6925 Arts and Humanities 6932 Fine Arts 6936 Performing Arts 6751 Music 10377 Collectors and Collecting 7090 Musicians and Composers 6939 Opera 6767 Performance res:ipl-9234 Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach Based out of the University of Michigan, The Instrument Encyclopedia showcases "some of the world's most interesting musical instruments." The database provides users with instrument images, textual descriptions and an occasional sound file. http://www2.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/ res:ipl-9234 English University of Michigan School of Information instruments music percussion strings winds electronic orchestra classical acoustic Angklung Bell Castanets Daiko Darabukka Da'uli da'uli Gender Jew's harp Kettle drum Mbira or Sanza Rattle Talking Drum Tambour Tambourine Teponaztli Xylophone Balalaika Bandurria Charango Clavicembelo Guitar Harp Hooked harp Hurdy gurdy Kissar Lute Lyre Musical bow Pianoforte Psaltery Dulcimer Rebab Ud Oud Ukelele Valiha Violin baroque Viola da gamba Zither Accordion Alphorn Bass clarinet Bassoon Clarinet Contrabass Sarrusophone Cornet Dijeridu English horn Euphonium Flugel horn Duct flute Transverse Flute French horn Harmonica Horn Melodeon Natural trumpet Oboe Ocarina Oliphant Ophicleide Organ baroque Recorder Reed pipe Saxhorn Saxophone Serunai Trombone Trumpet Theremin Idiophones Membranophones Chordophones Aerophones Electronophones CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia 2011-07-11T19:43:32.070Z CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia 2011-07-11T19:43:32.070Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4770 Anderson, Martin Sections include Basic Repertoire, Composers, Books and Scores, Reviews and Articles, Buying Guide, and Music Links. Also includes a list of abbreviations in thematic catalogs, a lit of featured festivals, and The Classical Explorer, "a place to discover works by lesser-known composers, and, occasionally, lesser-known works by well-known composers. ... http://www.classical.net/music/ res:ipl-4770 English Classical Net music appreciation music composition classical music music festivals Classical Net 2011-02-11T18:58:31.926Z Classical Net 2011-02-11T18:58:31.926Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Classical Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11150 Sony Music and W.W. Norton & Company Basic information about classical music. Biographies of seventy composers, overview of the six main periods in Western music, and a glossary of terms. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/ English Essentials of Music 2009-12-09T19:50:30.708Z Essentials of Music 2009-12-09T19:50:30.708Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Classical Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11821 Music Division, Library of Congress "Consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra." Search by keyword or browse indexes of authors, titles, or subjects. Th ... http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/ English Sheet music Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 2009-12-09T19:50:49.923Z Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 2009-12-09T19:50:49.923Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4749 McCarty, Frank McCarty, Frank AMR contains 800+ bibliographies, lists and text files about all styles of American music and related issues. The collection is indexed by subject-name (i.e. the last names of composers) or topic-name (e.g. Electro-acoustic music). Site is under development. http://www.amrhome.net/ English Rock Jazz Country Folk Bibliography netography blues ragtime American Music Resource 2009-12-09T20:05:26.196Z American Music Resource 2009-12-09T20:05:26.196Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-73581 This site has just about everything you'd ever want to know about collecting vinyl records. Read dozens of articles on how records are made, album cover art, caring for your collection, and more. Free registration for anyone over the age of 13 allows you to participate in several forums discussing all topics related to collecting records. http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/ English Record Collectors Guild LPs vinyls phonographs record albums The Record Collectors Guild 2009-12-09T20:11:47.911Z The Record Collectors Guild 2009-12-09T20:11:47.911Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music--Collectors & Collecting info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5288 Michael Norrish A site of brief biographical sketches of some of the more well-known classical composers. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mn200/music/composers.html English Composers Composer Biographies 2009-12-09T20:07:09.492Z Composer Biographies 2009-12-09T20:07:09.492Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5290 Steven G. Estrella "A chronological listing of famous composers of Western Music. Each listing contains accurate birth and death dates and the country of origin. Several of the entries also are linked to biographical essays and other sites on the web." Organized by musical period and by composer name. http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html English Composers Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers 2009-12-09T20:07:09.566Z Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers 2009-12-09T20:07:09.566Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-37321 "The largest website devoted exclusively to free choral sheet music. Begun in December 1998, the site has over 140 contributors and 3,200 scores." Search by title or composer, or browse in the following categories: chant, medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, early-20th, or modern. http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page English Choral Public Domain Library 2009-12-09T20:04:54.410Z Choral Public Domain Library 2009-12-09T20:04:54.410Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6516 Farron, Jim Feldman, Alex Howarth, Paul Enjoy detailed descriptions of the operas. Listen to MIDI and MPEG audio files, or enjoy reading the librettos, ballads and opening night reviews from the original performances in the Savoy Theatre in London in the late 17th century. Some of the Savoy performances also include notes and full libretto, as well as original cast information and images ... http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/ English Boise State University Department of Mathematics Musical musical scoreThespis Trial by Jury Sorcerer HMS Pinafore Pirates of Penzance Patience Iolanthe Princess Ida Mikado Ruddigore Yeomen of the Guard Gondoliers Utopia Limited Grand Duke Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page 2009-12-09T20:08:43.917Z Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page 2009-12-09T20:08:43.917Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Theater Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music--Opera info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6322 Gray, Patricia An alphabetical list of major operas and their composers, with brief descriptions and sound recordings that provide their correct pronunciation. Audio files are in AIFF format. http://patriciagray.net/Operahtmls/works.html English Dictionary dictionaries biography biographies synopsis classical music pronouncing Operas and Composers: A Pronunciation Guide 2009-12-09T20:08:39.418Z Operas and Composers: A Pronunciation Guide 2009-12-09T20:08:39.418Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music--Opera info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13154 National Piano Foundation "As the official Web site of the National Piano Foundation, PianoNet is your comprehensive guide to everything about pianos???their history, their manufacture, noted artists, important publications and more." http://pianonet.com/ res:ipl-13154 English Piano Pianists Pianonet.com 2010-09-22T19:23:43.294Z Pianonet.com 2010-09-22T19:23:43.294Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4772 Maray, Tamas This database provides information about the programs and performance schedules of opera companies around the world. http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/main.html res:ipl-4772 English American operas international operas classical music fine arts operetta The Opera Schedule Server 2011-02-23T15:51:08.998Z The Opera Schedule Server 2011-02-23T15:51:08.998Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Classical Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music--Opera info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-80785 Follett, Antoinette Making Music Magazine provides a space for adult amateur and recreational musicians with useful resources like a list of music festivals in the USA and tips for playing music. http://www.makingmusicmag.com/ English Making Music instruments musican instrument musicians amateur musician Making Music Magazine 2009-12-09T20:14:19.200Z Making Music Magazine 2009-12-09T20:14:19.200Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6810 AMG Search this incredibly "comprehensive music reference" database by artist, album, song, label, style, and more. Read essays, reviews, and blog posts from AMG editorial staff and expert contributors. Learn about and listen to any music style's seminal artists and albums. Offers videos too. http://www.allmusic.com/ English Macrovision Corporation composers music dictionary music blog pop rock AMG music videos allmusic - AMG 2009-12-09T20:09:21.875Z allmusic - AMG 2009-12-09T20:09:21.875Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6773 Weisstein, Eric W. A music encyclopedia that is clearly indexed and contains explanations for music topics that are both clear and accessible. Contains articles that explain concepts in music theory with linked references for further reading. http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/music/ English Music Theory chords and notes intervals musical instruments scales musical notation Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Music 2009-12-09T20:09:11.565Z Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Music 2009-12-09T20:09:11.565Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music School and Homework Help--Homework Help--Subject Area Help--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-84295 Hudson, Peter Contains "an ever-growing collection of highly-customizable online music theory flash cards" that can be used by music students of all levels. http://www.musicards.net/ res:ipl-84295 English music notes key signature Key Signatures music note Intervals Interval Triads triad piano guitar Online Music Theory Flash Cards 2010-06-02T18:19:43.427Z Online Music Theory Flash Cards 2010-06-02T18:19:43.427Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music School and Homework Help--Homework Help--Subject Area Help--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13561 National Library of Canada "This site is a source of sheet music published in Canada before 1921, selected from the National Library of Canada's historical collection. This website currently features sheet music published before Confederation (1867) and during the era of the First World War (1914-1920), selected from the historical collection of the National Library of Canad ... http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/sheetmusic/ res:ipl-13561 English French Sheet music Sheet Music from Canada's Past 2011-06-30T14:36:59.758Z Sheet Music from Canada's Past 2011-06-30T14:36:59.758Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--Canadian History info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10207 Center for Black Music Research Focuses on collecting, preserving, and making accessible information about the "black music experience throughout the world." Offers extensive definitions of musical styles, thorough bibliographies, a discography, and resources for teachers. http://www.colum.edu/cbmr/ English Columbia College Chicago black music Carribean music African music blues jazz calypso reggae hip hop r & b rap gospel music black composers black composer Center for Black Music Research 2009-12-09T19:50:01.269Z Center for Black Music Research 2009-12-09T19:50:01.269Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11820 Haven Sound, Inc. "A reference site to help the ordinary person identify public domain songs and public domain music... royalty free music you can use anywhere and any way you choose... performance, sing-along, film, video, advertising, business, or personal." Includes info on copyright and public domain, an FAQ, and a song list of titles in the public domain. http://www.pdinfo.com/index.php English PD Info: Public Domain Music 2009-12-09T19:50:49.844Z PD Info: Public Domain Music 2009-12-09T19:50:49.844Z fedoraAdmin Active Law, Government & Political Science--Law--United States--Intellectual Property Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72147 Folk Alley Listen to streaming folk music 24 hours a day. This online radio station plays only folk, world, and acoustic music. Free registration is required. http://www.folkalley.com/ English Blum, Jim Folk Alley 2009-12-09T20:11:11.395Z Folk Alley 2009-12-09T20:11:11.395Z fedoraAdmin Active Social Sciences--Social Customs, Traditions, and Folklore--Folklore--Folk Songs and Rhymes Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72160 United States--Hawaii Kaiulani Kanoa Martin An extensive collection of traditional Hawaiian song, dance, and tradition. http://www.huapala.org/ English hawaiian music Huapala: Hawaiian Music and Hula Archive 2009-12-09T20:11:11.659Z Huapala: Hawaiian Music and Hula Archive 2009-12-09T20:11:11.659Z fedoraAdmin Active Social Sciences--Social Customs, Traditions, and Folklore--Folklore--Folk Songs and Rhymes Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9547 Digital Scriptorium, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University "The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3,042 pieces from the collection, published in America between 1850 and 1920." http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/ res:ipl-9547 English Sheet music United States history Historic American Sheet Music Project 2011-06-30T14:38:01.946Z Historic American Sheet Music Project 2011-06-30T14:38:01.946Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8730 Musica Antiqua of Iowa State University This site showcases Musica Antiqua's large replica instrument collection by supplying photos, descriptions, original quotes, additional sources, and sounds of the instruments used in performing early music. http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html res:ipl-8730 English Musica Antiqua of Iowa State University music instruments harpsichord gamba lute crumhorn dulcimer Medieval and Renaissance Instruments 2011-06-30T14:37:59.428Z Medieval and Renaissance Instruments 2011-06-30T14:37:59.428Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--European History--Middle Ages (Medieval) Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--European History--Renaissance info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-51074 Vanuatu Australia Papua New Guinea New Zealand Fiji United States--Hawaii Tonga New Caledonia Cook Islands South Pacific Hannan, Michael Music of the indigenous people of Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the nations of the Pacific Islands. Resources on this site will be of interest to those conducting research and include articles about musical styles, musical instruments, audio examples, and a bibliography. http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/sass/music/musicarchive/ArchiveHome.html res:ipl-51074 English Southern Cross University Torres Strait Papua New Guinea Bougainville New Zealand Cook Islands Easter Island Fiji Hawaii Nauru New Caledonia Rarotonga Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu island music music of the islands pacific island Music Archive for the Pacific 2011-06-27T13:23:16.332Z Music Archive for the Pacific 2011-06-27T13:23:16.332Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--South Pacific History Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--World Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--Australian History Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-51028 Asia Chinavoc An introduction to the history of Beijing, Yue, Huangmei, and Kungu Opera. This site describes the instrumentation used in the various forms as well as the different costumes and character roles. http://www.chinavoc.com/arts/perform/opera.htm res:ipl-51028 English Oriental culture music drama performance costume Chinavoc: Chinese Traditional Opera 2011-06-27T13:23:16.048Z Chinavoc: Chinese Traditional Opera 2011-06-27T13:23:16.048Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--World Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music--Opera Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--Asian History--Chinese History info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4757 Gerard Manning Information about Celtic/Irish music, including discographies of Celtic artists and upcoming tour schedules, and information about Celtic instruments. http://www.ceolas.org/ceolas.html English World Artists Discographies Celtic Irish The Ceolas Celtic Music Archive 2009-12-09T20:05:26.449Z The Ceolas Celtic Music Archive 2009-12-09T20:05:26.449Z fedoraAdmin Active Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance--Instruments Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--World Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American--Celtic Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-30633 Library of Congress "This collection consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. The collection includes many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Civil War pe ... http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/ res:ipl-30633 English African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 2011-06-30T14:37:10.169Z African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 2011-06-30T14:37:10.169Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Era--20th Century United States History Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--African-American History--Arts and Music Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Era--19th Century United States History Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10302 American Folklife Center, Library of Congress "Covering a three-month period in 1939, the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip documents a wide variety of musical styles from eight different states." This online presentation provides access to over 600 audio recordings of folksongs, related photos and other graphic images, as well as transcribed, searchable text for all the ... http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html res:ipl-10302 English Library of Congress folk music American South Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip 2011-06-30T18:01:46.935Z Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip 2011-06-30T18:01:46.935Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Era--20th Century United States History Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Region--West South Central (Southern) Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Folk Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Region--South Atlantic States (Southern) Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Performing Arts--Music Arts & Humanities--History--History by Region--North American History--United States History--United States History by Region--East South Central States (Southern) info:fedora/col:gen