Music Sites

New England Music Festival

VT All State Music

District 3 Festival

VT Jazz Festival

Composer Biographies
...brief biographical sketches of some of the more well-known classical composers

World Wide Internet Music Resources
...links, links, links.

Lyrics World - A collection of lyrics site
A growing collection of lyrics for many of the top 40 rock and pop hits from 1930-1999, including the number one songs for that period, as well as the top twenty-five singles arranged by decade. It also provides a page of links to some of the artists. Additionally, there are lyrics for some Portuguese songs and artists and links to other lyrics collections.

The Aria Database
Close to 1000 arias - searchable by name, opera, language, composer, voice type, range, keyword, and whether there is a sound file (MIDI), translation, or text available. The database includes the complete operatic arias of Verdi, Mozart, and Puccini as well as selections from more than 40 other composers. The site also includes a database of all characters from operas included in the Aria Database, with a short description, the arias they sing, and the creator of the role (if known). Finally, there is an annotated collection of links to opera-related sites and a list of links to opera houses and companies.

Early Women Composers /Artists
Ring provides a selected overview of the Early Music Women Composers Page: links include annotated CD discographies, biographical and historical information, fine art illustrations, often by historical women artists (see illustrations list.), with occasional song texts, midi files, and parsed musical examples.

Shanties and Sea Songs
Ahoy, matey -- climb aboard and brush up on your Shanties and Sea Songs, more than you ever knew existed. Apparently there are three types of shanties: "short haul shanties for tasks requiring quick pulls over a relatively short time, halyard shanties for heavier work requiring more setup time between pulls, and capstan shanties for long, repetitive tasks requiring a sustained rhythm but not involving working the lines." If you were as unaware of these divisions as I was, browse through lyrics for the more than 60 traditional shanties and sea songs provided here. The site also provides links to related sites, a Bibliography, and Traditional Sail Links.

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
A collection of full-text Union and Confederate poetry and songs indexed by title, author, and first line. Information about some of the authors is available. Music of the War Between the States presents the lyrics and MIDI files for the music, a history of Taps and Civil War Band Music, popular songs of the day, links to other MIDI files, and a discussion of "How Authentic Should Period Music Be?" Related links are available

HISTORY in Song
Here you will find songs of the depression and the labor movement, civil war and civil rights, cowboys and outlaws, railroads, wagon trains and ships, and lots more.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
features "The Day in Rock", 500 songs that shaped rock and roll, brief biographical sketches of musicians, and photos.

The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz Before 1930
Site includes information on bands and musicians prior to the 1930's. It includes real audio music files and ActiveX movie files featuring the leading performers of the time period.

The History of Rock and Roll
Here is a comprehensive history not only rock and roll music, but also the culture and supporting musical and recording
technology.

The Music of the Fifties
If you are looking at what was popular during the golden age of Rock'n Roll, check out these pages on this site: Songs of the Early Fifties (1950-54), The Music of 1955, The Music of 1956, Music of 1957, Music of 1958, The Music of 1959

Super Seventies RockSite!
Check the section "Seventies Almanac" for a year-by-year look at popular culture during the 70's.

Vermont MIDI Project
Students in grades 1 through 12 are composing music using notation and sequencing software. They send their compositions to other students across Vermont for feedback and enjoyment. Teachers are working together to learn more about composition and how to help students meet state and national standards for education. Professional composers around Vermont give residencies in schools and mentor teachers and students online with support from the Vermont Arts Council and the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education. Inspired by a state arts assessment initiative, the Vermont MIDI Distance Learning Project began in January 1995 years ago with help from the Vermont State Legislature.

Classical MIDI Archives
With over 7,500 midi files representing the work of 600 composers, the Classical Midi Archives is the most comprehensive midi resource for classical music.

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