American
Music Center
The American Music Center, founded in 1939 by Aaron Copland, provides
information about new American music through a monthly internet magazine,
an online library and listening room, and links to other resources.
Classical
Music Navigator
This site was designed for the novice classical music listener with
basic glossary, index of forms, styles of music, and information on
over 400 composers.
Classics
Today
Daily reviews of new classical music recordings with a searchable
archive of past reviews. Separate ratings are given for artistic and
sound quality.
Mozart 2006: 250th Anniversary
This site celebrates the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth on January 27, 2006 in Austria with biographical information, descriptions of his music, important historical places in his life, and a calendar of events in Austria.
Music Mavericks
This site presents iconclastic classical composers including John Cage, Charles Ives, and Henry Partch.
Mutopia
A collection of several hundred classical music scores available in
various text formats. You may search by composer, instrument, keyword,
or musical style.
Symphony:
An Interactive Guide
A didactic interactive guide to the symphony with information on composers,
their nation of origin, a description of the instruments of the orchestra,
a history of the symphony and an analysis of the symphonic form.
Symphony
Orchestras
A complete listing of links to the home pages of the world's symphony
orchestras.
Last update: 8/07
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