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    Music

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    bullet All Music Guide - - all genres of music included, biographical information on artists, discographies. Classical music is included

    bullet All Record Labels - - search by genre, format, location

    bullet American Historic Sheet Music -

    bullet American Memory - Performing Arts - Music - - from the Library of Congress

    bullet Andante - - classical music site which includes Concise Grove Dictionary of Music

    bullet ASCAP - - Author, publisher, and copyright information from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    bullet Bagaduce Music Lending Library - - sheet music

    bullet Billboard - - current reviews and music charts

    bullet BMI Hyperrepertoire -

    bullet CD Now Music Store -

    bullet Cedar Cultural Center - - located in the west bank of Minneapolis, the Center promotes inter-cultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance

    bullet Choral Arts Ensemble (Rochester) -

    bullet Classical Net -

    bullet Compact Disc Connection - - searchable database of compact discs in print

    bullet Copyright Research Section - - of the Music Publisher's Association

    bullet Country Music Search Engine - -

    bullet Critical Metrics - -

    bullet Crossings - - concerts in Zumbrota

    bullet DW3 - Classical Music Resources - -

    bullet Folk Music around the world -

    bullet Free Printable Music on the Web -

    bullet Fuller Up, the Dead Musician Directory - - Organized by date and cause of death, includes some grave locations. Includes biographical information for many deceased non-classical musicians.

    bullet Guide to Music For Your Wedding -

    bullet Harmony-Central Music Shareware -

    bullet Hip Hop -

    bullet Hobglobin Music - - folk music and musical instruments near Red Wing, MN

    bullet Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota - -

    bullet IBDB - - official source for Broadway Information - from the beginning of Broadway to today - past and present shows

    bullet Instruments -

    bullet Ladyslipper Music - - recordings by women

    bullet Lester S Levy Collection of Sheet Music - - focuses on American popular music 1780-1960; images of music will be retrieved if published before 1923 and is in the public domain

    bullet Librarians Internet Index - Music - -

    bullet Lift Every Voice - Music in American Life - - from the University of Virginia Library

    bullet Lowland's Alternative Music Archives -

    bullet Lutheran Hymnal - - mp3 and lyrics for lutheran hymns

    bullet Lycos Music -

    bullet Lyra Baroque Orchestra - - Lyra is a nonprofit Baroque music ensemble that presents historically informed, seventeenth and eighteenth century musical performances to a wide and diverse audience, utilizing period instruments

    bullet Lyrics Universe -

    bullet Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association -

    bullet Minnesota Music Directory -

    bullet Minnesota Opera -

    bullet Minnesota Orchestra -

    bullet Minnesota Public Radio -

    bullet Minnewiki - The Minnesota Music Encyclopedia - -

    bullet Music Calendar - - online calendar with up to date information on concerts, festivals, and other musical events

    bullet Music Finder - - search engine with over 13,000 bands and music artists

    bullet Music Library Association - -

    bullet Music Notes - - theory, instruments, history, professions

    bullet Music Plasma - - creates music maps revealing connections between musicians, styles and musical epochs

    bullet Music Selection Resources -

    bullet Music Theory - -

    bullet Musicals 101 - - cyber encyclopedia of musical theatre, TV and film

    bullet NARM - - National Association of Recording Merchandisers guide to recorded music with over two million song titles listed

    bullet National Anthems - -

    bullet National Association for Music Education -

    bullet Oak Center General Store music - - Folk Forum concert schedule

    bullet Operabase -

    bullet Operissimo -

    bullet Pepper Music Network - - sheet music from various publishers

    bullet Piano Education Page -

    bullet Popular American Music - - from UCLA - digital archive

    bullet Popular Song Information from ASCAP -

    bullet Public Domain Music -

    bullet Public Radio Music Source -

    bullet Radio Free World - - media guide and web broadcaster

    bullet Recording Industry Association of America -

    bullet Riverside Concerts - - from the City of Rochester, MN

    bullet Rochester Civic Music -

    bullet Rochester Music Guild - - support and promote the art of music in the Rochester area

    bullet Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale -

    bullet Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -

    bullet Rollingstone -

    bullet Schubert Club - - performances, musical education opportunities, Twin Cities' classical music directory

    bullet Score Publisher - - get copies of scores

    bullet Second Hand Songs - - "Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered that song." Features a database searchable by song, artist, or album, lists of newly added and recent songs, and related material about cover songs.

    bullet Shareware Music Machine -

    bullet Sheet Music Plus - - large catalog of sheet music

    bullet Song Facts - - provides short summary data for thousands of tracks with insight into the recording or creation of a tune

    bullet Song Searches -

    bullet Songfile - - great, free resource to use when you're unsure of a song's title or composer

    bullet Sonicnet - - daily music news

    bullet Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras (SEMYO) - - nonprofit organization consisting of five youth orchestras for grades 3-12

    bullet St. Paul Chamber Orchestra -

    bullet Theatricopia - - musical theater guide

    bullet Twin Cities Jazz Society -

    bullet Virtual Instrument Museum - -

    bullet Wedding Song Library - - more than 2000 songs listed by wedding event - cake cutting, etc.

    bullet Worldwide Internet Music Resources - - from Indiana University School of Music

    bullet Yahoo's Music Links - - includes links to virtually every kind of music organized into categories: news, genres, charts, lyrics and much more.


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    Last updated: 12/3/07