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Arts/Music/History
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- Arts: Music: Musicology: Ethnomusicology
- Arts: Music: Styles: By Decade
- Arts: Music: Styles: C: Classical
- Arts: Music: Styles: E: Early Music
- Society: History: By Topic: Cultural History
- History Resources]
- Almanac of Classical Music History - Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works
- Black History and Classical Music - Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition
- Classical Musician Recent Deaths - (from 1988 to current)]]
- Corridos Sin Fronteras - Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers
- 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
- Finnish Music in a Nutshell - Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako
- 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
- History in Song - Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests
- 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)]]
- History of Indian Music - Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney
- Incompetech: Music Styles - Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms
- International Alliance for Women in Music - Includes chronology, extensive biographies of obscure musicians, MIDI files, discography, bibliography, and resources
- Jewry in Music - Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century
- Major Musical Periods - Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files]]
- Medieval Music and Arts Foundation - Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links
- Music and Chess - An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess
- The Music of Freemasonry - Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages
- This Day In Music History - Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)]]
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