MUSIC

BIOGRAPHIES
http://www.biography.com
General site for biographies. If you are unable to find a person try
searching in a different order. Ex. Last name, first name OR first name
last name. Sometimes the order doesn’t matter and sometimes it does.

ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, INSTRUMENTS, ETC.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/music/artists/by_genre/
Yahoo! Musical Performers and Artists
Are you interested in finding information about the people in a certain
style or type? This is a good place to start. Links to styles from "A
Capella" to "World Music" are offered. Each section leads to more
information on that area. Find bands, singers, and more here!
Classical, Church, and Musical Theatre Resources.

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/res.html
Music Research and Study
Indiana University Music Department provides this list of links to Internet
sites of use to students of music who want to do research on a variety of
topics.

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/iba/resource.htm
Pathway to lots of info about instruments. The real surprise is as you click on the orchestra icon and vocalist. This site is like the Everyready Bunny...It keeps on going and going...

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
If you are interested in Medieval and Renaissance Instruments, this is a
great place to visit for information on a wide variety of related subjects.
Choose your instrument, and click!

http://www.schirmer.com/composers.html
Classical Music Composers
Here are selected biographies, work lists, program notes, reviews, and
photos of composers represented by G. Schirmer, Inc. and affiliates.

http://www.jsbach.org/
J.S. Bach Home Page
Complete musical works are included in the comprehensive website
dedicated to the composer, J.S. Bach. Includes biographical information
and a nicely organized set of links to his complete works.

JAZZ

http://members.aol.com/Jlackritz/jazz/
Red Hot & Cool Jazz : Cool Jazz Links
Jazz Resource for the Net with links to a lot of types of jazz styles and
jazz musicians. Links to jazz stations.

http://www.northwestern.edu/jazz/artists/
People of Jazz Index
A long list of links to pages for people related to the Jazz music styles.
Click on the link for the person or resources you want information about,
and you will be taken to that location.

http://www.wnur.org/jazz/styles/
The Styles of Jazz: Map
A helpful "map" graphic shows how the many styles of Jazz connect
with each other, through a historical timeline.

OTHER...

http://www.bobdylan.com/index.html
Bob Dylan: Music and Lyrics
An official website for the music and lyrics of the legendary rock singer
and composer, Bob Dylan. Includes official lyrics, plus live audio
recordings from original albums and concert performances.

http://www.southernmusic.net/timeline.htm
Timeline: Southern Music in the 20th Century
Nice collection of information about the people and events in the music
of the American South during the 20th Century. Includes many profiles of
famous and influential composers, musicians and performers. Click on
their decade that interests you for more information on that era.
Experiment with the hyperlinks! Click on the dates and then on the
artist names to get to the bios.

http://www.arrowfm.com/cgi/history.pl
This Day In Rock & Roll History
People and events of Rock & Roll History are listed day by day. You can
also request a particular date to see what happened. Enter a date at the
bottom of the page to see what happened on a certain date, too.

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/3177/
25 YEARS of Rock Photography
Photos of Rock stars, groups, and events, beginning in the Sixties and
continuing. Search, browse, or scan alphabetically by name.

The Classical Music Pages
Index of composers.
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/

Education World Database: Composers
http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=2489

Composer Biographies
Short narratives but includes pictures.
http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=2489

All Music .com
comprehensive database of music, film, and games; search by artists,
albums, songs, styles, and labels. http://www.allmusic.com/

Classical Net: Composers
...A - Z listing of composers, biography, works, recordings, reviews, and
articles.
http://www.classical.net/music/rep/lists/index.html

Online Music Dictionary
...definitions and information from dozens of music dictionaries.
http://www.1000dictionaries.com/music_dictionaries_1.html#music

Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
...hall of fame, exhibitions, museum, programs for students and lesson
plans for teachers, community relations, backbeat magazine.
http://www.rockhall.com/

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
...links to sites about composers and music genres.
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

Biography Mega-site
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html

http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/div/influences.html
Bob Dylan's poetic music has affected many, and this article highlights this influence on others in the music industry, our culture and our lives. Details about the writing and inspirations behind 33 of Dylan's original songs are here, along with a discography of the songs discussed. The footnotes are a treasure trove of information about the history of his music and should not be skipped.

http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=132
Here is Elton John's page from the web site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It defines his place in popular music, describes his rise to prominence, and points to other performers who influenced his career. A timeline lists his most important albums and their rank in the musical charts.

http://www.nsyncstudio.com/
This web page for pop group NSync was created by a high school student for fellow fans. It offers everything anyone could want to know about the band: biographies, news briefs, concert reviews, concert listings, pictures, album reviews, a message board, fan stories, and more. This is a huge web site with more information than you can digest in just one sitting!

http://www.childrensmusic.org/
Children's Music Web is a group of like-minded websites whose goal is to bring the genre of children's music into the public eye. This group uses the Internet to connect families and kids with all this great music that might otherwise go unnoticed. The site also has children's music resources: concerts, reviews, musicians list, radio list, and web guide.

http://www.celinedion.com/index.cgi
When Celine Dion was only twelve, she recorded a demo tape of a song that she and her mother had written. Rene Angelil, a personal manager, heard the tape and had such confidence in the young singer that he mortgaged his home to finance her first album. Angelil's instincts proved correct, and Ms. Dion has gone on to become one of the must successful recording artists in history. At celinedion.com, you can read Ms. Dion's biography, listen to a selection of her songs, view the video library, find song lyrics, and check out the latest news.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?p=amg&sql=F1ROCK
Most people who think of 20th century music will think of rock. Born in the 1950s, over 75 styles of rock music are known today and are listed here, most having an internal link for a list of the best-known performers of each style. You can then click on the group's name for a biography of the group, critical commentary, discography, lists of related artists and often even downloadable sound clips (available in a variety of formats).

http://archiv.radio.cz/hudba/20cen.html
This simple web site, run by Radio Prague, details the history of 20th century music in narrative format. It lists important composers, both in the Czech Republic and worldwide. Links to information about other eras of music, as well as future references and information are provided. All text is available in both English and Czech.

http://www.zti.hu/museum.htm
The Museum of Music History, a part of the Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy, is the main feature of this web site. Visitors to the site can explore basic histories of instruments in Hungarian music history, or view the museum itself through a series of photographs. Paintings, medals, and copperplates are included amongst photographs of historic instruments.

http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/histmain.htm
Because the African concept of music is completely different from that of the Western world, much of African music can be misunderstood and misinterpreted. This site offers some background in the form of African history and social context to explain the significance and importance of this truly influential type of music. There is also information about African instruments and styles as well as a section dealing with the popularization of African music. An extensive bibliography is also available for further research.

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~arj4g/shell.html
This web site features many different African musical instruments. You can read about how each instrument represents the religious, political, and everyday beliefs of the society in which it was made. You can learn about the different ways in which an instrument is identified. Have fun exploring the three parts to the exhibition, which include Drums of Life, Bells and Clappers, and Rattles and Bells.

http://www.gse.uci.edu/Lessons/blues.html
This web site explains the different ways in which American music has been influenced by African culture. You can read about the differences between European and African conventions in music. Learn about how European music is referred to as polyphonic, where African music is referred to as polyrhythmic and how the two eventually learn how to compliment one another.

http://www.savoystyle.com/african.html
This web site features the African influences found in the area of swing dancing. You can read about how, during the days of slavery in the U.S., the African slaves entertained themselves with musical and dance forms that they brought with them from Africa. You can learn about how some of these dances became extremely famous and appreciated by all Americans. You can also refer to the African Movement Vocabulary, where you can read about and view the different popular moves.

http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9708/elvis/index.html
Here is an exciting web site on Elvis Presley, which commemorates the twentieth anniversary of his death. This great resource contains seven sections, which include "Interactive Elvis, "The Elvis Presley Story," "King of the Web," and "Impersonate Elvis." There are articles, concert footage, audio clips, and an extensive links collection.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=F0ROCK&uid=GROCK
Take a virtual tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on this web site. Unable to travel all the way to Cleveland Ohio? Here you will be able to view the very same exhibits from the comforts of your own computer. . Brief biographical information is provided for each inductee. For the rock and roll buff, this is a site that can not be missed.

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=18249&url=18249/index.html
Students who are rock music enthusiasts created this great site. View 'Rock' from various perspectives such as its relationship to society, reflection of issues and ideals, and role in history. This site is divided into sections that include a timeline, voices of the generations, information about composition and evolution of 'Rock.' There are audio clips, hands-on composition simulations, interviews with those who create and listen to 'Rock' and much more. You can search for information by keyword. Be patient, the hands-on simulations may take time to download.