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Music
Search engine:
MusicSearch
http://www.musicsearch.com
Search by entering a term or terms of interest to you, and the specialized
engine will retrieve relevant sites. Especially valuable for popular music
information; with a directory for artists, events, genres, instruments,
reference, reviews, and other topics. Links to approximately 20,000 sites.
Megasites:
Music
Journals and Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/outline.html
Nearly 300 links; some are restricted access.
Music Research Guide
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/research/srg/mus2.html
This site from music librarian Valery King focuses on "web sites useful
for music research by anyone from new students to professional music
educators, composers, and performers."
Music
Resources on the Internet
http://www.skdesigns.com/internet/music
Especially useful for sources of lyrics, scores, composer and artist
information, midi files, cd’s, and instruments, as well as graphics.
Selected
Music Resources on the Internet
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/internet/lpa.cfm?trg=1&d1=141&d3=Music
Links to indexes, sites about the business of music, professional societies,
performance calendars for the New York metropolitan area, and much more.
Worldwide Internet
Music Resources
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources
Rich in links to resources about individual groups and artists, composers, music
theory, performance, types of music, the music business, journals, and
additional subjects, with an emphasis on classical music.
Historic U.S. music:
African American
Sheet Music, 1820-1920
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/afam/index.html
This collection of sheet music--ballads, love songs, military tunes,
minstrel music, ragtime classics, spirituals, and other popular songs--has
been digitized from Brown University's John Hay Library. Browsable by
composer, title or subject or, searched by keyword, the website also features an
extensive Reference section and "About" page. "Particularly
significant in this collection are the visual depictions of African Americans
which provide much information about racial attitudes over the course of the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."
America Singing: 19th
Century Song Sheets
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amsshtml
Search by keywords or browse by title, composer, or publisher to gain from 4,200
popular lyrics an understanding of the culture of the nation two centuries ago;
with digitized images of the sheets.
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of “Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Sheet Music with Negro Themes
http://tinyurl.com/yqyb5v
Over 600 pieces of sheet music published between 1799 and 1922. Song themes cover
early 19th century plantation life in the American South, the Civil War period,
including abolitionism, emancipation and Reconstruction, early 20th century popular
music, and the stereotypical themes associated with black face minstrelsy.
A few pieces include audio files. There is also an extensive bibliography section.
Florida
Folklife from the WPA Collections
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/flwpahome.html
Compiled by scholars such as Zora Neale Hurston, this multiethnic, multi-format
sound collection encompasses children's songs, dance tunes, and religious music.
Supplemented with interviews, reading lists, and other documents, it is indexed
by genre, language, ethnic group, and performer.
Frances G. Spencer Collection: American Melting Pot
http://contentdm.baylor.edu/cdm4/index_01amp.php?CISOROOT=/01amp
This collection of about 30,000 pieces of sheet music ranges from the late 18th to
early 20th century. It includes first editions such as Jingle Bells and Battle Hymn
of the Republic, as well as first editions of prominent American composers of the
time such as Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin. To date, digital images are available
for over 900 pieces.
Historic American Sheet
Music
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic
From the 19th and early 20th century American sheet music, digital images of
over 3,000 compositions published between 1850 and 1920.
History in
Song
www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/history.html
Lyrics from the American Revolutionary War through the 1960's. Search by period,
song title, or artist.
Innovations of
Note Sheet Music Collection
http://libraries.mit.edu/music/sheetmusic/index.html
A quirky collection of sheet music from MIT's Lewis Music Library. All
the songs included in this collection in some way feature a technological
innovation. Songs topics, which are listed on this website by title or are
browseable, include the telegraph, the airplane, subways, sewing machines, hot
air balloons, the telephone and automobiles.
Lester S. Levy Collection of
Sheet Music
http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/">http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu
"Contains over 29,000 pieces of music and focuses on popular American music
spanning the period 1780 to 1960. All pieces of the collection are indexed on
this site and a search will retrieve a catalog description of the pieces. An
image of the cover and each page of music will also be retrieved if the music
was published before 1923 and is in the public domain."
Music for the
Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/smhome.html
Over 20,000 songs, searchable by author, title, or keyword.
Now What a Time:
Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftvhtml/ftvhome.html
Spanning the years 1938 through 1943, one hundred sound recordings, featuring
notable African American artists.
Parlor Songs
http://www.parlorsongs.org
An attractive zine with thematic issues (on topics such as African American
stereotypes, Valentines, Great Depression tunes, and dreams) providing midi
files for music of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Recent
issues include printed lyrics.
Poetry and Music of the War Between
the States
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org
Author, title, and first line approaches to finding the lyrics and poems.
Union Songs
http://unionsong.com
"For 2 centuries people across the world have built unions. This site
documents the songs and poems that they made in the process."
Lyrics and sheet music:
8notes.com
http://www.8notes.com
Offers free sheet music of all types, including some riffs of
television and film theme music.
Elyrics4U
http://www.elyrics4u.com
Search by artist or album.
Free Sheet Music
http://www.freesheetmusic.net
A vast directory of links ranging from folk to pop to wedding songs.
Lyrics Library
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/blondie/313
Links arranged by artist along with links by category (examples include
children's songs; hymns and gospel; jingles; and musicals, movies, and TV).
LyricSearch
http://lyricsearch.com
A search engine that finds popular music by album, artist, song, or lyric.
Mudcat Café
http://www.mudcat.org
Lyrics and sound files for blues and folk songs.
Song
Lyrics; Libretti
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/songlyr.html
A list of reputable sites for finding lyrics of many kinds.
Popular music:
AMG: All Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com
Search by artist, album, song, style, or label to find biographies,
discographies, album tracks, albums; with style definitions, key artists,
recordings, and other features.
Argus Music Searcher
http://www.musicsearcher.com
"A user friendly music artist information portal, allowing you to search a
wide selection of quality music resources on the World Wide Web in an easy way.
We also feature our own music artist link database, which currently includes
6260 artists and 17675 ranked links."
Barbershop Harmony Society Headquarters
http://www.barbershop.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_homepage.hcsp
Music education, concert schedules, how to find a group to join, free audio
files, and more for enthusiasts.
BigBands
http://nfo.net
Search by band, musician, song, or keyword to learn about the big band era in
this country and abroad; study chords; find out about Dixieland, jazz, the
Harlem scene, swing, and Latin bands; learn dances; see the charts; find working
bands; and more.
Billboard.com
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp
Charts, music news, reviews, featured artist of the day, classifieds, tour
schedules, etc.
Charts All over the World
http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts
What's popular in the U.S.A. and abroad.
Grammy Awards
http://www.grammy.com
Winners, news, polls, and features.
Launchcast
http://launch.yahoo.com/launchcast/default.asp
Music reviews, interviews, news, concert dates, and audio files.
The Motherpage!
http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/pfunk.html
"This information is provided solely for pleasure and the greater knowledge
of Funkateers everywhere," with bibliographies, discographies, cover art,
and more.
Rolling Stone Network
http://www.rollingstone.com
News, reviews, interviews, charts, articles, etc.
Singer/Songwriter
http://www.singer-songwriter.com
Biographical information, links to relevant sites, and sources
for purchasing recordings. Provided also are listings of
singer/songwriters by type of music and resources for music organizations,
publishers, studios, and other industry links.
TV Tunes Online
http://www.tvtunesonline.com
Classic adventure/Western, action/drama, cartoons, and comedy program lyrics.
Ultimate Band List
http://ubl.artistdirect.com
Search by band name, type of music, song, etc.; read news, find concert dates
and ticket information; or download songs.
Woodstock 1969
http://www.woodstock69.com
"A collection of Woodstock facts, figures, stories, photos, current
happenings, memorabilia, links, and assorted tidbits," with a full
day-by-day list of performers and their songs.
Popular Music indexes:
Arizona
State University Libraries Song Index
http://www.asu.edu/lib/resources/db/songindx.htm
Searchable by title, composer, group, and other features. Results give
books in which the songs can be found, and The Newark Public Library includes
many of these titles in its collections. To enter the database, select the
Start Over tab, then choose Electronic Resources, then Indexes and Research
Tools, then Subject, and type "Song Index" in the Specific Name box;
click on the words Song Index to begin your search.
California
Library Systems Cooperative Song Index http://www.sjvls.org/songs
“Over 135,000 song titles (mostly popular music), over 1,300 items indexed
(song books, magazines, and other collections). Compiled from the collections of
SJVLS Libraries and California Library System Reference Centers. Maintained by
the San Joaquin Valley Information Service.” Note that the index tells
us sources of words and music; the sheet music is not online at this site.
If The Newark Public Library does not have the listed book, staff will work to
obtain the desired work.
Popular
Song Index
http://www.pmlib.org/songindex.php
Access by song title, composer, or keyword/phrase to “approximately 102,786 entries from 1,118
books”; from the Patchogue-Medford Library.
UTK
Song Index
http://www.lib.utk.edu/music/songdb
An index to approximately 50,000 songs in more than 1,500 published song
anthologies; from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Blues:
Blues
on the Big Road
http://www.bigroadblues.com/index.shtml
Forum, gallery and numerous bluesy links.
Blue Highway
http://www.thebluehighway.com
An extensive site of styles and links for blues enthusiasts.
Blues Net
http://bluesnet.hub.org
Brief biographies of selected musicians and 15,000 references to articles in
magazines and books.
Country:
Country Music Television
http://www.cmt.com
Biographies, discographies, photos, and links of current popular stars.
Grand Ole Opry
http://www.opry.com
The history and current workings of the venerable broadcast, with additional
biographical information on the stars.
Folk music,
world music, and ethnomusicology:
African Music Encyclopedia
http://africanmusic.org
Provides descriptions and definitions of topics in African music, including
musician biographies and regional histories. The site also includes many
links to additional resources.
Afromix
http://www.afromix.org
Site dedicated to Afro-Caribbean music has information on artists, labels,
styles, instruments, and countries. Viewable in English, Spanish, or
French.
Ethnomusicology,
Folk Music, and World Music
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html
A directory of links to organizations, publications, regions, and ethnic groups
about music and folk dancing.
Folk
Music Home Page
http://www.jg.org/folk/folkhome.html
Albums,
artists, concerts, labels, lyrics, media, and much more.
Folk Music Index
http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex
Search by browsing, keyword, performer, publisher, or index of
sources for recordings of nearly 19,400 U.S. performers and over 50,000 music
titles.
Folk Music of England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America
http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html
"Tunes, lyrics, information, historical background, and tune related
links."
Folkmusic.org
http://www.folkmusic.org
An impressive collection of information about contemporary artists, with
additional links to organizations, festivals, and the music business.
World Music
http://worldmusic.about.com
"Research world music, including reggae, Celtic and other forms."
Gary Hayman's ZydE-Magic Cajun/Zydeco
Music & Dance Site
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cajunzydeco/zydemagic
Articles, festivals, and bands, with links to fan sites and schedules.
Max Hunter Folk Song
Collection
http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu
From the Ozark Mountain tradition, some 1,600 songs, recorded between 1956 and
1976 are being mounted here in audio, with texts of their lyrics and some sheet
music.
River of Song
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/index.html
Country, folk, gospel, jazz, zydeco from the areas surrounding the Mississippi
River.
RootsWorld: Music on the Net
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw
Articles, reviews, and more about folk, jazz, rock, and world music.
Gospel:
Black Gospel Music Clef
http://www.blackgospel.com
Charts, book and video lists, forums as well as links to record companies,
producers, and gospel broadcasters.
Christian Music Online
http://www.cmo.com
Covering alternative, contemporary, kids, metal, praise/worship, rap, and rock.
CyberHymnal
http://www.cyberhymnal.org
Over 2,600 Christian hymns and gospel songs.
Gospel Music Association
http://www.gospelmusic.org
The official site for the Gospel Music Association contains links to news
stories, upcoming events, GMA awards, and a searchable Hall of Fame.
SongQuery
http://www.songquery.com/html/song/index.html
An index to books containing Christian songs.
Today's Christian Music
http://todayschristianmusic.com/music.aspx
Lyrics to contemporary songs and artists' biographies.
Hip-Hop:
B-Boys
http://www.b-boys.com/index.html
Features news, forums, articles, and reviews of many aspect of hip-hop culture,
ranging from music to art to clothes.
Lee Bailey's EURweb
http://www.eurweb.com/categories/music.cfm
"Factual online infotainment on today's hottest celebrities, events and
issues in urban/black entertainment and culture."
Sohh.com
http://www.sohh.com
Up-to-date news and articles on, and interviews with, the biggest stars in
hip-hop. Other features on Sohh include a message board and ringtone
downloads of popular hip-hop songs.
Vibe Online
http://www.vibe.com
Articles about rap musicians and hip-hop culture from Vibe magazine.
Jazz:
A Great Day in Harlem
http://www.harlem.org
Interactivity allows analytical viewing of this celebrated photograph of jazz
greats like Mary Lou Williams and Thelonious Monk; includes brief biographies.
Jazz Links
http://riad.usk.pk.edu.pl/~pmj/jazzlinks/
Impressive collection of sites about artists, jazz history, labels, photos,
online sources, and information for collectors.
Red Hot Jazz Archive
http://www.redhotjazz.com
"A history of jazz before 1920," this site, with articles, films, and
audio clips, describes the artists and bands of the Jazz Age and earlier.
Musical Theater:
Musical Cast Album Database
http://www.castalbumdb.com
Lists of recordings of shows with songs, singers, labels, theater premier data,
and associated information.
Theatricopia
http://www.saintmarys.edu/~jhobgood/Jill/theatre.html
Lyrics, biographies of composers and performers, and much more.
Internet Broadway Database
http://www.ibdb.com
IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway
theatre information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of
New York theatre until today. Details include pertinent people involved as well
as interesting facts and production statistics. Get a list of every production
of Hamlet on Broadway or a list of your favorite actor's credits. Find
out what played at a particular theatre or what shows opened in a specified
Broadway season.
Rock:
The Rhythm and Blues Primer
http://www.theprimer.co.uk
A wide-ranging, intelligent, and opinionated exploration of R & B history,
artists, labels, discography, and public domain audio by such artists as Bessie
Banks, Theola Kilgore, Percy Mayfield, and Robert Parker.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
http://www.rockhall.com
Biographies, sound clips, and daily features.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
http://www.rockabillyhall.com
Biographies of artists (Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, and some 5,000
others), news, and reviews about this "exciting blend of the blues,
country, and gospel." Regularly updated audio clips and tour dates too.
Pitchfork
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com
Reviews, interviews, and sound files.
Music Theory:
Gary
Ewer’s Easy Music Theory http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/lessons.html
To learn about the musical staff, notes, durations, measures, internals, key
signatures, flats and sharps, scales, and more, scroll to the bottom of the
page, which offers free lessons.
Introduction to Reading
Music
http://datadragon.com/education/reading
All you ever wanted to know about clefs, time signature, notes, rests, counting,
symbols, and shaping.
The New York Philharmonic
Kidzone!
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml
Interactive website that includes a Game Room, Musicians' Lounge,
Composers' Gallery, Instrument Storage Room, Instrument Laboratory,
Conductor/Soloist Dressing Rooms, a Newsstand and Composition Workshop. In
order to get the full sound and visual experience computers must have both
Shockwave and QuickTime loaded.
Solomon's Glossary of
Technical Music Terms
http://solomonsmusic.net/glossary.htm
From a cappella to whole tone scales, hundreds of terms succinctly
explained.
Classical music:
All Music
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=73:
Register for free on this site. Browse by classical genre for composer, album, song,
style, or label to find biographies, discographies, album tracks, albums; with
style definitions, key artists, recordings, and other features. Also has classical reviews.
Analysis
Index
http://www.lib.utk.edu/~music/analysis/index.html
Produced by University of Tennessee-Knoxville librarians, an index to analyses
in books of classical compositions.
Baroque Music
http://www.baroquemusic.org/index.html
This site provides a detailed definition and history of the music, as well as
biographies for many composers and samples of their music.
Classical Archives
http://www.classicalarchives.com
MIDI files for nearly two thousand titles from all periods.
Classical Music
Navigator
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/index2.htm
Use this friendly database to find works by your favorite composers, forms,
instruments, periods, or styles.
Classical Music Used in Films
http://www.naxos.com/musicinmovies.asp?letter=A
Whether it's The Hunger, Moonstruck, or Titanic, if you are
wondering about the names of classical pieces in films, check this site.
With many added features, such as opera synopses, suggestions on how to enjoy a
live concert, and a classical music start-up kit.
Classical Net
http://www.classical.net
"A point-of-entry into a wide array of informational files about classical
music-over 4200 files at Classical Net and over 2500 links to other classical
music web sites." Notice in particular the materials about composers,
listed alphabetically from William Alwyn to Sylvius Weiss.
Composers
Bureau Online
http://www.sai-national.org/phil/composers/composer.html
Biography and citations of works for approximately 200 modern American
composers.
Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com
Overviews of eras, lives and works of composers, and an excellent glossary are
illustrated with audio clips.
Free Classical Sheet Music
http://www.music-scores.com
This site has free classical sheet music fordownloading and classical midi files
for listening.
J.S. Bach Home Page
http://www.jsbach.org
Biography; list of his complete works, indexed by number, category, instrument,
key, title, recommended recordings; etc.
Ludwig van
Beethoven
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~simonj/lvb/lvb.html
List of Beethoven's works, chronology of his life, texts of letters by him, a
bibliography, and more.
Mozart Project
http://www.mozartproject.org
Biography, list of compositions, and essays by musicologists.
Muse Data
http://www.musedata.org
An electronic library of classical music scores by Bach, Handel, Telemann, and
other famous composers.
Mutopia
http://www.mutopiaproject.org
Free sheet music and audio files of music in the public domain. Search or
browse by composer, instrument, or musical style.
Official Leonard Bernstein Site
http://www.leonardbernstein.com
Bibliographies, biography, discography, references to films, audio clips, etc.
Pronouncing
Dictionary of Music and Musicians
http://iowapublicradio.org/dictionary
Spells out the pronunciation of musical terms, works, arias, instruments, opera
characters, etc. Primarily but not exclusively about classical music.
Still Going On: An
Exhibit Celebrating the Life and Times of William Grant Still
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sgo/start.html
Chronology, commentaries on the works, a discography, an overview of his
contributions, and other material.
The Symphony
http://library.thinkquest.org/22673
After taking a "whistle stop tour" of the history of the symphony,
study the composers, browse by nation, examine symphonies, hear instruments,
learn about symphonic forms, and visit links.
Opera and operetta:
Aria Database
http://www.aria-database.com
In addition to over 1,000 arias from approximately 200 operas, you will find
several full opera translations into English, information about companies, sound
files, and a host of links.
Arizona Opera: Learn
http://azopera.com/learn.php
Features include selected opera synopses and biographies of composers.
"The Opera Kit" includes basic opera terminology with definitions as
well as a punctuation guide. The FAQ section generally applies to opera
performances by the Arizona Opera company.
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas
Searchable librettos, plot summaries, audio files, discographies, pictures, etc.
Opera Glass
http://opera.stanford.edu/opera
Detailed opera information is available here, including libretti, source texts,
performance histories, synopses, discographies, as well as information about
composers, librettists, various kinds of information on about 250 operas, links
to the home pages of opera companies worldwide, and to the home pages of opera
professionals.
Operabase
http://www.operabase.com
Opera houses, schedules, festivals, reviews, and Internet resources; available
in several languages.
Choral and other vocal music:
ChoralNet
http://www.choralnet.org
Composers, music theory, voice and performance advice, chorus management,
recording guides, rehearsal techniques, and concerts galore in English, French,
Spanish, and German.
Choral Public Domain Library
http://www.cpdl.org
Search by composer, title keyword, type of piece, or voices to download
classical sound files and sheet music. The library is expanding to
encompass religious, holiday, and barbershop music.
Gregorian Chant Home Page
http://www.silvertone.princeton.edu/chant_html
An abundance of web resources for history, theory, and performance of medieval
music.
Musica Virtual Choral Library
http://www.musicanet.org/en/identen.php
A database listing choral works, searchable by composer, arranger, publisher,
title, genre and form, level of difficulty, type of choir, language, century,
instrumentation, etc., with plans to expand beyond its 79,000 works and to
provide still more access points. Requires quick (and free) registration.
Texts of Lieder / Art Songs and
Other Classical Vocal Pieces
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder
Lyrics in their original languages (with numerous translations), accessible by
poet, composer, title, and first line.
Instruments and lessons:
Building
Musical Instruments
http://www.wannalearn.com/Crafts_and_
Hobbies/Woodworking/Building_Musical_Instruments
Build and repair guitars, violins, flutes, keyboard, percussion, and world
instruments.
Chordbook.com
http://www.chordbook.com/
This interactive site guides players through over 1300 chords using a ‘virtual’ guitar. There is also a guitar tuner and a message board for questions. First time visitors might want to start with the “help” area found below the virtual guitar. Requires flash player.
Cyberfret
http://www.cyberfret.com/index.php
For beginners, free online guitar lessons, with material on chords,
scales, theory, improvisation, and more.
The
Drum Dojo
http://www.drumdojo.com/learning/educational.htm
Care of drums, rudiments, and how to play.
Harmonica Lessons
http://www.harmonicalessons.com
Breathing, articulation, shortcuts, songs, blues improvisation, and
step-by-step instruction.
Harmony Central
http://www.harmony-central.com
Guitar, bass, keyboards, recording, MIDI, reviews, and much more.
Instrument Encyclopedia
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument
From the University of Michigan, "a sample of some of the world's most
interesting musical instruments." Enjoy browsing by instrument,
class, or geographical location.
The Muse's Muse
http://www.musesmuse.com
For anyone interested in songwriting, from beginner to expert. Includes a
section dedicated to resources for beginning songwriters and a section on
copyright and publishing info.
Piano on the Net
http://www.pianonanny.com
Learn to play in 40 lessons; music theory also provided.
Piano World
http://www.pianoworld.com
"Piano World is here to help you find the information you want about
pianos. There are literally hundreds of pages of facts, figures, fun and
reference material on this site," from purchasing information to
directories of piano tuners.
Vocalist
http://www.vocalist.org.uk
Includes a wealth of information for singers including how to keep your voice in
good health to how to keep in time with music.
Performances:
FestivalFinder: Music Festivals of
North America
http://www.festivalfinder.com
Search by date, type, location, performer, or festival name.
North Jersey CitySearch
http://northjersey.citysearch.com
The Events tab allows you to search by category, such as Music.
Outpost in the Burbs
http://www.outpostintheburbs.org/concerts.html
Occasional Friday night live folk music performances are made possible by this
Montclair, NJ organization, with the intention of providing a place where people
gather to enjoy great folk music, find new friends, and to be exposed to
personal growth opportunities through volunteerism and community service.
Pollstar: the Concert Hotwire
http://www.pollstar.com
For popular music: artist biographies and tours, searchable by city, artist, or
venue.
Music business and copyright:
American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers
http://www.ascap.com/index.html
Licensing, copyright, the recording and broadcasting industries, theater,
jingles, concert music, etc.; with links to associated sites.
BMI: Broadcast Music Database
http://bmi.com
Ownership of over 7 million songs, searchable by title, author, and publisher;
information for songwriters, copyright forms, licensing information, glossary,
etc.
Beta Records
http://www.betarecords.com
A site that offers free music marketing and promotion for musicians, and also
opportunities to listen to unsigned artists. Requires flash plug in and sound card.
A Guide to Copyright for Music
Librarians
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla
For librarians and others, authoritative guidelines, news, and links.
Music Publishers' Association of the United
States
http://www.mpa.org
Note the useful Copyright Resource Center, the Directory of Music Publishers
(with imprints), and the links to music organizations.
Musical
America
http:www.musicalamerica.com
Industry news and features provided at no cost. Users can also subscribe
($115/year) to artist, manager, and listings searches; alternatively, the public
is welcome use the print volume in the Arts & Humanities Division of The
Newark Public Library.
Public Domain Music
http://www.pdinfo.com
Explanation of copyright and public domain, a search feature for locating 3,000
songs in the public domain, resources for finding other public domain music,
links, etc.
U.S. Copyright Form
SR
http://www.copyright.gov/forms/formsri.pdf
Form and instructions for copyrighting published and unpublished sound
recordings.
Music for sale:
CDBaby
http://www.cdbaby.com
An online source for independent musicians...and the distributor here regularly
and generously pays the musicians.
CDnow
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/3023481
Music recordings, videos, and cd-roms; with additional news, features,
discographies, and concert schedules.
Gemm: the World's Largest Music
Catalogue
http://www.gemm.com
Used, rare, and current recordings.
Hal Leonard Online
http://www.halleonard.com
Songbooks and sheetmusic for popular songs.
Pepper Sheet Music
http://www.jwpepper.com
Calling itself "the world's largest sheet music retailer," this
company offers multicultural, band, choir, church, orchestral, popular, and solo
instrumental and vocal music.
Sheet Music Online
http://www.sheetmusic1.com
A large online store of sheet music for voice and instruments, with separate
sections for collections of Broadway tunes, contemporary Christian music, rock
standards, wedding songs, etc.
Sheet Music Plus
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com
Artist, song, album, composer, and instrument indexing to music in print; most
album entries indicate song titles on their tracks.
Last updated 02/06/08
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