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Websites in History

1. Almanac of Classical Music History
   Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.
   http://www.angelfire.com/biz/acousticdigest/almanac.html
   
   
2. Black History and Classical Music
   Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.
   http://ChevalierDeSaintGeorges.Homestead.com/History.html
   
   
3. Classical Musician Recent Deaths
   (from 1988 to current)
   http://members.tripod.com/perfartists/obits.html
   
   
4. Early Women Composers
   Includes chronology; extensive biographies of obscure musicians; MIDI files; discography, bibliography, links.
   http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/pages/
   
   
5. Eras Online
   Basics about the major periods of classical (art) music, with terms, composers, RAM audio examples, and purchase links. From Essentials of Music, sponsored by Sony Classical and W. W. Norton.
   http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.html
   
   
6. Finnish Music in a Nutshell
   Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
   http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finmusic.html
   
   
7. Gallery Music
   (Sung by church and chapel "bands" in the UK in the 18th and 19th centuries) Includes articles, sample scores and MIDI files, links, and organizations.
   http://www.westgallerymusic.co.uk/index.html
   
   
8. History in Song
   Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.
   http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/
   
   
9. History of Indian Music
   Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.
   http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/index.html
   
   
10. Incompetech: Music Styles
    Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.
    http://www.incompetech.com/music/
    
    
11. Jewry in Music
    Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.
    http://www.smerus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
    
    
12. Major Musical Periods
    Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files
    http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2091/
    
    
13. Medieval Music and Arts Foundation
    Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.
    http://www.medieval.org/
    
    
14. Music History Resources
    Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.
    http://www.geocities.com/papandrew/
    
    
15. Music and Chess
    An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
    http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm
    
    
16. Save Our Sounds
    Describes a project by the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress to convert important collections of historical recordings to modern formats.
    http://www.saveoursounds.com
    
    
17. The History of Czech Music
    A brief history of Czech music, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; Biographies and work of important composers. (Radio Hudba, Czech Republic)
    http://www.radio.cz/hudba/indexeng.html
    
    
18. The Music of Freemasonry
    Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.
    http://www.masonmusic.org/
    
    
19. This Day In Music History
    Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)
    http://DataDragon.com/day/
    
    

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