All Sites

» Almanac of Classical Music History

Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/acousticdigest/almanac.html

» Black History and Classical Music

Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.

http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html

» Classical Musician Recent Deaths

(from 1988 to current)

http://members.tripod.com/perfartists/obits.html

» Corridos Sin Fronteras

Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers.

http://www.corridos.org/

» Gallery Music

Includes scores, MIDI files, articles, and links related to the music performed in English churches and chapels c.1700-1850, and in American music of a similar date.

http://www.gallerymusic.co.uk/

» Gallery Music

(Sung by church and chapel "bands" in the UK in the 18th and 19th centuries) Includes articles, sample scores and MIDI files, links, and organizations.

http://www.westgallerymusic.co.uk/

» History in Song

Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.

http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/

» History of Indian Music

Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.

http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/index.html

» Incompetech: Music Styles

Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.

http://www.incompetech.com/music/

» International Alliance for Women in Music

Includes chronology, extensive biographies of obscure musicians, MIDI files, discography, bibliography, and resources.

http://www.iawm.org/

» Jewry in Music

Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.

http://www.smerus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

» Medieval Music and Arts Foundation

Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.

http://www.medieval.org/

» Music and Chess

An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.

http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm

» The Music of Freemasonry

Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.

http://www.masonmusic.org/

» This Day In Music History

Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)

http://datadragon.com/day/