CLASSICAL MUSIC LINKS by subject
BEST LINKS
- For my students of M3, A1-2-3-4-5 classes.
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- 1. SEARCH in GOOGLE and WIKIPEDIA, an audio and video search-engine, where you can find the last updates on best sites. So, I will include here only the best sites that offer lots of free material.
- 2. CONVERT and/or SAVE audio files with
- sdp.ppona.com The SDP Multimedia website for ASF download and MMS protocol specification
or get.to/SDP.
With it, you save .wma, .mp3, .asf and all similar formats, except real.
- r7cproj.euro.ru R7C and how to download and convert real audio streaming to .wav or .mp3.
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- AUDIO FILES Never use .midi. Never download files of unknown performers.
- a GNUmp3d collection here or here. Sometimes obsolete, but keep trying, it re-appears.
- http://jnjmuse.cnei.or.kr. Sometimes disappears, but keep trying. In Korean: Do not let this disencourage you. Good .mp3s but performers not mentioned. Click on everything and keep an eye on your status-bar. Try these: 1 | 2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | m1 | m2
- CHILDREN
- Many symphony orchestras have nice 'kids' sections.
- http://www.classicsforkids.com Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, USA. lang:eng.
Weekly shows offered in flash .swf format. Excellent work.
- CD
- see RECORDINGS
- COMPOSERS
- Start from WIKIPEDIA. Its links will guide you further.
- NOTE: Do not rely on information, audio files, images and portraits by unknown sources, unknown performers.
- COMPOSER ERGOGRAPHIES
- Identification des catalogues - Identification of catalogues by Robert Poliquin at Quebec U. CANADA in english and french.
- DICTIONARIES of MUSIC TERMS
- www.dolmetsch.com
- also see my language dictionaries
- www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/ Pronounce music terms.
- DISCOGRAPHIES
- Search your keyword in GOOGLE.
- There is a lot of information in commercial cd sites.
- www.medieval.org for old music.
- DISSERTATIONS, PHD
- Musicology dissertations Music at College Park U. IRELAND: Web resources
- Music Dissertation Information WU Libraries
- Archive of Dissertation Abstracts in Music
- DDM Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online
- RILM Répertoire International of Literature of Music. Music extracts database for subscribers.
- ENCYCLOPAEDIAE of MUSIC
- In english: www.grovemusic.com (subscription needed)
- In german: MGG
- ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
- HISTORY of MUSIC
- Ancient
- Mediaeval
- INTRODUCTION to CLASSICAL MUSIC
- www.ipl.org Music History 102 with audio examples .ra (realplayer) by Robert Sherrane, Julliard librarian.
- wwnorton.com/enjoy Check 9th. Site accompanying the book The Enjoyment of Music.
- BBC essential classical guide
- INSTITUTIONS
- IRCAM FRANCE Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique, Centre Pompidou FRANCE, in french and english. For contemporary composers.
- links by the Institute for Music Research Texas U. USA
- LIBRARIES of MUSIC that offer interesting material
- www.iucat.iu.edu Indiana University Libraries. Very good Music section.
- Athens ML GREECE Music examples of greek composers, articles.
- LP
- see RECORDINGS
- MUSICOLOGY
- AMS: the American Musicological Society
- also see ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
- RECORDINGS
- CDs, their covers and the tracks: amazon, cduniverse, arkiv
- Old LPs are more difficult to find.
- DISCOGRAPHIES
- SCORES: Do not use typed scores.
- www.imslp.org by wikipedia in .pdf
- Variations project at Indiana Univ, USA. Excellent editions in small and large .gif in .html
- SLEEVE NOTES
- www.hyperion-records.co.uk notes on every cd (in english, and translations).
- www.naxos.com notes (in english, and translations) and limited audio files.
- SOUND FILES
- see AUDIO FILES