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 Music


Blues   l   Classical   l   Concerts & Festivals   l   Downloading Services   l   Folk, World Music, & Ethnomusicology  

Gospel & Sacred    l    Hip Hop  Instruments     l     Jazz        Legal     l     Local Music       Lyrics    

Music Megasites     l    Opera      l      Popular Music      l      Radio Stations      l      Rock
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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
 Andante.com: 
     Get discographies, the Concise Grove's Encyclopedia of Music, a calendar of events and much more.

 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
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 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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 Hip Hop
 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.

 Orlando City Beat: 
    
Everything you need to know about O-Town's local bands and upcoming events.

 Orlando Opera: 
     Contains a history and upcoming performance info.  See ticket prices, read about the resident artist program, and more.

 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.

 History in Song: 
    
Lyrics from the American Revolutionary War through the 60s. Search by period, song title, or artist.

 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.


 
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 Music Megasites
 All-Music Guide: 
    
A comprehensive source for bios, discographies, reviews, etc.

 New York Public Library Selected Music Resources on the Web
     Links to sites about the music business, professional groups, music libraries & more.

 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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 Popular 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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 Radio 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.


 
Rock
 BNR Metal Page
 




 

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