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- Information about the history of blues, tributes to the greats, radio listings, shopping, news and links can be found here.
- Founded in 1980, the foundation's mission is to promote
and preserve blues music around the globe. The foundation encourages the achievements of artists, writers, promoters and other supporters of the blues.
- Blues information, history, links and more.
- The online version of the Delta Blues Museum located in Clarksdale,
Mississippi the birthplace of the blues. Here you can find out about the musuem, about Clarksdale, new exhibits, arts and education, concerts and events, blues alley, tourism, merchandise and more.
- This offers links to the top 20 blues CD's, new releases, and links to other blues pages.
Broadway
- "BroadwayOnline.com incorporates the 24/7 theatre news and information coverage that was previously at Theatre.com and the extensive archives on Broadway shows and award winners of past seasons that were previously at OnBroadway.com. This newly merged website and portal is managed by BroadwayOnline.com, Inc."
- "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."
- "Showcasing the worlds best loved musical shows including Opera, Movie Musicals, Broadway Musicals, Off-Broadway Musicals & London's West End." You can find reviews, midi files, synopsis of musicals and much more here.
- "Radio host George Harter founded Musical Theater Heritage in 1997 as a vehicle to raise funds to produce a nationally syndicated version of his one-hour weekly radio show 'A Night on the Town', the program he created in 1980 in Kansas City."
- The complete online guide to preparing for musical theatre auditions.
- Playbill features listings for current broadway
musicals, news, reference, industry news, celebrities, and links.
- "The Really Useful Group (RUG) was founded in 1977 by
Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is an International entertainment
company actively involved in theatre, film, television,
video and concert productions, merchandising,
magazine publishing, records and music publishing."
- Kansas City's outdoor theater where broadway musicals,
concerts, and other events take place. Ticket information, season schedule,
and other information is available.
- This site has articles, reviews, links, and chat.
Classical
- Here you can search for an aria by opera, language, voice type, or
libretti. There are midi files for many of the aria included in the database.
- The Bach Aria Soloists were founded by Elizabeth Suh Lane. They are accomplished professional musicians and singers dedicated to presenting the miraculous arias from Johann Sebastian Bach's voluminous cantata collection as well as solo and chamber music by Bach, his contemporaries, and composers inspired by him. "Our mission is to educate and enrich the Kansas City community with Bach's brilliant music. Since 2000, our Back to Bach Hauskonzert series has been sponsored by benefactors who host concerts in their own homes, thus re-creating Bach's original chamber music setting...the home/chamber."
Beethoven Bibliography Database
- "The Beethoven Bibliography Database is an exciting project that unites the continuing interest in the life and works of Ludwig van
Beethoven with the advantages of computer technology and the Internet. The Database is a primary project of the Ira F. Brilliant
Center for Beethoven Studies and has received funding from San Jose State University, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation,
the National Endowment for the Humanities, Ira F. Brilliant, the Eva B. Buck Trust, the Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust,
Innovative Interfaces, and members of the American Beethoven Society. The Database is a fully-indexed bibliography of published (and selected unpublished) materials relating to Ludwig van Beethoven."
- This site also has links to Tanglewood and the Boston
Pops. Schedules and online ticket ordering are offered here.
- "Welcome to The Classical Music Navigator, a new concept in classical music education! Whereas many other introductions to the classical music world are in the business of inculcation--they talk at you, about the composers and the music--we have created a different approach. This is based on the "points
of familiarity" concept, which, thankfully, can easily be described in just a few words."
Classical
Music Resource Links
- This site has a wonderful list of links to classical
music resources. Libraries, databases and other information sources are used
to provide information on a wide variety of musical subjects.
- A good background to those not familiar with classical
music is provided here. It can be searched by composer, music period, instrument,
and music form.
- This site provides a point-of-entry into a wide
array of informational files about classical music, over 2500 files at Classical Net and over
2200 links to other classical music web sites. It also features biographies of composers,
basic repertoire, a buying guide, articles and reviews, and a search engine.
- Information about chamber music in Kansas City can be
found here.
- "Our mission is to bring the best of the performing arts—to our Kansas City community. More than 800 performances have come to Kansas City by way of the Harriman-Jewell Series, including 18 American recital debuts by prominent artists. Of the premiere recital by Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan, the Kansas City Star’s Paul Horsley wrote that “The audience at the 18-year-old’s U.S. recital debut felt like part of history; accomplices in the furthering of this amazing violinist’s advancement toward, who knows, becoming the next Yehudi Menuhin.”
- Information about Johann Sebastian Bach including a biography, portraits, his complete works, recommended recordings, and information on Bach from around the world. The site also features a search engine.
- Ticket information, schedule of programs, concert series and
hall information.
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City
- This site has information about the opera company,
the upcoming season, ticket prices, past operas, etiquette, auditions, and more.
- The official page for the Met. Information about tickets, season schedule, broadcasts, history of the Met, a quiz, and news can be found here.
- "Octarium is Latin for 'eight as one' and our name defines our mission: eight singers, one choral voice." Octarium is a local chamber group performing in the metropolitan area.
- Here you can find information about opera schedules, opera houses, opera festivals, opera reviews, opera links, and more.
Country
- Information about the Academy, it's awards show, country music artists and more can be found here.
- Find information about country and your favorite stars here.
- "CMA is dedicated to bringing the poetry and emotion of County Music to the world."
- "The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is operated by the non-profit, educational Country Music Foundation® (CMF). The mission of the CMF is to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music and to educate its audiences. Functioning as a local history museum and as an international arts organization, the CMF serves visiting and non-visiting audiences including fans, students, scholars, members of the music industry, and the general public - in the Nashville area, the nation and world."
- "Your online source for all things country."
- Find out all about CMT, artists, tours, hall of fame and news here.
- You can read Country Weekly online. It is
updated every Tuesday.
- Links to information about country music, stars,
trivia, photo pages, and Katy Bee's Nashville Newsline.
- Country's history is presented on a timeline divided into decades. Each decade has
one or more audio clips that give you an idea of what that era's music was like.
Roughstock Network Country Music
- "The oldest country and western site on the Web, founded in August 1993, Roughstock, Ltd.'s Roughstock Network is THE Country Site: your guide to all-things country on the Internet. Country music news, artist features, CD reviews, the weekly Roughstock Country Countdown -- we provide the World Wide Web's premiere site for country music, entertainment, and information."
Film Music
- "The Film Music Network is the world's largest professional trade association for those working in the film, television and video game music industry. The Film Music Network, with chapters in leading cities including Los Angeles and New York, provides members with job leads, industry resources, and networking meetings featuring VIP panels and industry speakers."
- "The Film Music Society is a non-profit organization established by professionals in the film and music communities. The FMS promotes the preservation of film and television music in all of its manifestations, including published and unpublished scores, orchestrations, recordings and all related materials. It is the leading organization for film and television music preservation in the world, with members in eighteen countries."
- "The Online Magazine of Motion Picture and Television Music Appreciation."
- Film tracks features reviews of sheet music, composer
tributes, auctions, and a search engine.
- "The Journal of Film Music publishes original articles and reviews that address any aspect of film music."
- "Onde-Spirale is a group of talented people that compose
music for films and television. Many tracks to listen to in free
streaming audio."
- Soundtrack Express has links, features, a place
to trade your CD's, compilation lists, composers, and reviews of new and old soundtracks.
- "Filmmusic.com was founded in mid-1996 as an idea to centralize Internet resources relating to the genre of film and television music. With the World Wide Web becoming more and more confusing for the average user, developing centralized common sources for information and content seems to be the smartest way to adapt to this problem. SoundtrackNet came along in February 1997, and eventually absorbed Filmmusic.com into one 'supersite'."
Gospel
- Here you can find information about gospel groups, songwriters, publishers, organizations and more.
- Dedicated to providing resources for participants
and supporters of the black gospel music industry, this site has news and links.
- "Award winning Christian online portal reaching core African American gospel music
audience and the #1 resource for the latest gospel news, feature articles, inspirational literature and fresh music videos."
- This is the official site for the organization.
Information about the Dove Awards, the GMA, and the Academy of Gospel Music Arts is included.
International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- "Founded in 1995, The International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to the preservation and education of gospel music and entertainment around the world."
Southern Gospel Music Association
- "The purpose of the SGMA is to maintain a Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum for the historic preservation of the accomplishments of our music, its people and its ministry."
- "SoGospel.Com has been around since 1996. In May of 2003 the site was purchased by Caraway Media Group to expand it's venture into the world of Gospel Music. So Gospel is the top listed On-Line Magazine for Gospel Music News. With News, Reviews, and a great selection of Gospel Music."
Jazz
- "All About Jazz is an independent collection of jazz
journalists, writers and other aficionados. We are not affiliated with
any record company, publicity firm, other jazz publication (print and electronic),
advertising agency, publisher, or television station. We're strictly a
volunteer collective who writes about jazz as a service to other jazz enthusiasts.
Our goal is to foster a world-class jazz internet community and further jazz
music in general."
- "America's Jazz Heritage is a ten-year initiative to research, preserve, and present
the history of jazz through exhibitions, performances, recordings, radio, publications,
and educational programs at the Smithsonian and across the nation." This is the homepage
for the project.
- The online version of the magazine, Downbeat. Here you can find information about
artists, festivals, news, education, digital downloads, the magazine, a store and much more.
- Great Day in Harlem opens with a large picture of
all the artists. You can zoom in on a few artists by clicking on them. The
names of the artists and links to information about them appears below the zoom-in image.
- This site has information about international jazz festivals.
- This site features discographies, record label listings,
other works in jazz research and links.
- Here you can find reviews, CD's of the week, audio reviews, jazzography, past reviews, a newsletter, a
CD giveaway and more.
- This site has information about the beginnings of jazz. Here you can read an overview, learn
about early jazz musicians, look at pictures from the archive, read about the Cotton Club, view a
timeline, visit links, and more.
- Here you can find information about styles of jazz, artists, performance, jazz instruments,
media, jazz art, jazz education and musicianship, jazz retailers on the web, jazz labels on the web and
other jazz resources that can be found on the Internet.
- A reference site for jazz and blues musicians featuring popular songs in midi files and chord sheets.
- Information about jazz from the very beginning. The archive includes
pictures, essays, a search, information about bands, films and musicians.
Lyrics
Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
- Lyrics, biographies of the member of the Grateful Dead, a discography, and much more information
about the Grateful Dead.
- Here you can find lyrics for gospel songs.
- Here you can find blues history, blues language, blues lyrics by artist, lyrics by title,
lyrics by topic, tabs and chords, a blues bookshelf, a message board, links and more.
- Here you can find help finding lyrics. The site offers some suggestions and
links to several lyric sites.
- Featuring kid's music, songs and lyrics. It also has information for
musicians interested in writing kid songs.
- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers'
official web site. Information and links to other related sites
can be found here.
National Music Publishers Association
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"The National Music Publishers’ Association is the largest U.S. music publishing trade association with over 600 members. Its mission is to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music’s creators. The NMPA is the voice of both small and large music publishers, the leading advocate for publishers and their songwriter partners in the nation’s capital and in every area where publishers do business."
- "Organized in 1931, the SGA is the nation's largest and oldest songwriters organization, serving
its members with the vital information and programs to further their careers and understanding
of the music industry."
- Information about the company and its products for band and orchestra,
guitar and fretted instruments, piano and keyboard, new media and software,
and choral, vocal, and handbell music.
European American Music Distributors Corporation
- Information about this company, its opera page, online copyright permissions, publications, current performances and news, an archive, and composer profiles can be found here.
- Information about the publisher, an online catalog and more.
- News, repertoire, catalogs, links, calendars, composers, and
other information can be found here.
R&B/Soul
Blues and Soul Magazine Online
- "Published fortnightly Blues & Soul Magazine covers all the latest UK and US urban music info, including news, charts, reviews, events and clubs, as well as in-depth interviews and editorial on influential artists past and present. First published in 1966, we are based in London with representatives in New York and LA - and a readership that spans the world."
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This is the official site for Motown Records.
You can enter the site through Motown Now or Classic Motown.
- "Shades of Blue is very much a personal commentary on the great blues and authentic soul music produced from the 1940s to the present day - the power of the blues to wound, to heal and uplift, the joy and pain of testifying soul, the emotional highs of gospel - all shades of blue in fact!"
- Information about soul music, artists, record companies and more.
- "The Soul Music Webring links quality sites about Soul and Funk. Includes information on Motown and other famous labels, artist biographies, image galleries, sound files, lyrics and sheet music. The ring welcomes membership applications from sites about Soul Music."
- "Soul-Patrol is an informational, news gathering and educational series of internet resources focused on funk, soul, jazz, blues, rock artists, music and culture. Soul-Patrol highlights the 1950's, 1960's, 1970’s and 1980's, this is the time period of the American Civil
Rights movement, and those massive changes that are reflected in the music and the culture. Soul-Patrol is also at the forefront in bringing you news, information and the music of the future of Black Progressive Music scene, related political, social and historical perspective/context. It also includes Essays, Album/Book reviews and commentary, analysis and discussion."
- Here you can find artist biographies, a top 10, links and a store to buy music.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
- "The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is located at the original site of the legendary Stax Records in the heart of Soulsville USA in Memphis, Tennessee. This 17,000-square-foot facility with more than 2,000 cultural artifacts, music exhibits, video footage, and items of memorabilia is designed to preserve and promote the legacy of American soul music, particularly that of Stax Records."
Rock
- This oldies page offers oldies links, a search feature,
artists, a calendar, puzzles, and a chat room.
- "The goal of this site is to seriously evaluate rock music as an art form. It does so by first looking at the essential elements of rock — the practices and perspectives that make it a distinct artistic endeavor — and then by looking at these elements in action, through a detailed discussion of sixteen great examples of the form. The overall intent is to establish a foundation for the aesthetics of rock."
- "Rock.com's mission is to provide the most comprehensive set of Rock music content on the web."
- The Hall of Fame features new exhibits, lesson plans
for teachers, visitor information, news, and a link to hear the inductees.
- Some of this site's regular features are concert
reviews, new recordings, and tour schedules. A really nice feature of this
site is the artist search. You can search by typing in the artist's name or by clicking on
a letter. You can then access biographies, discographies, virtual venue appearances, news articles,
message boards, links, tours and tickets, and buy the music.
World
- This site has articles, related site links, news,
and information about performers.
- An online magazine devoted to world and other non-mainstream
music. The site has a search engine and reviews.
South American
and Caribbean Music
- Reviews, a search engine, and audio clips are featured
at this site.
- "Since its launch in 1990, our mission has been to present the finest traditional and contemporary performing arts from around the world to the broadest possible audience, and to engage individuals in their community and civic life through related artist based educational programs."
- Information, links and more about world music from About.com.
- "World Music Portal became World Music Central. We have improved the content, navigation and interactivity. You can read lots of news and check the resources area. You can also participate by posting comments and sending us submissions. You can also take advantage of the international calendar to check upcoming events: concerts, festivals, conferences, etc."
- "Welcome to the brand new World Music Network download site where you can listen to mp3s of every track, download songs, view in-depth information on all our releases, find regular news bulletins and tune in to the online Rough Guide Radio Show. World Music Network produces the Rough Guide compilations to music from around the world as well as the recently re-launched Think Global series which fund-raises for Amnesty and Oxfam. Innovative and critically acclaimed single artist albums are released on the Riverboat Records label and Introducing..., which aims to promote exposure for exceptional and undiscovered musical talent from around the world."
Miscellaneous
- This site is a search engine that will search by
type of music, artist, album, song, style, or label. It retrieves and lists the artist's
name, biography, discography, and related artists (by style).
Artistopia
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"iCubator Labs (Artistopia.com's parent
company) is the first company to deliver a clear, potent, and qualified
strategy for artists and music industry professionals to come together
under one roof and speak one language - potential success! At
Artistopia, membership programs are painstakingly designed for one
specific purpose: to offer the artists with a fair and uniform approach
to shift their music careers into a higher gear."
Billboard
Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Free Sheet Music.NetThis is Billboard magazine online, charts, music
news, chat and more.
A webring devoted to bluegrass music.
This site searches for and compiles links to free sheet music.