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Chord Generator General Genre
   Classical, Opera
   Country, Folk, Popular
   Religious
Transposing Chart

  

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
 
        O
pera 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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Last Updated June 15, 2009