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• arts → music → musicology → ethnomusicology
• arts → music → styles → by decade
• arts → music → styles → c → classical
• arts → music → styles → e → early music
• society → history → by topic → cultural history

Links

Almanac of Classical Music History 
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/acousticdigest/almanac.html

Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.

Music and Chess 
http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm

An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.

Major Musical Periods 
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2091/

Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files

Medieval Music and Arts Foundation 
http://www.medieval.org/

Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.

Incompetech: Music Styles 
http://www.incompetech.com/music/

Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.

This Day In Music History 
http://datadragon.com/day/

Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)

History of Indian Music 
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/index.html

Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.

The History of Czech Music 
http://www.radio.cz/hudba/indexeng.html

A brief history of Czech music, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; Biographies and work of important composers. (Radio Hudba, Czech Republic)

Finnish Music in a Nutshell 
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finmusic.html

Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.

Classical Musician Recent Deaths 
http://members.tripod.com/perfartists/obits.html

(from 1988 to current)

Gallery Music 
http://www.westgallerymusic.co.uk/index.html

(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.

Jewry in Music 
http://www.smerus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.

Black History and Classical Music 
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html

Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.

Eras Online 
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.html

Basics about the major periods of classical (art) music, with terms, composers, RAM audio examples, and purchase links. From Essentials of Music, sponsored by Sony Classical and W. W. Norton.

History in Song 
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/

Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.

The Music of Freemasonry 
http://www.masonmusic.org/

Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.

Music History Resources 
http://www.geocities.com/papandrew/

Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.

International Alliance for Women in Music 
http://www.iawm.org/

Includes chronology, extensive biographies of obscure musicians, MIDI files, discography, bibliography, and resources.

Corridos Sin Fronteras 
http://www.corridos.org/

Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers.

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