Music
All Things Strings
This site includes articles from Strings,
a bi-monthly magazine written for players of string instruments. The
articles cover a broad range of topics, including tips on playing techniques,
interviews with string performers and composers, and advice about buying and
caring for string instruments.
http://www.stringsmagazine.com
Academy of Achievement
This site brings you face to face with
the extraordinary individuals who have shaped our times. It is an amazing
collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with
inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve
http://www.achievement.org/
BBC.CO.UK
This site is from the BBC Radio in the
United Kingdom. It includes many programs devoted to jazz with wav files
from the actual broadcasts. Also there are links to programs on other
music genres.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazz/
Broadway.com
This site has all things Broadway including
the latest shows and plot summaries
http://www.broadway.com/gen/concierge.aspx?SR=sr2bw69go23025gx3771pi30ai812&gclid=CIao6abH2JMCFQE0xgodM1YnTw
Classical Composers Database
This database includes more than 1,000
entries with biographical information. There are also links to Web
resources for sheet music, sound files, and more.
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/jsmeets/index.html
Jazz
This is a site compiled from the William
and Gayle Cook Music Library at Indiana University School of Music.
It includes many links devoted strictly to jazz.
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/jazz.html
The Red Hot Jazz Archive
This site has information on the history
of jazz as well as some biographies of key musicians of the genre. There
are also essays on jazz as well as film information.
http://www.redhotjazz.com
RootsWorld
RootsWorld is an excellent resource for
fans of world music. Articles cover such topics as the chants of Tibet and
the origins of flamenco music. There are also music reviews and interviews
with musicians.
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw