Music Websites

Instrument Encyclopedia
Includes not only encyclopedia information about any instrument but a glossary of terms plus graphics.

Music Resources on the Web
Yale University music resources page.

Musical Genres
Librarians selected collection of music websites divided by genre.

Musical Instruments
A site dedicated to the various musical instruments of the world.

The Orchestra: a User's Manual
The Philharmonia orchestra offers this introduction to the orchestra, orchestration, composition, and instruments, using text, quicktime videos of Philharmonia musicians, audio clips, and "illustrative musical examples."

Symphony Orchestra
Discover the wonders of the modern symphony orchestra music using this comprehensive guide to instruments and layouts of the orchestra.

Tower Records.com 
Although a commercial site,  this page offers a great search tool that could provide answers to music-related inquiries.  Includes all types of music that is searchable by artist, titile, producer, genre, label, and format.  The classical interface is searchable by composer, work, form, conductor, label, instrument, and format. 



Classical
Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
The main focus of the dictionary is on composers of historical interest.

George F. DeVine Music Library at University of Tennessee
Good collection of classical links.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Texts of the Complete Vocal Works
A complete list of Bach's spoken-word performances.

J. S. Bach: Texts of the Complete Vocal Works with English Translation and Commentary
A companion to the above link, giving an English translation of his work in addition to a commentary.

Composers
Classical.net - Composers
This index lists those composers for which there is a dedicated page that may include a biography, recommended works, recommended recordings, and other related reviews and articles.

Composers
Listing of classical composers arranged in alphabetical order.

Composers
Indiana University School of Music.

The Wagner Library
Content-filled website about Wagner.

Music Education
Brent Hugh's Piano Home Page
Collection of links.

Free Guitar Lessons
Free lessons aimed at learning to play the guitar using tabs and sheet music.

Learning Musical Elements Through Listening
The purpose of this project is to provide student teaching and in-service music teachers with a resource for listening lessons.

Music Theory Lessons
Online lessons focused on learning to play music through the use of sheet music and music theory in general.

MENC (National Association for Music Education)
A group dedicated to guaranteeing each individual the right to learn music.

Popular Music & Jazz
Biographies of Jazz Musicians
Page listing most of history's Jazz musicians and references to biographies about them.

Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine
Recordings of vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century. Requires RealAudio plugin.

Emplive.com: Experience Music Project
Covers the history of music in this last century.

Folk Song Database
Contains words and music to over 6,500 folk songs.


History of Country Music
A website dedicated to mapping the history of country music starting from the 1920s.


Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A comprehensive guide to the legends of rock and roll.


Ultimate Band List