| Wikipedia: Musical Genre |
Brief explanation of the way styles can be defined by region, chronology, technical requirements, marketing trends, or the ideas of critics. Extensively linked to sub-genres and examples of significant artists. |
| Duke University Library: Women in Music By Musical Genre |
Text lists and links to library resources such as books, periodicals and recordings on women performers and composers by musical genre. |
| Audiogalaxy: Glossary of Musical Styles |
Hundreds of sub-genres defined in non-technical language mentioning sample artists. Organized under headings such as pop, hip-hop, jazz, blues, classical, Latin, modern rock, rock, and heavy metal. |
| Ectophiles Guide by Genre |
Self-described "Guide to Good Music" from a group founded in 1991 to support the music of singer Happy Rhodes. Links to artists, almost entirely female vocalists, sorted by genre such as pop, blues, experimental, performance art,... |
| Music Web Hunter: Styles & Genres |
Ken Davies has grouped resources in five categories: classical, folk/ethnic/world, jazz, musicals/operas/theater, and pop/rock/country. |
| Indiana University School of Music: Genres |
Categorized links organized by researchers at the William and Gayle Cook Music Library. Unusual categories include 20th-Century music, ancient music, band music, tango, flamenco, ragtime, and choral music. |
| Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell |
Care, handling and storage of musical recordings in a collections environment, from the US Library of Congress. Includes an extensive bibliography. |
| Musical Instrument Information |
Annotated internet directory, and a help desk for personal assistance with your questions. |
| CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia |
Information categorized geographically and by type. Features histories and photos. |
| The Institute Of Musical Instrument Technology |
The main professional body covering the music industry. Features publication and membership details. |
| Pro-Music-News |
News from the music industry and professional recording and P.A. technology and well as keyboards and percussion product news. [English/Deutsch] |
| Society for Self-playing Musical Instruments |
Devoted to the devices and their use, design, history, and sale with links to museums and related organizations [English/Deutsch]. |
| Mechanical Music Digest |
Moderated forum about musical instruments that play themselves. Published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail. |
| Musical Instruments - The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
The Met presents an international array of musical instruments of historical, technical, and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to zithers. |
| Musiciansnews.com |
News for musicians about instruments, artists and competitions. |
| Musical Instrument Reference |
From MusicArrangers.com. Resource for teachers and students. Modern musical instruments, transposition, concert pitch and best sounding range. |
| NIU Musical Instrument Collection |
Photographs and audio samples of instruments from around the world, organized alphabetically, geographically, and by type. |
| World Musical Instrument Gallery |
Descriptions, photographs, and some sound samples of instruments in Randy Raine-Reusch's large collection. |
| MFA: Musical Instruments |
Photographs and information about instruments in the extensive collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
| Iberian Folk Instruments |
Photographs, descriptions, and audio samples of traditional instruments and music-related images from the Iberian Peninsula. |
| Australian Aboriginal Musical Instruments |
Descriptions and images of the didjeridu, bullroarer, gum-leaf, and clapsticks. |
| Lithuanian Instrumental Music |
Photographs and descriptions of traditional instruments, article on ensembles, glossary, and bibliography. |
| Face Music: Traditional Instruments of the Mongolia People |
Brief descriptions and photographs. |
| The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. |
Offers information about free reed instruments including the accordian, bayan, concertina, harmonica, sheng and reed organ. Includes definitions, descriptions, history, articles, reviews and a performers directory. |
| Taxonomy of Musical Instruments, by Henry Doktorsi |
Chart based on a 1914 scheme by Sachs and von Hornbostel classifies orchestral, folk, and electronic instruments into families. A second chart maps the free-reed family, which includes harmonicas and concertinas, supported by a scholarly history... |
| Musical Automata |
Systematic recording project begun in 1980 documenting mechanical music devices from Vienna and Prague, with CDs available for sale beginning in 1999. Headed by Helmut Kowar of Phonogrammarchiv, the audiovisual research archive of the Austrian... |
| Duke University Musical Instruments Collections |
Collection built around a 2000 bequest of 400 instruments and 100 paintings from a Duke alumnus. Details of exhibits and performances. |
| FilmMusic.com |
Includes news, reviews, and composers. |
| Film Music |
Rubberneck/Chris Blackford commentary on noted scores and their composers. Includes both known and relatively obscure people and works. |
| The Singing Bar |
Offers several thousand songs and a chat facility. Requires registration. |
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