Music Resources

Bibliographies

• Violin
• Cello
• Viola
• Double Bass
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Tuba/Euphonium
• French Horn
• Flute
• Oboe
• Clarinet
• Bassoon
• Saxophone
• Piano
• Organ
• Percussion
• Music History
• Music Education
• Music Theory
• Choral Music
• Voice
• Conducting
• Opera
• Jazz

General

• African Americans in the Visual Arts: A Historical Perspective
• Afrocentric Voices in "Classical Music" - Focuses on African American performers and composers, and the music they influenced.
• Aria Database (indexes information on over 1,200 arias from 170 operas, including translations, full text, and sound)
• I Hear America Singing - Music, Theatre and Dance Collections from the Library of Congress
• Jazz Review.com "complete music resource to jazz on the web"
• Performing Arts Encyclopedia
• Possible Homes for 78rpm Recordings
• Translations of Songs, Arias, and Opera Librettos - List of reference and stack books at Rod Library that translate songs, arias, and opera librettos.

Composers and Musicians

• Arnold Schönberg Center contains a wealth of information about this composer
• Bach Bibliography: Serving Scholars all over the World
• Bach Cantatas
• J.S. Bach: Texts of the Complete Vocal Works with English Translation and
  
• Commentary
•  'One More Once': A Centennial Celebration of the Life and Music of Count
  
• Basie
• Beethoven: Ludwig van Beethoven: the Magnificent Master
• Britten-Pears Foundation - promotes the musical legacy of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
• The Classical Music Navigator contains brief information about important composers and a guide to notable works
• Conversations with Great Musicians
• The Digital Mozart Edition
• Hector Berlioz Website
• Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups, provided by William and Gayle Cook Music Library at the Indiana University
• Official Muddy Waters Website focuses on the life of singer-guitarist McKinley Morganfield, AKA Muddy Waters.

Directories

• Librarian's Index to the Internet:  Music Topics
• Sibelius Academy comprehensive links to web music resources
• Classical Music on the Web features all kinds of music and includes links to a wealth of music resources
• All Music Guide featuring rock, country, gospel, reggae and much more
• Links to music, art, photography, and architecture web sites (page created by a working group of Federal agencies who compiled this list of federally supported educational resources on the web.)

Organizations and Associations

• American Symphony Orchestra League
• Cedar Falls Municipal Band
• Museum of Musical Instruments
• Percussive Arts Society

Search Engines

• MusicSearch search engine for music-related web sites

Scores and Sheet Music

• Choral Public Domain Library, a free sheet music archive which contains over 5,000 choral music scores
• Music for the Nation, American Sheet Music 1820-1860, 1870-1885 (Library of Congress)
• World War I Sheet Music - Brown University Library Digital Collection