All
Music Guide
This site contains more than 400,000 ratings and reviews of record
albums from the 1920s on, including some out-of-print as well as descriptions
covering various musical styles, biographical information, discographies,
glossaries, and more.
Composers
Bureau Online
Biographical information on contemporary American composers, contact
information, lists of works and a strong search engine are some of
the attributes of this site.
8Notes
Over 1,500 free sheet music works and riffs are available that may
be viewed by musical style or instrument or searched by composer,
instrument or title words.
I
Hear America Singing
This highlights the music, theater and dance collections of the Library
of Congress.
Music
in the Public Domain
This site helps individuals identify music and songs that are in the
public domain and includes a list of over 3,500 songs that are in
that category.
Music
for the Nation: American Sheet Music
A digitally scanned collection of historical sheet music from the
Library of Congress encompassing popular songs, operatic arias, piano
music, sacred and secular choral music, and method books.
Music
Publishers and Dealers
Links to U. S. and foreign publishers and dealers, antiquarian dealers,
and out of print sources from the University of Washington Music Library.
Rap
Dictionary
A dictionary of rap music terms with an index to rap artists, suggested
albums and other relevant features.
Worldwide
Music Resources on the Web
Numerous links to various aspects of music including artists, composers,
compositions, journals, and research compiled by the music library
at Indiana University.
Last update: 8/07
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