Musicians & Composers

Resources in this category:

African Music Encyclopedia
http://africanmusic.org/

A searchable encyclopedia dedicated to African music performed by musicians in Africa and in countries around the world. There are country and artist indexes, along with a glossary of musical styles and terms. A list of links to related sites and information on buying African music are also included.

All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/

This comprehensive site includes jazz news, reviews, festivals, interviews, audio downloads, photos, and biographies of over 3600 jazz musicians.

All Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/

This is "a complete online database of recorded music." It has a search engine that allows searching by artist name, album title, song title, label, and musical style. Biographies, full discographies, and album reviews are available for artists. Essays and a glossary are provided as is a unique feature: music maps, which trace a particular style's development from other musicical styles.

The Authorized Paul Bowles Website
http://www.paulbowles.org/

Website dedicated to the legacy of writer-composer Paul Bowles, established by the heirs of the estate of Paul and Jane Bowles.

The Charles Ives Society
http://www.charlesives.org/

Online resource on the American composer with pictures, a catalog, biographical details, and more.

Composer Biographies
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html

A site of brief biographical sketches of some of the more well-known classical composers.

Composers of African Descent
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Others.html

This site contains information about classical music composers of african heritage from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It gives biographies on these composers.

Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html

"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.

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."

A Great Day in Harlem
http://www.harlem.org/

"Explore jazz history through one photograph" of 57 jazz musicians taken in Harlem in August 1958. Site includes a timeline on jazz history and biographies of jazz musicians browsable by artist, musical style, or instrument.

Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/

The online counterpart to Ken Burns' documentary Jazz includes extensive biographical profiles and discographies of major jazz musicians, a chronology of the development of jazz, essays about jazz and its place in American culture, and audio clips of jazz compositions.

Johannes Brahms
http://www.johannesbrahms.org/

Biography and catalog of Johannes Brahms

The Living Composers Project
http://www.composers21.com/

"The Living Composers Project is a non-profit database begun in 2000, which aims to provide composers, listeners, performers, and researchers with a source of information about the music of our time."

The Mozart Project
http://www.mozartproject.org/

Contains a biography of Mozart (with chronology and family tree), a listing of his compositions (by date and category), selected essays about him and his music, plus reviews of books on Mozart. Also includes links to more Mozart resources online.

NewMusicBox: the Web magazine from the American Music Center
http://www.newmusicbox.com/

An online journal from the American Music Center that concentrates on work by contemporary American composers.

"Perfessor" Bill Edwards Ragtime / Old-time Piano Gallery
http://www.perfessorbill.com/

A site dedicated to all types of ragtime and old time resources. Here you can find biographies, recordings, lyrics, and more.

Piazzolla.Org: The Internet Home of Astor Piazzolla and his Tango Nuevo
http://www.piazzolla.org/

Available in both Spanish and English. Dedicated to the music of Argentinean, Astor Piazolla. Features include an extensive biography and an audio library.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/currinductees.asp

Biographical information on the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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.

The Robert Johnson Notebooks
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MUSIC/rjhome.html

A biography of the singer/songwriter/guitarist Robert Johnson. Other features include sound clips of performances by the artist, a lesson plan for teachers to "illustrate the poesy of Robert Johnson's blues lyrics", and a glossary of verse terms.

Who2?
http://www.who2.com/

Who2? is a website about famous people. It provides information such as birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia, and the four best websites for additional details. The people covered range from authors, stars, mythical gods, and cartoon dogs to kings, queens, and famous frauds.