- 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
- 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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