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INTRODUCTION
A few words about listening music online:
Listen to COMPLETE PIECES, avoid fragments.
Avoid MIDI files. They are just terrible...
- mediafiles- soundfiles
- RealPlayer plays .ra and .ram audio files. I use the R7C.exe to convert real audio streaming in .wav or .mp3
- WindowMediaPlayer plays .wm - .wma audio files and .wmv video files.
- .asx sources lead to .asf audio files
Audio and especially video files can be very big, so you need a fast connection to enjoy them without frustrations.
If you wish to get the address of the audio files check the Source of the pages (open them with NOTEPAD).
You will find thm at your TemporaryInternetFiles
In order to save audio files or convert them into a different type sometimes you just click Save, but sometimes you need DECODERS-CONVERTERS.
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- SEARCH ONLINE
- for info
- Gooooooogle.
- for audio files
- infospace
- for CD tracks and covers
- Look in commercial sites such as:
- www.amazon.com
- www.amazon.co.uk (different presentation)
- www.arkivmusic.com
- www.cduniverse.com
- music.barnesandnoble.com
- www.cdconnection.com
- for LP tracks and covers of old records
- search.express.ebay.com/Music_Music-on-Vinyl
- soundplant.org/store
- www.discogs.com Not classical. Filter by medium (cd, lp).
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- LISTEN to MUSIC HERE
- 1. All the well known classical-music radio stations, are online live, or you can listen to their archived programmes.
- BBC - Radio3 Classical Music - Listen Online Choose programmes such as Discovering Music
- 2. Some record companies offer one whole piece to download instead of samples.
- classique.abeillemusique.com - Archives by date
- 3. Collections of music files (Documentation on sources and performers is not entirely reliable).
- a GNUmp3d collection stup.ne.kr in english here or here
Excellent performances in .m3u to .wma audio files.
- http://jnjmuse.cnei.or.kr/home.htm
In Korean: Do not let this disencourage you. We cannot read the music-education pages but there are so many mp3s! Click on everything and keep an eye on your status-bar. There, you will see the address description in english. But the performers are not mentioned.
Also, scores in .gif form for several lieder cycles.
Try these pages and more, that you may find in the site: 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
- El Poder de la Palabra
In Spanish: the Encarta composer biographies
A few COMPLETE WORKS for each composer (.asx to .asf and .wmv files)
One picture for each composer.
- ALSO CHECK my GREEK MUSIC
- SAMPLES ONLY
- Enjoyment of Music Online Tutor by W.W. NORTON // Check 9th edition
FLASH for the .swf presentations.
Also,listen to mp3 COMPLETE PIECES at the Online Listening Lab by W.W.NORTON
- Naxos.com, Your World of Classical Music
You can hear 25% of each piece (.asx to .wm files). You need subscription to hear the whole piece.
The old naxos site:
http://www.naxos.com/naxos/naxos_marco_polo.htm BIOGRAPHIES and AUDIO FILES, GLOSSARY etc. is incorporated in the new site
- Music History 102 with Audio FIles .ra (realplayer) by Robert Sherrane
Concise presentation by period by the Julliard librarian. Real audio SHORT EXAMPLES only. But they are carefully chosen.
- MORE SITES
- GCS Music Database DEAD LINK - but if you find it again, it would be nice
Sometimes, performers are not mentioned. Some of the mp3 files are corrupt. Pieces are carefully chosen from every style and period.
- Classical music of St.Petersburg, Russia with mp3s Russian music
- www.amclassical.com .mp3, performers not mentioned.
www.amclassical.com/piano
- COMMERCIAL with FREE TRIALS
- Napster Free 7-days trial.
- www.emusic.com
- SOUND EFFECTS
- See COMPUTER- INTERNET links
- A1 Free Sound Effects
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- DOWNLOAD: SAVE or CONVERT your MUSIC
- LEARN ABOUT AUDIO FILES and PLAYERS
- How to Save Streamin Media - for FREE
Learn this by heart! Very useful.
- Audio File Formats
- FILExt - The File Extension Source
- support.acmeinternet.com/howtofaqs/webdesign/ About real and windows media
- ABOUT MIDI
- MIDI lessons, gates @www.fora.gr
- www.classicalmidiconnection.com
- SAVE from the PLAYERS or your Temporary Internet Files
- DECODERS-CONVERTERS
- The SDP Multimedia website for ASF download and MMS protocol specification
- or The SDP web site for MMS protocol development
- about R7C and how to download it
- To convert real streaming into .wav or .mp3
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- SEARCH for RECORDINGS - COMPANIES - STORES
- Listening Guides for Beginners
- Article by Classical Net: How to build your CD collection (beginners)
- Naxos Classicals How to build your CD collection beginners
- Music Links and Their CDs-LDs personal page Y. Kanada JAPAN
- Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound - Internet Resources
- Nice sites by recording companies
- Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
Lots of samples but no whole pieces offered.
- Naxos.com
You can hear 25% of each piece (.asx to .wm files). You need subscription to hear the whole piece.
The old naxos site: http://www.naxos.com/naxos/naxos_marco_polo.htm BIOGRAPHIES and AUDIO FILES, GLOSSARY etc. is incorporated in the new site
- SHOPPING
- See SEARCH CDs
- www.cdexpress.com more
- www.eclassical.com
- Links on CD shopping
- Commercial Music Links @www.classical.net
- Article: CD Shopping Links @foetusized.org Personal page with all CD info.
- CD Shopping Sites Personal page by Jim Gilbert
- Reviews
- classicalcdreview.com
- inkpot.com
- www.mmguide.musicmatch.com
Composer-biography and chronological list or works with links to discography for each work.
links checked NOV 2007