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MUSIC
General Music Site
AllMusic.Com
http://www.allmusic.com/
A great guidbook to all types of music. Search by Genre, Mood, Theme,
Country and Instrument. Includes links to audio samples and
authoritative articles about composers, groups, recordings and music
history. Free password required.
Creating
Music
BBC OneMusic --
Virtual Studio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/studio/
This online interactive music studio allows you to work with mixers
and sequencers and other equipment, and be your own DJ. Has links to
other music games.
Music
Biographies
Gale Biography
Resource Center
(@NYPL)
Start with this database for the most complete
biographical information on the president you are researching.
Available from
NYPL.
You'll need your NYPL barcode #.
Classical Composers Database
http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=_phome
Database of hundreds of biographies of classical musicians,
compiled by a Jos Smeets, a Dutch musician.
The J.S. Bach Home Page
http://www.jsbach.org/
Well-illustrated biography, plus suggestions for recordings.
The Mozart Project
http://www.mozartproject.org/
The life, times and music of this prolific composer.
Naxos Classicals
Learning Zone Composers
http://www.naxos.com/newdesign/fcomposers.files/bcomposers.asp
Short biographies on composers, plus a discography of recordings from
the Naxos label.
Choral Music and Choruses
Vocal Area Network Choir Directory
http://www.van.org/choirdirectory.htm
If you're looking to sing in a choir in the New York City area, this
site is for you! Information on over 200 choirs, including groups for
teens.
Classical
Music
All
Classical Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/
Click on the Classical tab at All Music.com to explore classical music
by genre, composer, or musical period.
Classical
Music in Films
http://www.naxos.com/NewDesign/fintro.files/bintro.htm
Wondering what that classical piece was that you heard in The Titanic
or other movie? Click on Music in Movies on the left bar to
find out.
Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Classical music site including overviews of the six main periods in
music history, biographies of famous composers, and a glossary with
audio examples.
HNH
Learning Zone
http://www.naxos.com/NewDesign/flearning.files/blearning.htm
An introduction to classical music, including biographies and
discographies, suggestions for building a classical CD collection, an
A to Z of opera including synopses
Internet
Public Library : Music History 102
http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/#baro
"A guide to Western composers and their music from the middle ages to
the present."
Naxos Classical Learning Zone
http://www.naxos.com/newdesign/flearning.files/blearning.htm
Everything you wanted to know about classical music.
Hip-Hop &
Rap
Rap-Up.Com : Hip-Hop's New Home
http://www.rap-up.com
See the Rap-Up Top Ten hit list, read the latest industry news or
interviews with rap artists, check out the links to favorite artists'
websites, or listen to new music cuts.
Jazz
All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
Articles, interviews, artists' bios, information on jazz festivals and
more at this site, "the Web's ultimate guide to jazz".
Lyrics &
Songbooks
LyricCrawler.com
http://lyriccrawler.com/
Your "Lyrics search engine".
Lyrics World
http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/main_index/index.html
Lyrics to thousands of songs published before the year 2000, including
"Top 40 Hits of 1930-1999", "#1 Songs of 1930-1999", "Top Singles by
Decade" and "Artist Collections."
Sing-along Songs
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm#index
Lyrics and music (via MIDI files) of children's, patriotic, TV and
movies, as well as songs from musicals and oldies. Great for
babysitters and camp counselors, and if you can't remember the words
to the show "Casper the Friendly Ghost."
Music Theory (Reading Music, etc.)
Introduction to Reading
Music
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
Learn about clefs, notes, time signatures, rests, and music symbols.
Musictheory.net
http://www.musictheory.net/index.html
Music theory tutorials, plus
a chord calculator and staff paper generator.
Music Theory for
Songwriters
http://members.aol.com/chordmaps
In addition to information on scales and chords, this site has great
printable "chord diagrams" showing you how to play different chords on
the piano.
Musicals
Musicals101.com : The
Cyberencyclopedia of Musicals
http://www.musicals101.com/
History of musicals, how musicals are made, reviews, sample scripts,
and more.
Playing an
Instrument
ChordFind.com Guitar Chord Finder
http://www.chordfind.com/
Pick a chord and see what it looks like on the
guitar. Also has links to lots of other sites related to guitar
playing.
PianoNanny.com's Piano on the Net
http://www.pianonanny.com/start.html
Learn to play the piano, from the basics through playing jazz.
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