American Institute of Musicology
Publishes an academic series on medieval, renaissance, and baroque music with musicological essays, articles, commentaries, and bibliographies.
http://www.tempomusic.com/aim/ |
American Music - Making America More Musical
FindArticles reprints Mark Katz's essay examining the pervasive influence of the phonograph in the United States between the years 1900 and 1930.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2298/4_16/55849951/p1/ar... |
American Music - Women Patrons and Activists Since 1860
Catherine Parsons Smith reviews Ralph Locke and Cyrilla Barr's book "Cultivating Music in America." Reprinted by FindArticles.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2298/2_17/61551818/p1/ar... |
Antique Radio
Learn about old radios through photos, a chronological history and description of different radios, articles, an index of exhibits, and links.
http://members.aol.com/djadamson/arp.html |
Archive of Dissertation Abstracts
Search by keyword or by author for abstracts of music dissertations, both completed and in progress.
http://www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/Music/Archive/Disserts/index.html |
Canonical List of Weird Band Names
Browse this list, described as "the peculiar and the profane," with almost 1,000 actual band names.
http://sam.hochberg.com/bandname.html |
Covers Archive
Image database of covers, including music, PC software, VCD, Video Box and custom covers. Request cover art or post a message in the forum.
http://www.coversarchive.com/ |
EMPlive.com - Experience Music Project
Music museum opens in Seattle and showcases its interactive exhibits on the Net. Find a Web cam of the unique building by architect Frank Gehry.
http://www.emplive.com/ |
Gabe M. Wiener Music Library
Offers collections of monographs, composers, concert reports, a laser disc collection, related links and services.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/music/ |
Grove's Dictionaries
Explore the foremost music reference in the English language. Includes links to other music sites and to reference works in other fields.
http://www.grovereference.com/GroveMusic/ |
History of Country
Roughstock's history of country music, including blue grass and honky tonk. Download song samples from the different periods.
http://www.roughstock.com/history/ |
Kelley's World - 185 Documents, Music History
Includes articles, essays and CD-ROMs and links to online and analog resources. Covers topics in classical and popular music.
http://www.hccanet.org/kelleysworld/7180.htm |
Mars Subway - Canadian Music
Offers profiles of musical artists hailing from Canada, including Alanis Morrisette, Sara McLachlan and Men Without Hats.
http://www.monkey-boy.com/cmusic/ |
Memphis Music Jukebox
Fantastic site highlighting the musical heritage of Memphis, Tennessee through interactive tours of Sun Studios, Stax, and Memphis Blues history.
http://www.memphisguide.com/music2/ |
Mr. Blunt's Lyric of the Week Archives
Mr. Blunt presents an archive of song lyrics updated weekly. Includes rap, hip-hop, and R & B, artists such as MMx and Mr. Travis.
http://www.mrblunt.com/archives/lyrics/ |
MSN Encarta - American Music
Follow the chronology of styles, influences, and composers from Colonial to contemporary times.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=03466000 |
MSN Encarta - Music, Western
Follow the trajectory of fundamentally European music in stages from 500 BC to C20th.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=0010A000 |
Music - Medieval to Modern
Journal features articles on topics including fusion, popular music, theory, classical composers, and vocal articulation. Subscription is free.
http://www.medieval.org/music/column/ |
Music History 101
Survey with an emphasis on the masters' landmark works and stylistic trends in music from the Renaissance to the present.
http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/ |
Music History Resources
Good collection of outlines for various topics in Western music history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
http://members.tripod.com/~papandr/musicology.html |
Oldies Music - Number One Songs
Browse this weekly listing of hit songs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a top-ten list from a chosen year.
http://www.oldiesmusic.com/no1.htm |
People of Jazz - Index
Features bios, reviews, and critical essays on an extensive list of jazz performers.
http://www.acns.nwu.edu/WNUR/jazz/artists/ |
Smithsonian Musical History
Features links hosted by Smithsonian organizations of resources on performances, recordings, artists, exhibitions, and musical instruments.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/music.htm |
Songfacts
Search this database of song information for fun facts about artists and songs. Play games, read random songfacts, or look up a song.
http://www.songfacts.com |
This Week in Music History
Music trivia each week of the year, including birthdays, concerts and hits of the past. Daily music updates and information are also featured.
http://www.rocknrollvault.com/thisweek.htm |
Tinfoil.com
Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds. Offers history, music library and advice, and sells wax cylinders and phonographs.
http://www.tinfoil.com/ |
Trivia Musica
Interactive music trivia board lets fans, know-it-alls and the curious learn or submit trivia about bands, musicians and music.
http://www.triviamusica.com/ |
Wellesley College Music Library
Explore the events schedule of this library. Includes seasonal hours of operation.
http://www.wellesley.edu/Library/Music/musiclib.html |
Wolverine Antique Music Society
Devoted to music originally recorded using analog means at 78 rpm, society catalogs and rerecords pre-tape, shellac music, with historical texts.
http://www.teleport.com/~rfrederi/ |
Wurlitzer Jukebox Company
Make a selection from the jukebox, and find out more about this music-making machine. Check out Memory Lane and the Souvenir Shop.
http://www.wurlitzer-jukebox.com/ |
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