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Blues
The
Blue Highway:
Great site on the history of the blues and early blues
artists. Includes historical essays and maps.
Blues Net:
Info
on artists with pictures, readings, and links to other blues sites. A list of blues experts answers questions via e-mail.
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Classical
Classical Net:
Info
on music
and composers is updated, indexed, and searchable. Plus reviews, recommendations, and more.
George Frideric Handel
Home Page:
An introductory bio
precedes a chronology of
important events during Handel's life. With a complete catalog of Handel's compositions
arranged according to musical genre.
J.S. Bach Homepage:
Includes a bio, portraits, and literature.
Offers a listing of his complete works and recommended
recordings.
Leonard
Bernstein:
Offers a biographical timeline,
photographs, discography, & articles. Access clips
from his education programs, interviews,
& more.
Ludwig
Van Beethoven:
List
Beethoven's works, bio timeline, correspondence, & more.
The
Mozart Project:
Includes an in-depth chronological
biography, essays, a bibliography, and links to other
related sites.
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Concerts
& Festivals
Festival Finder:
Search by date, type, location, performer, or
festival name.
MusicToday.com:
Get concert info, tickets,
and merchandise.
Pollstar Concert
Hotline:
Find info on musicians, groups,
and tour dates. Search the database by artist, venue, or city.
Ticketmaster:
Find info on musicians, groups,
and tour dates. Search by artist,
venue, or city.
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Downloading Services (Registration and fees
required)
ITunes
MP3.com
Napster
Rhapsody
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Folk, World Music &
Ethnomusicology
Ceolas --The
Celtic Music Archive:
A directory of Celtic music on the internet.
Includes
profiles, discographies, reviews,
and sound samples.
Ethnomusicology,
Folk Music, and World:
Links to organizations, publications, and
ethnic groups. Cajun/Zydeco
Music & Dance Site:
Includes
articles, festivals, and band info;
links to fan sites and schedules.
National
Anthems:
Extensive collection of anthem sound files from all
around the world. Text available in the country's
language and English.
Gospel & Sacred
Christian Music Online:
Dedicated to providing info
on
Christian music; search an artist index and concert
dates. Southern Gospel Music
Online:
Offers news with links to
artists' homepages and a concert database.
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Rap Dictionary:
Information about the artists and the lingo.
R&B
Krazy!:
Learn about the industry behind
R&B. Vibe Online:
Articles
and hip-hop culture from
Vibe magazine.
Instruments
Instrument
Encyclopedia:
"Go here to learn
about instruments in general; they are arranged by four major instrument types: Percussion, String, Wind,
and Electronic."
Music Scores:
Enjoy free sheet music for a variety of
instruments. Piano World:
Your complete guide to piano care, purchasing, collecting,
& restoration. With audio samples,
concert schedules, & more.
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Jazz
All About Jazz:
Read hundreds of cd reviews, articles, artist
profiles, bios, etc.
Jazz Roots:
A jazzy site teeming with history, music, and great
photos. Red Hot Jazz
Archive:
"A History of Jazz before 1920"--
with articles, films, and audio clips describing artists and bands of the jazz age and earlier.
Legal
The
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers:
Protects the rights of its members with licenses and distribution agreements.
Public Domain Music:
Lists
public domain songs and offers info about their use; explains copyright,
fair use, and public domain.
Recording
Industry Association of America:
A trade group that
works to protect intellectual property rights of artists, monitors laws, and conducts consumer research.
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Local Music
Bach
Festival Society of Winter Park:
Includes contact
info, calendar of events, history, and links to other Bach societies and festivals.
Florida
Symphony Youth Orchestra:
"...established to sponsor training orchestras
for young talented musicians..."
Jazz in Orlando:
Get the latest news and search the venue calendar
for local jazz acts. Metromix
Orlando:
Everything you need to know about
O-Town's local bands and upcoming events.
Orlando Philharmonic
Orchestra:
Find out about the orchestra, events, and tickets.
(See
Concerts and Festivals for more event info.)
Lyrics
A
- Z Lyrics Universe:
Browse by artist or
band to find 50,000+ songs, plus request and add lyrics that you cannot find.
Classic
Lyrics Server:
Words to classic rock, blues, and
folk songs of the 60s - 90s. Search by title, author, or keyword.
The Cyber Hymnal:
1,300+ Christian hymns and gospel songs are
available. All scores are in printable form.
Lyrics
Library:
Arranged by artist along with category.
Lyrics
World:
Find
the lyrics to Top 40 songs from 1930 -1999 and learn each song's peak chart position.
Popular
Songs in American History
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All-Music
Guide:
A comprehensive source
for bios, discographies, reviews, etc.
Worldwide
Internet Music Resources:
Browse
a list of academic music and artist-specific sites.
Opera
Gilbert
and Sullivan Archive:
Devoted
to their works. Access bios, librettos, summaries, pictures, song scores, sound files, and
newsletter articles.
Opera Base:
Opera houses, schedules, festivals, reviews, and other resources.
Opera
Glass:
Includes detailed info
like performance
histories, synopses, libretti,
discographies, pictures,
and more. Opera Stuff:
A great site to get bios and discographies of
opera singers, companies, and other opera-related events.
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Music
All Music Guide:
A comprehensive source
for bios, discographies, reviews, etc.
Billboard-Online:
The online version of the popular music
magazine. Get daily music news, weekly charts , new releases, and more.
Country Music Channel
(CMT):
America's #1 Country Music Channel
offers news, tour dates, song samples, and country music
history.
Grammy Awards:
Winners, news, polls, and features.
Musical Cast Album
Database:
List of recordings of shows with songs, singers,
theater premier data, etc.
Music Charts
All Over the World:
What's popular in the U.S.A. and abroad; arranged by
country. Rolling Stone
Network:
The companion to the magazine.
Includes an
archive, sound samples, original stories from the
magazine's writers, etc.
SonicNet:
Presented by VH1,
with daily music news, reviews,
band info, live chats, audio clips, and video
interviews.
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Stations
Florida
Radio Stations:
The list of is
arranged by format, complete with links to the stations.
Radio
Locator:
"...the most
comprehensive radio station search engine on the internet." Search
by location, call letters, format, etc.
Includes
international stations. Radio
Stations in Orlando:
A comprehensive list
of stations in the area. Includes brief info about each station and links to their sites.
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