Classical music online, a guide to websites
Festivals
Festivals, a guide to websites worldwide.
Polzer Ticket Info. Salzburg. Karten/Tickets. Salzburger Festspiele/ Festspielkarten.
The leading address concerning tickets for the Salzburg Festival.
Folk music
See Folk music and World Music
Forums
The New Classical Music Forums
Magle International Music Forums
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German music and musicians.
A database of German music and musicians. MIZ
Guitar
CrossRoads
CrossRoads offers a new way to learn to play guitar with guitar tabs, steaming videos, sound clips, tablature, live on-line lessons and much more.
Harpsichord
See also: String instruments
The British Harpsichord Society
History of the dance
See: Dance
History. General music history outlines.
History of music from ancient times and 13th century polyphony to 19th century opera/ 20th century. Based on Donald Jay Grout’s History of Western Music.
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Instrumentalists
See: String instrumentalists and Pianists
Instruments, musical instrument makers
History of the piano
History of the Piano, 1157-2000.
The Piano
A UK piano information site. History, piano tuners, piano magazines, piano manufacturers.
Period grand pianos.
The Frederick Collection Hurdy-Gurdy. A gallery of pictures.
Violin makers
Jazz
See also: Jazz Music
Jazzlinks
Jazz Zines, Jazz internet resources.
Absolute Jazz
News about contemporary jazz and improvised music. Jazz forums, reviews.
All About Jazz
Jazz magazine and resource. Jazz webpage links, jazz discussion, jazz articles.
The Chronicle of Jazz
Beginning at the turn of the century, The Chronicle of Jazz charts the evolution of jazz from Africa and the southern United States to the myriad urban styles heard around the world today.
Journals, classical music reviews, classical music blogs.
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Klezmer music
Klezmer music. Cincinatti Klezmer Project.
Klezmer links, online Klezmer midi music.
About the Klezmer Revival
From one of the greatest current klezmer authorities, an article about the Klezmer revival.
Klezmer Ring
Webring for sites about klezmer and klezmer bands.
The Klezmer Shack
Comprehensive site on Klezmer and ‘world music from a Jewish slant.’
The Klezmer Revival, an essay.
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Chicago.
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Labels/Classical music recording labels
Lessons See: Classical Music Education and Schools
Lessons. Online Conservatory
Live, online music lessons for all music genres.
Libraries/Music libraries/Manuscript libraries
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library
Founded in 1931, MLA is the professional organization in the United States devoted to music librarianship and all aspects of music materials in libraries. As of July 1, 2011, MLA is also the United States branch of IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries.
Wellesley College Music Library
Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Center
Live music
MP3 Downloads and streaming classical music.
Live radio broadcasts on the internet.
A worldwide directory.
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Magazines, classical music journals
See: Classical Music Journals and Blogs
Gramophone magazine.
Searchable archive of reviews.
Manuscripts
The Morgan Library and Museum music manuscripts collection.
The Morgan Library & Museum houses one of the finest collections of music manuscripts in the country. In addition to a large collection of musicians’ letters and first editions of scores and librettos, it has the world’s largest collection of Mahler manuscripts and substantial holdings of Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Mozart, Schubert, and Richard Strauss. The collection spans six centuries and many countries.
Medieval music
See: Medieval Music
Gregorian Chant internet links.
Medieval Music & Arts Foundation
Melody search engines
MelodyCatcher: An accurate Search Engine for Melodies
Musipedia: A Search Engine for Melodies
Tunespotting: A Search Engine for Melodies
Microtonal music
American Festival of Microtonal Music
MP3/4 files
See: Classical Music downloads
Classical.net
Reviews, articles, repertoire list, works, composer biographies, scores.
Military music, bugles, drums
The International Military Music Society (IMMS)
Musicals/Musical Theatre
See also: Musicals, a guide to websites.
Broadway.com
Current Broadway productions.
History of Musicals, stage and screen,
from the 1920s to the present day. Musicals101.com.
Music education
See: Music Education
Kod‡ly Music Education Institute of Australia
Musica. The Music and Science Information Computer Archive
MRN is a newsletter of analysis and commentary on the broad field of research on music and behavior, including evolution, brain mechanisms, child development, perception, learning, memory, performance, health and related topics. The author of all material is Dr. Norman M. Weinberger
Music therapy
American Music Therapy Association
British Society for Music Therapy
Music Therapy Freudian Slip
A source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.
Nordoff Robbins (UK)
Nordoff Robbins is a national music therapy charity dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK.
Musiker Forum. Der Website für klassische Musiker
MP3 Classical
See: Classical Music downloads
Music lessons. Online Conservatory. Live, online music lessons, for all music genres.
Musicology, music theory
See also: Musicology
Musicological Institute of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Nordoff Robbins (UK)
Nordoff Robbins is a national music therapy charity dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK.
Musiker Forum. Der Website fur klassische Musiker.
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National anthems. MP3 downloads.
Naxos Records. Streaming audo files.
Notation Musical notation
Allegroassai
Interactive musical scores.
Music notation websites,
a link directory.
Guido d’Arezzo
Links to resources.
Guido d’Arezzo
Catholic Encyclopedia
Music Theory.net
Interactive lessons and trainers.
Wikipedia entry on musical notation.
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Opera
See: Opera
Opera composers directory.
More than 100 well-known and lesser-known or obscure opera composers.
OrchestraNet. World Music and Orchestra Directory
Orchestras, symphony orchestras
Organ; pipe organ; reed organ
The Organ Historical Society
Historic organs, organ archives.
Piano
See: Piano, Pianists, a guide to websites.
Piano competitions – an international web list.
Piano on the Net. Online piano lessons. The Piano Nanny
Pop music, folk music, rock music
See: Pop Music
Publishers
A web directory of music publishers from William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music.
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Renaissance music
See: Renaissance Music
Early Music Chicago
Early MusiChicago is a web portal to the Early Music scene in the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and adjoining region.
Medieval and Renaissance Music
Early Music Resources on the Web.
Renaissance and Baroque Society, Pittsburgh.
A Selection of Renaissance Music
Resources; general music resources
Music Resources (from M.I.T.).
Sheet music collections, sheet music in PDF format.
Reviews
BBC Radio 3 classical music reviews
Classics Today
Classical music reviews, record reviews.
Gramophone magazine
searchable archive of classical music record and CD reviews.
Musiker Forum
Der Website fŸr klassische Musiker
The Flying Inkpot
Classical music CD reviews. A site from Singapore.
New York Times classical music reviews.
The London Telegraph review section.
The Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall offer a wide variety of classical music concerts,
art performances, performing arts and free events.
Scores, sheet music
See also: Sheet Music, a guide to websites.
Free Sheet Music Directory. Lyrics. Musica Viva
Rfkharris.com
A unique classical music arrangement, composition and transcription service, and music education resource for children and adults by composer and teacher Richard Harris. Individual users or ensembles can choose the preferred instrumentation, difficulty level and key of any classical (or ragtime) piece they would like.
Music Scores.com
Downloadable music scores by major composers, in PDF format.
Second Vienna School. The Arnold Schönberg Centre
Serialism, atonality internet resources.
Singers. The Classical Singer Community
Career information and support. Singing auditions and competitions.
Singers, opera singers, vocal music
Sound archives
American Library of Congress
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site includes a massive collection of traditional music recordings, song manuscripts and musical scores.
Bodliean Library Broadside Ballads
British Library Sound Archives. World and traditional music.
Country Dance and Song Society
Celebrating a Living Tradition of English and Anglo-American Folk Dance and Music since 1915.
Irish Traditional Music Archive
Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
String instruments
String instruments, a guide to websites.
Violin, violinists, a guide to websites.
Sufi music
Sufi Music. A dedicated website.
The Symphony
Symphony orchestras, a guide to websites.
The Symphony. An interactive guide.
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Theory; music theory; musicology
Therapy, music therapy
Music Therapy Freudian Slip
A source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.
American Music Therapy Association
Australian Music Therapy Association Inc
British Society for Music Therapy
Canadian Association of Music Therapy
New Zealand Society for Music Therapy
Wikipedia entry on music therapy.
Tonality. The Tonal Centre
An interactive site for composers and music theorists. Demonstrates key concepts of tonality, including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
TV theme music
TV Themes. Classic U.S. TV Series Theme Music.
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Venetian music
Benedetto Marcello music conservatory.
Music of Venice
Wikipedia
Viennese music
Vienna (Wein) Tourist centre.
Vienna Mozart Concerts, Musicals in Vienna, Wiener Konzerthaus, Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Arnold Schönberg Center, Musikverein,Wien, Jeunesse.
Vienna Modern Masters
A non-profit site distributing CDs produces and internationally distributes compact discs of contemporary classical music. Vienna Modern Masters has no stylistic, gender, ethnic, geographic or other bias in its choice of music to appear on the label. Its only criterion is musical merit.
Viola
See also: String instruments
Viola da Gamba Society
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the support of activities relating to the viola da gamba in the United States and abroad. A society of players, builders, publishers, distributors, restorers.
Vocalist International
An Online Journal. Internet resources and discussion list for singers.
Vocal
See: Opera and Vocal Music
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Women composers
See also: Women in music, a guide to websites.
World music
See also: Music by Country
BBC Radio 3 World music reviews.
PutumayoWorld Music And Culture
with music from Africa, Europe, Latin America, The Middle East, and the world over.
Ethnomusicology, folk music and world music.
A link list from the Sibelius Academy.
World Music
Live music and dance from around the world. Crash Arts
Songlines
The world music magazine. CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to particular world music traditions, concert-listings and travel stories.
WOMAD. World of Music, Arts and Dance
World Music Central
News, artists, reviews, events. distributors, labels.
World Music Network
A rough guide to world music.
World music resources from Indiana University.
Genres, music by country, classical performers, instrumentalists.
Young people’s music resources
Music Information Centre for Youth
Podium International
A podium and website for young musicians. Biographies, concerts.
Jeunesses Musicales International
The worldwide network for youth and music has provided young people with a broader access to music, both as performers and listeners, enabling them to develop through music across all boundaries.