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Selected Internet Websites

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General

Music Reference Online
Electronic Reference Desk
Competitions and Conferences
Dissertations in Music
Music Electronic Journals
News Groups and Mailing Lists
Organisations and Scholarly Societies
Citation Styles & Writing Guides

Search Tools

Library catalogues
Directories of Music Sites

Special sites

Australian Music
Composition, theory and analysis
Computer and Electroacoustic Music
Early Music
Ethnomusicology
Film Music
Music Business
Music Education
Music Iconography
Music of Spain and related sites
Music Therapy
Opera and related sites
Women in Music

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Competitions and Conferences

Conferences, from William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music.
Forthcoming Conferences in Music from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Music Competitions from Indiana University's Worldwide Internet Music Resources.
Music Competitions and Contests : link from University of Washington.
Music Conferences Worldwide : Upcoming events in musicology and related fields, a listing hosted by ConferenceAlert.

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Dissertations

Archive of Dissertation Abstracts in Music
International dissertations, complete and in progress. Alphabetical by author with links to abstracts.
The Australian Digital Theses Project
This is a distributed database of digital versions of theses produced by postgraduate research students at the participating institutions. Participants include the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Queensland and others.Search the database by keywords or browse by institutions to locate theses of interest.
BAMER : Bibliography of Australian Music Education Research project : lists research studies (completed and in process), plus links to other sites - maintained by Deakin University.
The Center for Research Libraries - Foreign Doctoral Dissertations - Index.
DDM-Online : Doctorial Dissertations in Musicology, from Indiana University, no abstracts.
ProQuest Digital Dissertations (restricted - University of Melbourne only)
(Free access to the most recent two years of citations and abstracts.) Titles published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available. This is a popular multi-disciplinary index of virtually all doctoral dissertations accepted by U.S. institutions since 1861. Also a selection of theses from Canadian, British, and European institutions, together with a few from Australia and New Zealand. Beginning with 1980, citations include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Selected masters theses are covered after 1962, with abstracts available after 1988.
Australia & New Zealand Postgraduate Music Research, from the Musicological Society of Australia.
"In the Postgraduate Thesis Register section you will find the bibliographical details of more than 2,300 music-related theses completed or currently in progress in Australia or New Zealand since 1917."
Theses - Great Britain and Ireland 1716- : Index to theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the council for National Academic Awards.
OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources. Over 139 institutions worldwide are part of the project.
DMS : Dissertationsmeldestelle der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung. Recherche par divers critères accessible dans la rubrique Benutzerabfrage. Contenu : Répertoire des thèses en cours (Allemagne, Autriche, Suisse) élaboré par la Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (Kassel) et hébergé par l'Université de Münster.
SUDOC (Système universitaire de documentation). Géré par l'Agence bibliographique de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ABES). Choose Sudoc - Catalogue. The Sudoc catalog lets you search bibliographic information on all types of documents held by French academic libraries, as well as other higher educational establishments, including theses from 1972.
Libraries worldwide. University library catalogues will generally list higher degree theses written by students in their own institutions. Connect to library websites and catalogues all over the worldd. Hosted by the University of California, Berkeley. Search by keyword for a library, or browse libraries by region.
WorldCat Also listed on our Library catalogue.
WorldCat is a catalogue of books and web resources, including theses, held in American Libraries. It is an excellent source for tracking down obscure or hard to find titles.

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Music Electronic Journals lists

Music Journals Collection at the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library.
Online journals purchased and available through the University of Melbourne Library or freely accessible Internet journals.
Australian Journals Online
National Library's database of Australian electronic journals. Browse by subject or Search by title.
Directory of Open Access Journals - Music.
This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals...to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 1270 journals in the directory. Currently 320 journals are searchable on article level.
The Golden Pages: Journals and e-journals, especially those for musicians, music theorists and musicologists, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Music Electronic Journals list from the University of Washington Libraries.
Music Journals and Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals Indiana University Music Library. Comprehensive list, complete with links.
Music Magazines - Sibelius Academy.

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News Groups

Musicology-all Superlist. Concerned with academic musicology (including music history, theory and analysis, etc). Includes archives and instructions.
Music in Usenet Newsgroups from Indiana University Music Library

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Institutions, Organisations and Scholarly Societies

Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA)
National Networked Facility for Research in Australian Music. "Explore the world of Australian music: music related resources in text, sound, score and image; guides to information; special projects and collections; online publications; and shop."
The Australian Music Centre

The British Music Information Centre,

Société francaise de musicologie - an excellent site, includes indexes to French music journals, theses lists, conferences, etc.

The Golden Pages: Musical and musicological societies and associations

The Golden Pages: University music departments' and faculties' home pages

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Databases, indexes, bibliographies, etc.

Databases and Indexes from the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, University of Melbourne.
Key Resources for Music Research from the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, University of

The Internet can provide quick and convenient access to the catalogues of the libraries of the world. University of Melbourne Library Catalogue and catalogues from other libraries are useful in conducting reviews of music literature, verifying bibliograhical references and locating items for interlibrary loans.

Catalogues of particular libraries

Bibliotheque nationale de France - Catalogue of the French National Library. Includes "Musique ...Toute la production française (dépôt légal) depuis 1983, ainsi que le Répertoire international des sources musicales (manuscrits musicaux antérieurs à 1800) et les notices bibliographiques du patrimoine musical régional alsacien."
British Library Public Catalogue (BLPC). Also The British Library Music Collections - information, catalogues, manuscripts, links, etc.
CATNYP : Catalog of the New York Public Library
Includes materials cataloged since 1971. Earlier books, music, and an index to PERIODICAL ARTICLES can be found in the published catalog volumes : Dictionary Catalog of the Music Collection (1964) 33 vols., plus suppl. (1973) 10 vols. UniM Music REF 016.78 NEW
Library of Congress Online Catalogue.

Music Libraries Online - a virtual union catalogue of UK music libraries.

National Library of Australia : Music Collection the largest music collection in Australia.

COPAC : Access to the merged online catalogues of 20 of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland.

The Golden Pages: Library catalogues online and library and bibliographical links

Loeb Music Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Music Libraries and Library Associations, an extensive list of US and international libraries, compiled by William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music.
National Libraries Catalogues Worldwide, from University of Queensland.
"... the catalogue of a national library is the best guide to publications issued in the country in question, and anyone wanting information on the publications of that country should make the catalogue of the national library the starting point of their search..."

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Directories

Comprehensive internet links of music resources from other sites. Ideal for browsing through topic listings and useful for broad and specific information searches.

American Musicological Society : Sites of interest to Musicologists. A comprehensive, well-organized directory of sites, includes dissertation databases, libraries, journals, dictionaries & encyclopedias, societies, performers, church music, early music, composers, theory, computer and electronic music, rock & pop music, ethnomusicology, women in music, music education, etc.

BUBL Information Service Web Server - a listing from the British Library.

ClassicalNet - searchable site, includes CD reviews as well as files and links to other classical music web sites.

dmoz : Open Directory Project - Classical Music.

The Golden Pages : Links for Musicians on the WWW, from Royal Holloway, University of London.

GOOGLE Web directory : Music. Arranged by topic.

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - from the University of California

Online Resources for Music Scholars from Loeb Music Library, Harvard University.
Librarian's Guide to the Internet -- Music Topics

Music Information Resources on the World Wide Web from the Music Publishers' Association

Music Resources from Sibelius Academy - an excellent site!

Music Web Directories - from Yahoo! Scroll through the list on this page, or use the search function.

Selected Music Resources on the Internet from New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division.
Voice of the Shuttle An excellent website of resources for Humanities Research. There is much here of interest and also a music link from the contents page.
Web Resources for Study and Research in Music from Music Dept., University College Cork, Ireland.
Web Sites for Music Research from University of North Carolina - links to musicology, music history, music theory, etc.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana University School of Music) Includes links to composers, performers, genre

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Citation Styles & Writing Guides

Citing web resources from Information Division, University of Melbourne.

Documenting from 'Researching Music' tutorial, Faculty of Music. A detailed and useful summary.

Internet Citation Guides from the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quick Site : quickly generate an MLA-style citation for a single source, from NoodleTools.

Style Sheet for Citing Internet Resources : Humanities (MLA & Chicago), Scientific (APA & CBE), and History (Turabian).

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format from Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Citing World Wide Web Pages : APA, MLA, etc. from Georgia Southern University.

Writing Guides

Common Errors in English Usage, from Paul Brians, Professor of English, Washington State University.
Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.
Grammar Resources on the Web, University of Chicago Writing Program.
Guide to Grammar & Writing - Maintained by Professor of English, Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public.

Writing Publications, from Learning Skills Unit, University of Melbourne. Useful sites for writing, referencing/citing, grammar, etc.
Style & Writing Guides, Internet Public Library.

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Australian Music

Annotated guide to music collections, archives, libraries & museums (CSM ANU)
Anthology of Australian Music on Disc, series I to IV - CDs available for borrowing from the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, Univ. of Melbourne.
Australian Culture 1789-2000 by Paul Bentley, Wolanski Foundation. Contents: With a roar of laughter 1789-1850; The Crown of Wattle 1851-1900; Strike Me Lucky! 1901-1950; The Coming of the White Elephants 1951-2000.
Australian directory of Institutions, Societies and Associations . Includes industry links, agents, publishers, copyright, directory of people, etc. from NFRAM website. Choose "Guides to Information" link.
Australian Folk Songs - this collection has words, music and information about each song. Quicktime movies play a midi version of the tunes.
Australian Music Centre. Online resources including composer biographies, Online Public Access Catalogue of scores, books and recordings in the collection, selected articles from backissues of Sounds Australian , the Australian Music Calendar Online, links and more.
Australian Music Resources from Institute of the Arts Library, Australian National University. Includes lists of Universities & Music Schools, Scholarships & Grants, Arts Organisations, Music Libraries, Articles/books, Music Electronic Journals, Music Sites, Festivals, Performers, Music Publishers & Recording Companies, Promoters, Radio & TV, Music Societies, Music Copyright, Worldwide music sites, Australian Art Sites, and Listservs.
Australian Music Sites & Services, Portals and gateways, Government organisations, Libraries, archives and museums, Opera companies, Orchestras and orchestral networks, Other organisations.
Australia's Oral History Collections : a national directory "...provides electronic access to oral history endeavour in Australia. Based on the printed publication of the same name (published in 1997) the database allows you to search within tens of thousands of hours of oral recordings. These collections document Australian life, customs, politics and traditions and cover a wide range of subjects."
Australian Performing Arts Sites and Services, from The Wolanski Foundation (Australia). Australian portals and gateways, Australian government sites & services, Australian non-government sites & services, Media.
Bibliography of Australian Popular Music (PDF). Originally from the journal Popular Music 13 (1994) 371-372, and now updated online.
Composer Biographies Online from Australian Music Centre. Includes email addresses and websites.
Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation "The site is a one-stop shop for exploring Chinese-Australian Heritage. Designed basically as a research-site, it houses text and image databases, introduces bibliographies and research aids, provides information on conferences and exhibitions, offers links to relevant museums, libraries, archives, community centers, university departments, historical societies and other web sites, and carries a range of personal stories and graphics."
Directory of Australian cultural organisations and resources (formerly Australia's Cultural Network) - gateway to Australian cultural organisations, resources, activities and events.
Digital Collections, National Library of Australia.
"The digitised printed music collection comprises all Australian sheet music and some published albums held by the National Library published before 1930. Music is defined as Australian if it involved an Australian composer, librettist, arranger, subject or place of publication. The initial release includes over 2000 sheet music items and is exposed to Internet search engines through a URL list. This is expected to grow to more than 3000 items in the next year."
Directory of Archives in Australia from Australian Society of Archivists
Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne.
Guide to Australian Research (Music Council of Australia)
Jenkins, John. 22 Contemporary Australian Composers. "First published by NMA Publications in 1988, the original chapter texts of this book are reproduced in full."
Papers of Keith Humble (1927 - 1995) - National Library of Australia. Includes online information, Biographical Note, Series List, Series Description and Box List.
Music Council of Australia "This site is full of useful information about the musical world in Australia and internationally."
MusicAustralia "...will be developed and delivered as a collaboration between the National Library of Australia, ScreenSound Australia, the National Screen and Sound Archive and other national cultural institutions and the wider Australian music community.... aims to make Australian music resources and information widely accessible: music in all its formats, across styles and genres, and including both heritage and contemporary material."
Musicological Society of Australia - official website, includes newsletter, conference information, listing of publications, etc.
NFRAM : National Networked Facility for Research in Australian Music "aims to make more accessible the scattered and often hidden materials and resources related to Australian music." Includes music related resources in text, sound, score and image; guides to information; special projects and collections; online publications; and shop.
Pandora, Australia's Web Archive. A variety of subjects - choose "Arts and Humanities", then choose "Music".
RAAM: Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts - a guide to collections of personal papers and non-governmental organisational records held by Australian libraries and archives.
Research Manual : Music in Australian Cultural Studies . "This is an electronic book publication in progress" by Robyn Holmes & Jeff Brownrigg (1999). Includes an overview of chapter headings - currently under development.

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Composition, music theory and analysis

Analysis Index -from the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville. "The Analysis Index provides access to program notes and descriptions or analyses of musical compositions in books owned by the UTK Music Library."
Composer's Tools: an Interactive Idea List, by Kenneth R. Rumery.
IAMIC : International Association of Music Information - " open to the public and have extensive resources to offer. In addition to large libraries of sheet music and sound archives, some centres maintain up-to-date collections of biographical and research material, many issue publications and recordings, and all serve as a focus of musical activity in their country or region".
IAWM The International Alliance for Women in Music : Resources for Composers and Contemporary Music, lists Resources for Composers, Composer Collectives, Copyright and Licensing Resources, and other Internet Resources.
Music Composition Resource - created by James Fry & Christopher Bartlette, lists sources... for today's composers, including books, articles, internet sites, sound recordings and FAQs for beginning composers.
Music Theory and Analysis, by Larry Solomon. Includes useful links to Theory, Analytical Tools, Analyses, Miscellaneous - highly recommended.
Music Theory and Composition : DW3 Classical Music Resources.
Musical Instrument Range Chart - by Larry J. Solomon. Also other links on music theory, analysis, etc.
Online Music Therory Reference - intervals, chords, scales © 1997 José Rodríguez Alvira.
saggi musicali italiani : a database for texts on music theory and aesthetics. "This database, initiated and run by Andreas Giger, is designed to extend the Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum and to continue the endeavor of capturing all texts on music theory and aesthetics in electronic form. saggi musicali italiani focuses first and foremost on the major treatises written in Italian, allowing them to be downloaded, browsed, and searched. The database will eventually comprise all printed materials from the Renaissance to the present."
SchenkerGUIDE : a guide to Schenkerian analysis for the intrigued or bemused, by Tom Pankhurst, Graduate Student, University of Manchester.
A Schenkerian Primer | Symbols for Schenkerian Analysis, by Larry Solomon.
teoria : Music Theory Web - Articles about music, Music Theory Questions, On-line music theory reference, Interactive music theory exercises (Java), Music theory and ear-training software.
teoria's links - Basic & Advanced Theory, Ear-training, Rhythm, Music Notation, Discussion Groups, Organizations
TME: Texts on Music in English from the Medieval and Early Modern Eras (CHMTL, Indiana University)
The Tonal Centre - an interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key
concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.

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Computer and Electroacoustic Music

Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University
Computer Music Journal Archives
CREATE: UCSB Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology ("supports education, artistic production, and research/development activities in the field of electroacoustic and computer music, intermedia and multimedia art, and electronic media art technology") (Music Dept., U. California, Santa Barbara).
Digital Music Research Network, an initiative to promote research in this area, by bringing together researchers from UK universities and industry in electronic engineering, computer science, and music.
Electronic and Computer Music Links, from University of Washington.
Experimental Music Catalogue : Experimental Music since 1969. Includes instrumental music, an article archive, news and events, etc.

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Early Music

Ancient Greek Music at the Austrian Academy of Sciences © Stefan Hagel.
"This site contains all published fragments of Ancient Greek music which contain more than a few scattered notes. All of them are recorded under the use of tunings whose exact ratios have been transmitted to us by ancient theoreticians (of the Pythagorean school, most of them cited by Ptolemaios). Instruments and speed are chosen by the author. The exact sound depends on your hard- and software."
Arcadia Early Music Archive
Arto Wikla's Early Music Page
The Cantigas de Santa Maria - Facsimiles, Illuminations, Transcriptions, Modern Editions, Related Links, Discography, Bibliography (in progress).
CANTUS : a Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant. Indices of chants in selected manuscripts and early printed sources of the liturgical Office.
DIAMM : Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music - University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University of London.
An online resource for the study of fragments and complete manuscripts of European Medieval Polyphonic Music. "a resource for scholars which aims to digitize, archive and make available images of British manuscripts of medieval polyphonic music, and to develop techniques of digital image enhancement, or 'virtual restoration', to retrieve lost data or improve the legibility of materials that cannot at present be read." (October, 2000)
Early Music FAQ : reference for Medieval and Renaissance music. Includes topics, biographies, discographies, performers, lyrics, concerts, etc.
Early Music : Worldwide Internet Music Resources Compiled by David Lasocki, Indiana University.
Early Music Links from the Sibelius Academy server
SCA Medieval and Renaissance Music Homepage from Society for Creative Anachronism.
Early Music Periodicals: Past and Present Annotated bibliography from Indiana University Music Library
Facsimiles, Editions & Texts, from Early Music FAQ.
Gregorian Chant Home Page
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments created by Musica Antiqua, a group of musicians based at Iowa State University.
This web page showcases a collection of 12th-17th century replica instruments. Descriptions of each instrument include a history, construction, and how they are played. In addition, most include a short bibliography and a recorded sample in .wav format.
Index to Printed Music : Collections & Series (restricted - University of Melbourne only)
Combines the Index Database, the Bibliography Database and the Names Database into an index for finding individual pieces of music printed in standard scholarly editions. Also useful for searching names (composers, poets, librettists, editors); titles and alternate titles; language of text and text incipit; performing forces (medium); identifying numbers (item numbers, opus/thematic catalogue numbers, key); formats (full score, piano vocal score, parts, etc.); language; presence of non-standard clefs; figured bass and how treated; duration of piece (if given in item); genres; musical incipit (if needed for identification); citations for performing editions based on the main work; and RISM source numbers.
Index to Renaissance Vocal Music in Collections, compiled by Carol Ohlers, Scott Library, York University, Toronto, Ontario.
The period covered is roughly 1450-1600 (since the English Renaissance started later, English composers may extend well into the first quarter of the 17th century). The index is limited to sacred and secular vocal music. Volumes in indexed collections that contain only instrumental music have been excluded as well as instrumental selections in indexed volumes
Introduction to Medieval Music (Cynthia J. Cyrus) from the ORB Online Encyclopedia. (On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies)
Related entries include : a medieval music glossary ; an introduction to church modes ; a table of items for the medieval Mass.
Medieval and Renaissance Music Resources (Dr. Gordon J. Callon)
Resources: Medieval and Renaissance Center - from New York University.
Medieval Drama Links - A personal selection made by Sydney Higgins.
Medieval Music Database, from John Stinson, La Trobe University.
Includes Fourteenth Century Music Database of medieval secular music, liturgical chant and Scribe database.
Medieval Music - from Labyrinth site, maintained by Martin Irvine and Deborah Everhart
The Medieval Review, 1993- "The Medieval Review (TMR; formerly the Bryn Mawr Medieval Review) has been publishing reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies, a field it interprets as broadly as possible. The electronic medium allows for very rapid publication of reviews, and provides a computer searchable archive of past reviews, both of which are of great utility to scholars and students around the world." Use the Search or Browse links within the website banner.
Monumenta Musicae Byzantinae, University of Copenhagen, Institute for Greek & Latin
Renaissance Liturgical Imprints : a Census (RELICS).
Database of information about nearly 10,000 worship books printed before 1601.
Renaissance & Baroque Music Chronology by Gordon J. Callon.
RISM Online : series A/II Manuscripts after 1600 (restricted - University of Melbourne only).
An International Inventory of Musical Sources after 1600.
saggi musicali italiani - a database for texts on music theory and aesthetics.
"Designed to extend the Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum .... and to continue the endeavor of capturing all texts on music theory and aesthetics ... It focuses on the major treatises written in Italian, allowing them to be downloaded, browsed, and searched and will eventually comprise all printed materials from the Renaissance to the present."
Short Bibliography of Early Music from various contributors, page maintained by Greg Lindahl
Texts on Music in English (TME): from the Medieval and Early Modern Eras
"Designed to extend the Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum and to continue the endeavor of capturing all texts on music theory and aesthetics in electronic form. Texts on Music in English focuses on major treatises written in English, allowing them to be downloaded and browsed. The database will eventually comprise all relevant manuscript and printed materials written in English from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century."
Theory of the Middle Ages (THEMA) = (Music) THEory of the Middle Ages. Comprises hypertext transcriptions of 18 manuscript copies of 14 Latin theoretical treatises related to musica mensurabilis of the thirteenth century.
Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum from Centre for the History of Music Theory and Literature.
A searchable database of the entire corpus of Latin music theory written during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Thesaurus Precum Latinarum. A collection of Latin prayers and hymns with English translations and commentaries.
Traités français sur la musique.
"Designed to extend the Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum... Traités français sur la musique focuses on major treatises written in French, allowing them to be downloaded and browsed. Searching capacity will be added in the future. The database will eventually comprise all relevant manuscript and printed materials written in French from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century."

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Ethnomusicology

Directories - selected sites

Alan Lomax Database
A multimedia archive of documentation and scientific research by folklorist and musical anthropologist, Alan Lomax.
Asia Pacific Research Online
Australian Institute of Eastern Music : includes newsletter, festivals, links to related sites, etc.
East & Southeast Asia : an annotated Directory of Internet Resources compiled by Robert Y. Eng, Department of History, University of Redlands.
Ethnographic Studies Internet Resources from Library of Congress. Collection of sites in anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore and folklife. Includes general sources, directories, scholarly programs, archival collections, publications.
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music: organizations, institutions, archives, periodicals, online publications, bibliographies - from University of Washington - an excellent site!
Ethnomusicology information on the Net from the Sibelius Academy.
Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Collection - from the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division Archives (1998-2004).
"This digital exhibit features photographs of traditional musical instruments from around the world�descriptions of images include instrument name, description, donor, and country of origin. Searchable by instrument type, geographic region, and keyword."
Ethnomusicology Web Sites from Ethnomusicology Online
Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Images and information on musical instruments from around the world.
Music Archive of the Pacific - lists a number of helpful bibliographies of materials for Austalia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Pacific Island Nation, and Hawai.
Music of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia -- Links from Duke University, Durham, NC. USA
Pacific Languages and Resources Links from PARADISEC (Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures)
A list of publications and public presentations on PARADISEC, with links to relevant resources where appropriate. Use the Search facility to retrieve more specific materials.
Portail ethnomusicologie. A French website on the practice, history and theory of ethnomusicology.
Research and Study Resources : National, International, and World Music - Indiana University Music Library
Rootster: A Search for Culture on the Net (2003)
"An extension of the online world music magazine RootsWorld, this is a searchable and browsable "small, edited database of web sites for words, music, images and ideas." "Some of the topics are gypsy culture, accordions, Cuban music, and hoboes. Editor Cliff Furnald aims to provide "a simple tool for discovering the wonderful, interesting and diverse cultural content scattered over the net, hidden in the average search engine."
Les Samedis d'Entretemps : La musique forme un monde, from IRCAM, Centre Georges-Pompidou. Articles online, various topics.
Society for Ethnomusicology
World Music, links compiled by Polley Music Library, Lincoln City.
Ethnomusicology and World Music, from University College Cork, Ireland. "A list of internet resources."

Selected websites

COMPASS - Collections online, from the British Museum
"An online database featuring around 5,000 artefacts chosen by the curators to reflect the extraordinary range of the British Museum's collections. The system features a wealth of links and background information. Each artefact is illustrated with high quality images that you can enlarge and study in detail. The information has been written with the general visitor in mind, and technical terms are explained in glossary links. If you want to find out more, many of the articles give references to books written or recommended by the Museum's curators. There are online tours on a variety of subjects, including introductions to the current exhibitions at the Museum."

"Doing Anthropology in Sound" Steven Feld and Donald Brenneis.
Special web supplement to: American Ethnologist 31:4 - November 2004.
Links to Sound Recordings, Web Resources, and Writings Discussed in the Article.
UBUWEB Ethnopoetics : Soundings - introduced and curated by Jerome Rothenburg.
Includes information and audio examples of Tuvan throat singing, Indonesian Ketjack, Inuit throat music, Vietnamese folk poems, etc.

Regional sources

Africa

African Music Archive of the Institute of Ethnology and African Studies, University of Mainz, Germany
African Music Encyclopedia: Music From Africa and the African Diaspora Contains information about African music, presented by Janet Planet. Lists artists in alphabetical order and lists music from Africa by country. Includes a glossary of African styles of music, a list of books on the subject, and a directory of African music sources for purchasing the music. Provides some related links.
African Music Resources Online

Afghanistan

Afghan Music - includes over 800 song selections, an overview of traditional instruments, and music videos.

Australia

Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library : the Internet Guide to Aboriginal Studies Aboriginal Studies edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek. "This site is maintained in conjunction with the Center For World Indigenous Studies' (CWIS) Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library -- which contains links to General Indigenous Studies Resources, as well as resources Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central & South America, Europe, and the Pacific."

China

Chinese Classical Instrumental Music by T.M. McComb
Chinese Music Society of North America - website
Current bibliography of books and articles on Chinese Music, 1980s-
Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center
"This website is a source of comprehensive bibliographic information about studies of Hmong history, culture, and adaptation in diasporic communities around the world. The site also includes detailed Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese census data from the U.S. Census as well as bibliographies."
Includes the Hmong Studies Journal online, 1996- (PDF). Browse by Scholar Name or Topic.
Songs and Stories and a Glossary of Phrases of the Hua Miao of South West China
Collected and translated by R. Keith Parsons and P. Kenneth Parsons. "On the Digital Libraires Archive which is hosted by the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Using material supplied by Keith Parsons, the archive has been created and is maintained by Dr Steve Rake."
The Internet Chinese Music Archive Copyright (C), 1996 by Nandi Xie; Copyright (C), 1998, 2001 by Xiaoyu Li

Egypt

Music in Roman Egypt : an Exhibition at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 19 March-19 December 1999.
Includes text, graphics, bibliography and suggestions for listening.

India

Carnatic Music : Classical music of Southern India. Includes compositions and recordings lists.
Music India Online - includes genres from pop to folk to regional music.

Indonesia

Australian Indonesian Arts Alliance AIAA is a national network of organisations and individuals involved with Australia-Indonesia cultural exchange.
Bali and Beyond : a multimedia site about the cultures of Indonesia through their music.
Gamelan related Websites from the American Gamelan Institute
Central Javanese Gamelan by T. M. McComb (19 May 1999)
Indonesian Music - Resources on Gamelan, lyrics, MIDI files, and links to other sites

Iran

Introduction to Traditional Iranian Dastgah Music by Margaret Caton, Los Angeles CA. Reprinted from the Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, July 1994.
Iranian Culture : choose 'Persian Music' link. From Iranian Cultural Information Center, "... was the first Iranian web site on the Internet. Started at Stanford University in California for the purpose of learning this new method of communication and to try to teach others about the rich culture of Iran,..."
Iranian Classical Music by T. M. McComb.
Persian Classical Music "... other aspects of Persian culture. On Iranian ... very extensive Iranian classical music discography, including ... musicians of Iran. Persia Home Page ... "

Japan

Ancient Japan : the Earliest Japanese Music by Richard Hooker.
Music From Japan Resource center for Japanese music, New York.
Japanese Traditional Music
A chronology of Japanese music history with a survey of each era. Musical genres including Gagaku, Kabuki, and Shomyo and some example sound files are available.

New Zealand

The Archive of Maori and Pacific Music Director Richard Moyle, Archive of Maori and Pacific Music, Anthropology Department, University of Auckland.
New Zealand Music Links
Sounz : Centre for New Zealand Music

Pacific Islands

Music Archive for the Pacific - Established by the Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia for the main purpose of providing a collection of recordings of indigenous music, related books, journals, musical instruments and art works to interested persons for research purposes. Includes Australia - Music of Aboriginal Australians ; Papua New Guinea - Music of Papua New Guinea nationals ; New Zealand - Music of the Maori people ; Pacific Island Nations - Music of the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian cultures.

Papua New Guinea

PapuaWeb - Papuaweb is a collaborative research project between the State University of Papua (UNIPA), Cenderawasih State University (UNCEN) and the Australian National University (ANU). Papuaweb welcomes contributions of research materials to enhance the resources of this website.

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Online Journals

Asian Music
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-31, 1968-2000 (5-year embargo)
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Project Music v.36-, 2005-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on PQD5000 v.34-, 2002-
Black Music Research Journal
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Expanded Academic ASAP v.17- 1997-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-21, 1980-2001 (3-year embargo)
Black Perspective in Music
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-18, 1973-1990
British Journal of Ethnomusicology
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-8, 1992-1999
Continued by Ethnomusicology Forum.
Indexed in Music Index, 1998-
Cahiers de musiques traditionelles - online journal
Chinese Music Journal : Chinese Music Society of North America.
Net Edition available at : http://www.chinesemusic.net/CM_Journal.html
Ethnomusicology : Journal of the Society for Ethnomusicology (Champaign)
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on PQD5000 v.42 no.2- 1998-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-44, 1953-2000 (4-year embargo)
Ethnomusicology Forum
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Taylor & Francis v.13- 2004-
Continues British Journal of Ethnomusicology
Indexed in Music Index
Ethnomusicology Online Journal : peer-reviewed multimedia ejournal.
Available on the internet at : http://research.umbc.edu/eol/eol.html. Includes tables of contents, complete articles and links to related sites.
Ethnomusicology Research Digest - online journal. Includes searchable archives and indexes, multimedia resources, etc.
Iberian Discoveries (Iberian & Latin-American Music OnLine) - electronic journal
Available on the internet at : http://www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/~vhwm002/ILM/ID/index.html
Journal of the International Folk Music Council
Continued by Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council v.1-12 1969-1980
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-20 1949-1968
Korean Studies
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Expanded Acad. 1999-
Latin American Music Review / Revista de Musica Latinoamericana
Continues Anuario Interamericano de Investigacion Musical v.6-11 1970-1975
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Expanded Academic ASAP, v.17- 1996-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Ingenta Select v.22- 2001-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-22, 1980-2001 (3-year embargo)
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on PQD5000, v.23- 2002-
Music & Anthropology : Musical Anthropology of the Mediterranean and Beyond (Departimento di Musica e Spettacolo, Bologna)
Available at : http://research.umbc.edu/eol/MA/index.htm.
Musical Traditions : the magazine for traditional music throughout the world.
Oideion : Performing arts online . Peer-reviewed multimedia journal.
Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology
Popular Music, UniM Music P POPU v.1- 1981-
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on Cambridge University Press v.19- 2000-
Rootsworld : the Online Magazine of World Roots and Folk Music
SEM Newsletter : Society for Ethnomusicology UniM Music P SEM v.32- 1998-
Website at: http://www.indiana.edu/~ethmusic/ - includes SEM-L e-mail list, websites, related societies.
TRANS : Transcultural Music Review - an online journal from the Ethnomusicology team, Dept. of Musicology of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Barcelona).
Yearbook for Traditional Music
Continues Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council, v.1-12 1969-1980
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.13-32, 1981-2000 (4-year embargo)
Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council (International Council for Traditional Music)
Connect (University of Melbourne only) on JSTOR v.1-12 1969-1980

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Film Music

All Movie Guide.
Classical and Opera Music used in Movies This website includes a search function, plus a browse function which lists all movies indexed.
Film Composers around the World, arranged by country.
Film Music Magazine, Film and TV music industry news.
Film Score Monthly : the online magazine of motion picture and television music appreciation.
Film and Television Music Archives, UCLA Libraries.

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Music Business

1212.com - directory of music industry related web information in over 50 countries
American Symphony Orchestra League. "Leadership, service and advocacy for American's Orchestras".
Arts Hub Australia (restricted - University of Melbourne only)
Arts Hub is the online home for Australian arts workers. Australia's arts industry news service which also lists employment opportunities. The Story of Arts Hub Australia by Paul Bentley, Wolanski Foundation.
The Commercial World of Music - selection of websites from Indiana University School of Music.
CPANDA: Cultural Policy & the Arts national data archive.
An interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S. available for research and statistical analysis, with data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture. Developed at Princeton and supported by Pew Charitable Trust.
Getting Started in the Music Business, from Texas Music Office.
The materials in this guide are organized to provide a short-answer reference to the basic legal and business practices associated with the music industry.
Information Management, from the Wolanski Foundation (Australia) - list of papers.
MusicBizBuzz - Record Industry, Legal Resources, International Trade, Education, Crafts of Music, Travel, Promotions, Performing Artists, Global Resources, Reference Books, Translator

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Music Education Sites

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Useful links to associations, etc.
Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME)
Australian Centre for Arts Education (ACAE)
Australian Children's Music Foundation
Australian Directory of Music and Speech Teachers
Australian Music Web Site
Australian Society for Music Education. Includes membership, publications and conferences lists, CIRCME, BAMER and other links.
BAMER : Bibliography of Australian Music Education Research project : lists research studies (completed and in process), plus links to other sites - maintained by Deakin University.
BUBL education links - Web Search Engines and Directories
Dalcroze Council of Australia
EDUCATION-LINE - Education-line is a freely accessible database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice. From the University of Leeds, U.K.
ERIC Database, 1966- : Education Bibliographic Database on the internet.
ISME : International Society for Music Education - includes publications, conferences, directory, other links.
Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia
MIML: Musical Instruction and Musical Learning, 1450-1650 - a web-based bibliography of secondary literature
"The initial page of MIML hosts a search engine and links to the introduction ("About"), the bibliographic overview ("Overview"), and the various options for navigating the roughly 250 citations. To browse the entire bibliography, click on "all citations"; for access by category, click on "search options." One can also search by author, by keyword, or by partial title (or even partial word) using the search box provided near the bottom of each page."-- Cynthia Cyrus in collaboration with Susan Weiss and Russell Murrey, Jr.
Music : Education World. Web resources for Music Education.
Music Resource Guides, from The Educator's Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC).
Includes Lesson Plans, Questions Archive, Search ERIC Database, Internet Sites, etc.
Music Education Online - a guide to Music Education for grades K through 12. Includes an interactive bulletin board for posting questions and comments.
Music Education and Psychomusicology, from University of Washington. A selection of websites.
Music Schools and Teachers Directory (SchoolsOn Australia)
Musicological Society of Australia (MSA)
Orff Australian Music and Movement Education (ANCOS)
PERCEPTION and COGNITION : Special Research Interest Group (MENC) - includes newsletters, email, conferences list, etc.
Research Studies in Music Education : a refereed journal from University of Queensland.
TIME : Technology in Music Education - software reviews and archives, links, etc

Music Education Databases

CAIRSS for Music database of music research literature
The Music & Science Information Computer Archive formerly Music and Brain Information Database (MBI)
Music Education Search System (MESS) Poland Cady Abstracts

Topics

American Orff-Schulwerk Association : Music and Movement Education. Includes information about the Association and its chapters, the quarterly journal, and links to related sites including the Univ. of Arizona which holds the Orff-Schulwerk Library.
Dalcroze Society of America - information, a short biography and articles about Dalcroze eurhythmics.
History of Music Education in Australia - various links including a Bibliographic Resources Page.
The Use of Music in Learning Languages: a review by Jon Weatherford Stansell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Music Iconography Sites

Artcyclopedia : the Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet. Provides searchable access to websites. Also offers links to publications, a monthly featured artist, and a master list of museums that have contributed.
Australian Image Collections Online, from Australian National University Library.
Bildarchiv der Kunst und Architektur / Foto Marburg.
Chronology of Modern Music, Art and World Events compiled by Larry J. Solomon. Notes that the chart is restricted to composers, writers, painters, and so forth and does not include performers, conductors, improvisors, and generally those who did not notate their music, with few exceptions. Offers access to the Solomon's Music Theory and Composition Resources home page.
Classical Composers' Archive. Picture gallery of 1000 composers, includes biographical information. Arranged by country (includes Australia) and/or alphabetical sequence by name of composer. Also includes calendar (timelines) arranged by period.
Database of Violin Iconography / Dmitry Badiarov.
Gallery / Camerate Musicale
The Great Bass Viol : Iconography / Joëlle Morton.
Iconographic Sources Compiled by Dr. Gordon J. Callon, Acadia Univeristy. Includes [ General Sites | Primary Sources (documents, treatises, & painters) | Specific Instruments | Specific Composers | Paleography and Early Printed Images (general) | Dance ].
Iconography, Images, Codicology and Manuscript Studies, from University of Washington.
Mary Rasmussen's Musical Iconography, from University of New Hampshire.
Vatican Exhibition : Music Rooms. Images of illuminated manuscripts, letters and engravings.
Web Gallery of Art.

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Music of Spain and related sites

Cantigas de Santa Maria - facsimiles, illuminations, discography, related links, etc.
Catalonian Manuscripts, from the Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite. Highlights some manuscripts from the collection of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Provides access to over 260 digitized pages of eleventh- through fifteenth-century manuscripts from Catalonia.
Directori de la Musica a Catalunya: Classical Music in Catalonia
Iberian and Latin-American Music Online
Iberian Discoveries experimental online electronic journal
LIBRO : the Library of Iberian Resources Online.
Spanish Early Music MIDI files - sequenced by F. Villanueva.
Villa-Lobos Museum in Rio de Janeiro

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Music Therapy Sites

Research Databases

American Psychiatric Publications Inc.
A website that allows searching of a number of publications. Retrieves abstracts and some full-text journal articles.

CAIRSS for Music.
An online bibliographic database of music research literature from the primary journals in music therapy, plus selections from many other journals. CAIRSS attempts to unify citations to the music therapy literature in one database. Online and printed guides to assist in use are available.

Music Therapy Online Information & Resources, Temple University.
Includes searchable index to Music Therapy Databases of periodicals, books, theses, assessment, qualitative research, GIM bibliography and discography. Also Online Resources includes an index of the archives of Helen Bonny and Mary Priestley as well as links to other websites.

Music Therapy Research and Resources compiled at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Includes literature reviews and research with goals and methodology for various populations and settings, e.g. Alzheimer's, ADD, Autism, Dementia, Substance Abuse, etc. Also lists useful multicultural music therapy resources. Music Therapy Application Bibliographies also available. These highly useful listings of Music Therapy websites, books, and journals (with summaries) were composed by students in an Introduction to Music Therapy course taught by Lee Anna Rasar, MMT-BC, M.MEd.

MuSICA : Music & Science Information Computer Archive (formerly the Music and Brain Information Database)
Bibliographic database of scientific research on music as related to behavior, the brain and allied fields. Includes subject index to full-text articles from MuSICA Research Notes.

Music Therapy World - World Federation of Music Therapy (website).
Select the Structured Review Databases icon in the banner. Includes a Music Therapy World Journal Index of a selection of major music therapy journals. An index and fulltext access to the Australian Journal of Music Therapy 1990-2002, and Music Therapy Today 2001-. A bibliography link to search for relevant references compiled from a variety of sources including music therapy journal indices. Other options on the website include a dissertations link to a full-text archive of selected theses, a full-text archive of collected papers, videos, conference reports, etc. To help with foreign language materials, you may wish to use a translation service such as: http://www.freetranslation.com/

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Healthcare Indexes, compiled by University of Melbourne Library.

Ingenta / Uncover Database - a multi-disciplinary database. Searching is free though ordered articles require payment. Electronic journals available via Electronic Resources list.

Directories of weblinks

Finding Psychological Tests and Measurements - guide from John Hopkins University.
Internet Mental Health
Psychweb - linked lists to information on Affect, Behavior; Cognition, Disorders, Learning, Personality, Psychotherapy, Specialties, Tests, etc.
Yahoo: Mental Health Disorders The Yahoo search engine site for further useful links.

Other Sites

American Music Therapy Association
Australian Music Therapy Association - Contacts, Conference, Australian Research, FAQ, Links, Publications, Courses, etc.
Bibliography on Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and related topics / internet ed. by Lars Ole Bonde, Aalborg University.
Child and Youth Health (CYH) provides information and primary health care programs to Australian citizens. Users may browse or search the database of youth health and parenting information. Contains basic information on over 150 topics.
GIM : Guided Imagery and Music maintianed by Kev Massiglia. Includes definition and further links to useful sites.
Mental Health and Psychology Resources Online from Psych Central
Music and Emotion: A Selected Bibliography, Ohio State University, School of Music
Music Cognition Resource Centre , at Ohio State University. This Resource Center provides links to music cognition information available on the World Wide Web.
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia
The Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University - includes History, Contemporary Developments, Applications, Instructional Materials, Publications and Links.
Voices : a World Forum for Music Therapy. Includes fortnightly forum, country of the month, issues, discussions, etc.

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Opera and related sites

Aria Database - searchable by name, opera, language and voice type. Includes translations into English, libretti and MIDI files.

Index to Arias and Art Songs in Collections - Indexes over 100 of the anthologies in the University of Washington Libraries collection. A useful index for similar anthologies held in our collection.

BUBL : Opera - BUBL Link Information Service, from Andersonian Library, Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
CORPUS : Coordinated Opera Resource Pages by Mike Gibb
From Don to Giovanni: Opera Database, UCLA Music Library.
"Searchable database containing the titles of 31,769 operas, the names of 8,478 composers and 9,901 librettists, and the year and location of the first performances (1946 cities in 78 countries)."
The Lied and Song Texts Page : An Archive of Texts to Lieder and other Classical Art Songs (Canciones, Kunstlieder, Mélodies, Canzoni, Zangstem, Romansy, etc.) as well as many other types of classical vocal pieces.
Online Opera Scores Prototype - The VARIATIONS Project, Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
Includes scores of major operas by Beethoven, Bellini, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Gluck, Handel, Humperdinck, Massenet, Mozart, Offenbach, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Verdi, Wagner, Weber.
OperaGlass - An Opera Information Server, maintained at Stanford University.
Includes "libretti (texts), source text, performance histories, synopses, discographies, composers, librettists, companies, etc.
University of North Texas Music Library's Lully Collection Website. This Website was conceived in 1996 both as a multimedia thematic catalog of the UNT Music Library's collection of twenty-one first and second editions of operas and ballets by the French Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, and as a nucleus for collecting information useful to anyone studying those works. A pilot version of the Lully Web Project has been on the web since 1997.
Opera Glass compiled by Rich Bogart. Includes performance histories, synopses, libretti, discographies, pictures, and more on any of a small but rapidly growing number of operas, plus pointers to many other opera servers.

Opera Sites from the Sibelius Academy.

Opera Terms : Information and Pronunciation Guide by Patricia Gray, Opera Memphis. Click on the term to hear the pronunciation (Java enabled).

Operas and Composers : Information and Pronunciation Guide by Patricia Gray, Opera Memphis. Click on the term to hear the pronunciation (Java enabled).

Operabase : Opera links, reviews, festivals, etc.

Richard Wagner Archive, by Hannu Salmi, University of Turku Department of Cultural History. An archive of material about Richard Wagner including a biography, libretti and other works, images and links to additional Wagner resources.
17th- & 18th-century opera & theatre music, from University College Cork, Ireland. A searchable list of internet links.
19th- & 20th-century opera & theatre music, from University College Cork, Ireland. A searchable list of internet links.

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Women in Music

Archive of Syllabi in Women's Studies in Music , provided by the Royal Holloway College of the University of London. Includes instructions for contributing syllabi to the archive. Features syllabi from Florida Atlantic University, Tufts University, the University of Toronto, and Ohio State University, among others.
Core Lists of Women's Studies : Music by Liza Vick. Women's Studies Section, Association of College & Research Libraries, 2003; distributed by University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office.
Bibliography of Sources Related to Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Feminism and Music compiled for the Society for Music Theory -- Committee on the Status of Women. Can be browsed by category or searched by author or keyword.
Early Music by Women Composers Sarah Whitworth's page.
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
A searchable database of citations to articles in over 300 journals and essays in book collections. Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Coverage begins with 1995 issues. This site also has a helpful set of links to resources on medieval women.
Historical Anthology of Music by Australian Women. Collected and presented by Carol Williams and Joel Crotty, Monash Music Department. Includes portraits and information on the composers' life and works.
IAWM : International Alliance for Women in Music. An excellent resource, includes links to online materials about individual historical women musicians, articles, historical surveys, collections and databases.
International Women Composers Library Directed and based on material assembled by Dr. Miriam S. Zach.
Women and Music (WSSLINKS): Bibliographies, Internet Collections, Journals, Discussion Lists, Library Pathfinders, Organizations, Misc.
Women at the Piano : the world of women concert pianists.
"This site lists the names of over 300 women, many of whom concertized on a national/ international level from 1750 to the present."
The Women Composer Question : a bibliography, by Eugene Gates, Ed.D., Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto.
Women Composers Database Only composers of classical music whose works have been recorded on compact disc have been included in this database. Composers are listed in alphabetical order; their name is followed by their date of birth and country of origin. Where a link to online resources exists it has also been provided.
Women in Czech Music : born between 1740-1799, from The Kapralova Society.
Women in Music, from University of Washington Music Library.
Women in Contemporary Music, from Southern Cross University.
Women in Music : a Pathfinder for Sources in the Duke University Libraries
Women in the Middle Ages: Bibliographies, Indexes, Texts, Articles. Includes a link to Writers, Musicians, and Artists

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