Music

Allmusic  
Database of musical facts
CDNOW
Classical Composers Database
Information on over 2,000 classical music composers from 300 A.D. to present with links to musical anniversaries and composers who share your birthday.
American Classical Music Hall of Fame 
Located in Cincinnati, OH, this site pays tribute to American composers and musicians.
The Cyber Hymnal
Includes hymn lyrics, music, and audio as well as information on composers, lyricists, and listings by scripture text. Works best with Internet Explorer.
Dennis Pearson's Lyric Links and Music Connections
Historic American Sheet Music
Duke University's collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music
Laura's MIDI Heaven
Music and lyrics to national anthems, state songs, ragtime, classical, and more. Incredible selection of music. Beware of pop-up ads. MusicNotes viewer plug-in required for sheet music.
Library of Congress American Memory Collection 
Performing Arts
Lyrical Line Songwriting Resource
Lyrics World  
Metropolitan Opera  
MP3.com 
Start your MP3 collection here
Music Library Association
Now What a Time Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 
Music and contextual information from the Fort Valley (Georgia) State College Folk Festivals in the early 1940s that featured African American folk, blues, and gospel music
Performing Arts in America: 1875-1923
Describes the New York Public Library's performing arts collection. Good pictures and sound clips; it has sheet music from the period.
SongFile
From The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., this site offers licensing of songs for those who wish to record them
Sony BMG Musicbox  
Theatricopia  
A site just for musical theatre fans
Tower Records
Women Composers and Women's Music  
Internet resources of women's music including syllabi, works analyses, and MIDI audio files
 

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