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American Music Center

Librarians' Internet Index: Music
         

AMERICAN TRADITIONAL & FOLK

American Roots Music (PBS series)

Bluegrass World
Includes links to lyrics and tablature

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
         

CLASSICAL & OPERA

Classical Music Navigator
Information on 444 classical composers from Charles Smith, Western Kentucky University

The Classical Music Pages

Classical Net

What to Listen for in Music
6-part audio lecture series by Dr. Michael Broyles, The Kennedy Center
    
 

ELECTRONIC

Electronic Music Interactive Primer
    

GOSPEL

Archives of African American Music and Culture

Gospel Music Association
    

JAZZ, BLUES & SOUL

Archives of African American Music and Culture

The Blue Highway

The Blues Foundation

Jazz Institute of Chicago

Jazz Roots: Early Jazz History

What is Jazz? (Cue Sheet for Students from The Kennedy Center)
    
    

LYRICS & CHORDS

Harmony Central
For tablature sources see Harmony Central: Tablature

Lyrics.com

Lyrics World

LyricServer.com
         

ROCK, POP & RAP

All But Forgotten Oldies [RealOnePlayer] 
Searchable database of links to sound clips for over 4000 songs from 1960 to 1975, which can be browsed by either performing artist or song title.

The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States  (Henry A. Rhodes)

The Fifties Website

Musicals101.Com: The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film

Oldies Music

Popular Music Sites

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Songs That We Heard 1935 - 2001  (top 10 for each year from The Media History Project)
    

SALSA & TEJANO

Latin American Music Center (Indiana University)

Latin American Musical Styles
         

WORLD MUSIC

Center for Black Music Research
Information about black music and the black musical experience in all parts of the world

Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music  (Univ. of Washington)

Ethnomusicology Online

Foundation Course in African Dance Drumming

National, International and World Music

Smithsonian Global Sound: From the Archives
QuickTime clips and sound samples (free); downloadable music (low fee)
    

Last updated 27 November 2007 

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