History
History Links
- Early Women Composers Detailed chronology; extensive bios of many obscure musicians; many MIDI files; discography, linked to sources; links.
- Music History Resources Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Classical Musician Recent Deaths (from 1988 to current)
- All you would want to know about the Castrati Includes FAQ, bibliography, links.
- Francis J. Child Ballads [Folk ballad collector] Biography, ballads, lyrics, tune information, MIDI files, historical background and links.
- This Day In Music History Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)
- Major Musical Periods Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files
- The Music of Freemasonry Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.
- Almanac of Classical Music History Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.
- Music and Chess An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
- Music History 102 (at Internet Public Library) Very brief overview of major periods, with 20+ representative samples (RealAudio)
- HyperMusic -- Music History from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century Main periods, selected subtopics, forms, composers, links.
- Medieval Music and Arts Foundation Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.
- Incompetech: Music Styles Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.
- Finnish Music in a Nutshell Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
- Singing: The New Grove Article from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
- 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)
- Alma Musik History of Peruvian Classical and Folk Music, with related articles and sales of CDs.
- 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 of Indian Music Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.
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