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Genre: Classical, Opera
Aria Database
Includes translations, texts, and
MIDI files.
(http://www.aria-database.com/)
Classical Music Indexes & Resources
Is sponsored by SKDesigns, a private
Web service
(http://www.skdesigns.com/internet/music/class.htm)
Digital Scores Collection
Mostly classical from Harvard
University's Loeb Music Library
(http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/loebmusic/collections/digital.html)
Links to Composer Pages
Opera composer pages from medieval period
(http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/composers/links.html)
Medieval Music and Arts
Gives scores for keyboards, plucked strings, bowed strings, winds, and
percussion
(http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/instr/specific.html)
Baroque Music
(http://www.baroquemusic.org/index.html)
See also the library's
Classical Music Library
database.
Genre: Religious
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Has
indexes of tune names, composers, and sources that may lead to a Noteworthy
Composer
score, MIDI sound, and Adobe Acrobat image of the score. The
index of hymnals leads to song
titles within the selected hymnal.
(http://www.ccel.org/cceh/)
Church Music: Hymnology and Liturgy
From Lee University William Squires
Library.
(http://faculty.leeu.edu/~library/guides/music/church_music/hymnology.htm)
Cyber Hymnal
Gives the words of hymns, many of which can be listened to also. The
Tunes by Name
section
brings up song titles that have used the tune.
(http://www.cyberhymnal.org)
Gospel Music Archive
Has song words and chords for songs A-Z. There is also a
discussion on music theory.
(http://gospelmusic.org.uk/)
HymnSite.com
Has music and words to various hymns
(http://www.hymnsite.com/)
The Lutheran Hymnal
Online
(http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/online/tlh_online.html)
Online Hymnal
(http://www.sermonaudio.com/hymnlist.asp)
Oremus Hymnal
Search by tune name and find what
hymns are associated with that tune or search by first line.
Has text
and midi files.
(http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/)
Praise & Worship Library
Includes guitar tablature for praise and worship music.
Scroll down for an index of songs. This
site has ad windows.
(http://www.yourchristianhome.com/worship.phtml)
Timeless
Truths Free Online Library
Has midi files of hymns.
Click on list items and then the letter to view titles.
(http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/)
Southern
Harmony
By William Walker. Choose
Adobe, page images, or web page format. Has midi files.
(http://www.ccel.org/ccel/walker/harmony)
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Genre: Country, Folk, Popular
American Ballads and Folk Songs (Lomax)
Complete text, lyrics, and music of
Alan Lomax monumental work.
(http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/american-ballads-and%20folk-songs/index.html)
COWPIE Song Corral
Is aimed at country music but is excellent for song title searches. Lyrics and
guitar chords may
be found.
(http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/)
Bluegrass Lyrics
(http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/)
Digital Tradition Page
Has scores and midi files of
traditional music
(http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/)
Historic American Sheet Music
Search the collection from Duke
University Libraries.
(http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/)
A Traditional Music Library
Has scores of traditional, bluegrass, and
other music genre
(http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/)
The Kitchen Musician Website
Will have scores to some of the early folk music by clicking on the song
title. Not all songs are
available.
(http://www.kitchenmusician.net/pages/kmmusicalpha.html)
Popular American Music
Collection from UCLA
Includes sheet music for American
music from 1790 to the present.
(http://digital.library.ucla.edu/apam/)
Chordie
Searches the
Internet for guitar chords and tablature
(http://www.chordie.com/)
General
All Music Guide
Is a comprehensive
music site
(http://www.allmusic.com)
American Memory
From the Library of Congress; gives
historic sheet music
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Performing%20Arts,%20Music)
Choral
Public Domain Library
Is an archive of free choral music.
(http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)
Essentials of Music
Has basic information on composers
and their music
(http://www.essentialsofmusic.com)
Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet
Music
From Johns Hopkins University; has
popular American music from 1780 to 1960
(http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/)
Lift Every Voice:
Music in American Life
Includes audio clips of songs and
sheet music images of historic American songs; from the
University of Virginia.
(http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/)
Music, Theater & Dance
Has collections of historic public domain
sheet music from the Library of Congress. In addition,
a limited collection of music can be heard.
(http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/)
Public Domain Music
Has different types of music in the
public domain and includes some midi files.
(http://pdmusic.org/)
Southern Mosaic
Is the field collection
of John and Roby Lomax recording trip of 1939 provided by the Library of
Congress in MP3, Real Audio, and wave files.
(http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html)
Free
Sheet Music
Has categories of spiritual, folk,
classical, and various instruments. But some of the links are for
items
that are for sale.
(http://www.free-sheet-music.us/)
SheetMusicNow.com
A site to find free opera sheet music
(http://www.sheetmusicnow.com/)
DMOZ Downloadable Music Sheets
Is from the Open Directory
(http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Resources/Downloadable_Music_Sheets/)
AllTheWeb
Searches can be made for pictures, video, or audio
(http://www.alltheweb.com/)
Song Lyrics
Is a free service that has music scores, however registration is required
to use it.
(http://www.songlyrics.com/songlyrics)
Lyrics.com
A search engine to find lyrics to songs. Search by artist or by
soundtrack.
(http://www.lyrics.com/)
Oth.net
Searches for MP3 songs that can be
listened to
(http://oth.net/)
Google
To locate scores, try
"name of song" pdf. To hear a song,
use quotes around the song title and
add MIDI or mp3.
(http://www.google.com)
Transposing Chart
Transposing Keys
(http://members.tripod.com/~johncomino/trans.htm)
Chord Generator
Chord Chart
From Ray Voith
(http://www.retards.org/library/music/chord_dictionary.txt)
Chord Find (guitar)
There is also a reverse chord generator to name
the chord.
(http://www.chordfind.com/)
Guitar Chord Finder
(http://logue.net/chords/index.htm)
Ascii
Chord Chart
For guitar is a large file in fine print
(http://www.gospelmusic.org.uk/resources/chord_chart_big.htm)
Chord Find (for keyboard)
(http://chordfind.com/keyboard/)
Piano Chords
Shows which piano keys play what
chords
(http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/)
See also the broader
Music Research Guide.
See also the
Copyright and Music.
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