintained by the Duke University Music Library.
- Opera Glass. Opera information server on the WWW. Source for
detailed information including: libretti, source texts, performance
histories, synopses, discographies, and more.
- RISM Online. RISM (Repertoire International des Sources Musicales) was established in 1951 by the
International Musicological Society and the International Association of
Music Libraries. The project's purpose is to locate and identify
primary music source materials in libraries throughout the world. The
RISM site contains four databases: "RISM Series A/II," which are
records of manuscripts by composers born after 1580 and deceased prior
to 1770, cites more than 30,000 individual music manuscripts in more
than 80 libraries. The US Libretto database lists some 13,000 librettos
from the Albert Schatz Collection (located in the Library of Congress).
The "Libraries Directory" describes all libraries holding RISM materials
and the "Bibliographic Citations Database" cites all secondary sources
mentioned in the source records.
- The Symphony: An Interactive Guide.
An online journey into the great
composers' finest symphonies.
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Jazz
- All About Jazz
News, reviews, interviews, profiles, and more.
- All Music Guide. Information database for music includes reviews,
biographies, ratings, chronologies, discographies, and more for all genres
of popular music -- rock, country, jazz, blues, world, folk, rap, reggae,
vocal, gospel, new age, etc.
- IAJE.org Website
of the International Association for Jazz Education. Information about
membership, conferences, master classes, etc.
- Jazz Corner
Hosts websites for individual jazz musicians. Includes bios, sound
clips, etc. for numerous jazz artists.
- Jazz Online
Reviews, recommended recordings, info on latest releases, etc.
- JazzOnWeb.com. Jazz web portal with links to artists, festivals,
styles, instruments, audio, schools & associations, etc.
- JazzReview.com. Resource to Jazz music reviews, artist interviews,
concert & performance reviews, Jazz history, photography, news,
links and more.
- NPRJazz.org
National Public Radio's Jazz site.
- People of Jazz Index. Links to jazz artist websites, provided by
WWWNUR, Northwestern University.
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Popular
- All Music Guide. Information database for music includes reviews,
biographies, ratings, chronologies, discographies, and more for all genres
of popular music -- rock, country, jazz, blues, world, folk, rap, reggae,
vocal, gospel, new age, etc.
- Yahoo! Entertainment > Music > Artists > By Genre. Yahoo's
extensive list of music links by genre, including: country, folk, Latin, rap and hip hop, rock and pop, soul and R&B, etc.
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Local Interest
- KLON 88.1 FM Radio. America's Jazz Station, broadcasting from Long
Beach State. Site includes program guide, local venue and music links,
etc. You can also listen online!
- K-Mozart (KMZT 105.1 FM Radio). Los Angeles and Orange County's only
ALL Classical Radio Station.
- L. A. Philharmonic Home. The online
home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl.
Includes such topics as Education, Forums, Music and Musicians, Support,
Special Events, What's New and the like. Has links to other music
sites.
- LA Weekly ~ Calendar. See who's performing in the LA area.
Weekly listings of music venues by genre, and concerts--rock, jazz, pop and classical.
- The Los Angeles Jazz Society.
The Society is dedicated to promoting,
preserving, and perpetuating the American art form, Jazz.
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