Classical

Resources in this category:

Carolina Classical Connection
http://www.carolinaclassical.com/links.html

"An index of Classical Music Web site links covering all historical periods from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century."

Classical Music Home Page
http://www.classical.net/music/

"The purpose of this home page is to provide a point-of-entry into various informational files about classical music, as well as links to other interesting web sites." Sections include: Basic Repertoire List, Classical CD Buying Guide, Recommended Recordings, and Composer Data. Searchable.

Composers
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48455

This IPL pathfinder is designed for people of all ages who are looking for information on composers of classical music. Included are print-based and Web-based resources. The sources are geared toward general knowledge as well as scholarly research.

DW3 Classical Music Resources
http://www.lib.duke.edu/dw3/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentI...

"DW3 (Duke World Wide Web) Classical Music Resources is a comprehensive collection of classical music resources on the Web with links to more than 1,600 non-commercial pages/sites in over a dozen languages. The site is comprised of 107 well organized, subject-specific pages and features a powerful, easy-to-use internal search engine; multiple access points for hundreds of entries, including "see" and "see also" references; and composer-specific pages and links organized by historical period for enhanced browsing."

Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/

Basic information about classical music. Biographies of seventy composers, overview of the six main periods in Western music, and a glossary of terms.

GramoFile
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/

"Over 24,000 Gramophone reviews from March 1983 to March 1998 and listing of 25,000 non-reviewed discs from the Gramophone database. GramoFile is a database of classical music reviews which have appeared in Gramophone from March 1983. It enables easy access to particular reviews or collections of reviews plus a sophisticated search programme for more complicated queries. GramoFile is updated monthly, the listing of reviewed discs being three months in arrears of the published magazine i.e. the March issue is published in February, therefore the March reviews will appear on the Web site in May. New to GramoFile is the addition of the listing of 25,000 discs from the Gramophone database which have not been reviewed. These appear in A-Z record company order at the end of the reviewed discs i.e. after the most recent month."

The Lied and Song Texts Page
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/

"WWW archive of thousands of texts to Kunstlieder and other art songs in Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish."

MusicFinland.com
http://www.musicfinland.com/

Resources for Finnish popular, classical, jazz, and contemporary folk music. Artist profiles are included as well recording reviews and audio samples.

The Opera Schedule Server
http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/main.html

This searchable database provides information about the programs of opera companies around the world.

Pianopedia
http://www.pianopedia.com/

A search engine for the classical piano repertoire. Users can search by composer name and nationality, work duration, date of composition, title, key/mode and instrumentation. The site also has a French version.

Pronunciation.org: A Guide for Classical Radio Announcers
http://www.math.nyu.edu/~wendlc/pronunciation/index.html

"These pages are meant as a reference guide for native English speakers (particularly North Americans) on pronouncing the various European languages that are often encountered in classical music."

The Symphony: An Interactive Guide
http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html

"The aim of The Symphony: An Interactive Guide is to provide a comprehensive resource for people wanting to expand their knowledge of the symphony - Western art music's richest and most important genre. The site features comprehensive biographies of the major symphonic composers, browseable by country or by an alphabetical list. And thanks to the Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra and their conductor John Curro, live recordings of nine great symphonies can be heard on this site via RealAudio.
"Also included is a timeline showing musical events in their historical context, an explanation of musical forms and structures, and a complete guide to the instruments of the orchestra." A glossary of related terms is also included.

The J.S. Bach Homepage
http://www.jsbach.org/

A large informational site about the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Contains biographies, bibliographies, links, and a database of works indexed by instrument, title, performer/conductor, BWV number, key, year and record label.