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Below is a symphony of links to all things music.

• Baltimore Choral Arts Society
• Baltimore Opera Company
• The Metropolitan Opera
• New York City Opera
• Washington National Opera

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• Classical Composer Biographies
  
  
• Classical Music Navigator
  Basic information on classical composers and their works geared towards the novice or casual listener. Lists notable works and musical influences.
  
  
• The J. S. Bach Home Page
  
  
• John Philip Sousa
  
  

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• Folk Music Albums
  Discography of folk recordings available on CD from the Library of Congress.
  
  
• What to Listen for in Music
  Dr. Michael Broyles, distinguished professor of music at Pennsylvania State University shares his knowledge and understanding of Classic and Romantic music in a six part lecture series. Includes Subject Index and Master Audio Glossary. An ArtsEdge lecture from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

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• Essentials of Music
  Reknowned classical composers and their music are brought to life and six main eras of music history are explained. There's also a glossary of music terms.
  
  
• HyperMusic
  An exploration of classical music history from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century; including the main periods, subtopics, forms, and composers important to Classical music. Also includes a history of jazz music, information about musical instruments, and resources for teachers including lesson plans.
  
  
• Music History 102
  A Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present.
  
  
• Music History Resources
  Outlines based on A History of Western Music by Donald Jay Grout and Claude Palisca (4th ed.).
  
  
• Western Music: A Short History

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• Music Theory
  Learn more about the basics of music theory: note reading, intervals, scales, and more. From ThinkQuest.
  
  
• Musictheory.net
  A collection of music theory tutorials. Lessons include staff, clef, and ledger lines; note and rest durations; measures and time signatures; major and minor scales; and more. The site also has a chord calculator, staff paper, and matrix generators (utilities). The interactive exercises ("Trainers") for keyboard, guitar, brass, and ear include sight and audio recognition of notes, keys, chords, and other elements. The trainers and utilities may be downloaded.
  
  
• Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music: A Bibliography and Glossary of Terms
  From Indiana University.
  
  
• The Tonal Centre
  An interactive site explaining and demonstrating some of the key concepts of tonality, including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation. Includes midi files illustrating musical examples.

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• Jazz
  • Jazz Improvisation
    Articles used in jazz course at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Includes links to other online resources.
    
    
  • Jazznet
    Jazz CD reviews, interviews, and performance reviews from Culturekiosque Magazine.
    
    
  • Louis Armstrong House Museum
    Resource for anyone interested in the life and work of Louis Armstrong.
  
  
• Opera
  • Opera
    Contains links to online resources about opera. From the Internet Public Library.
    
    
  • OperaStuff
    "A world of opera to explore." Includes links to online resources on Opera Singers, Opera Houses, and other information about opera.
  
  
• Popular Music
  • Roughstock's History of Country Music
    Explores country styles from the 1920s and '30s to Garth Brooks and New Country.
    
    
  • Oldies Music
    Music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Information on bands, songs, and a calendar of famous events.
    
    
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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• Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
  
  
• Guitar
  • Acoustic Guitar
    Searchable databases of manufacturers, songs, and articles.
    
    
  • The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
    
    
  • Guild Guitars
    Information about acoustic and electric guitars. Plus a history of the Guild company.
    
    
  • Guitarist.com
    Information about classical and flamenco guitar. Also includes sheet music and audio files.
    
    
• Instrument Encyclopedia
  "A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments." From the University of Michigan.
  
  
• Music and Musical Instruments
  Read about instruments and instrument makers. Includes reading lists and links to recordings and performances. From the Smithsonian.
  
  
• Piano
  • Piano Technicians Guild
    Contains information about everything related to pianos, piano tuners, technicians and piano tuning and repair.
  
  
• Recorder
  • Recorder Home Page
    Includes history of the wind instrument, techniques, repertoire, recordings, and links to other resources.
  
  
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Instruments
  Links to online resources about various instruments. Organized by instrument. From Indiana University School of Music.

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• American Choral Directors Association
• American Music Therapy Association
• The American Orff-Schulwerk Association - Music and Movement Education
• International Clarinet Association
• International Double Reed Society
• The International Saxophone Home Page
• International Society of Bassists
• International Trombone Association
• Internet Cello Society
• Maryland Music Educators Association
• MENC - The National Association of Music Education
• National Association of Teachers of Singing
• The National Flute Association
• Percussive Arts Society
• The Viola Web Site

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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Boston Symphony Orchestra
• The Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Maryland Symphony Orchestra
• National Symphony Orchestra
• New York Philharmonic
• San Francisco Symphony
  
  
• Musical Resources: Online Guide to the Symphony Orchestra
  Discusses the 4 instrumental groups that make up a symphony orchestra. Complete with links to various musical groups and institutions with more info.
  
  
• The Symphony: An Interactive Guide
  A teaching (and learning) guide for the symphony. Contains biographies of composers, information on musical instruments of the orchestra, and a guide to the "musical structures that bind together a great symphony." Includes timeline. A ThinkQuest site.

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• African Music Encyclopedia
  Features articles on African artists by artist and country.
  
  
• Hispano Music & Culture from the Northern Rio Grande
  From the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Includes full-text documents (in English and Spanish), images, and audio files. Part of the American Memory project.
  
  
• Japanese Music
  Offers an overview of traditional and popular Japanese music. From the Asian Studies Network Information Center if the University of Texas at Austin.
  
  
• 'LA'Ritmo 'Latin American' Music Magazine
  
  Interviews with artists, music charts, news, and reviews.
  
  
• Music in Latin America
  List of online Latin American music resources (organized by region).
  
  
• Roots World
  "Listening to the planet." Magazine of world music.

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