Music Resources Subject Area Librarian Music Reference Classical Music Jazz Music African American Music Big Band World Music Music Research Style Manuals & Writing Guides Ready Reference Music Reference Abridged Dictionary of Composers Brief biographical information about composers with links to recordings of their works. America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets Lyrics to more than 4000 American songs held by the Library of Congress. The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection More than 29,000 pieces of American popular music from 1780 to 1960. African Music Encyclopedia Lists genres, artist and countries for African music and its diaspora. Classical Music Classical Music Links to information related to classical music. Essentials of Music Basic information about classical music. Classical Music - Classical Net - Classical Music Reviews of more than 1000 CDs, as well as 4800 files and over 2600 links to other classical music web sites. Musical America - Home Page A goldmine of classical music industry news, reviews, features, schedules, press releases and more. BBC Online-Radio3 This BBC site presents audio-clips, discographies, CD reviews, composer-of-the-week, etc. WFMT Chicago's Fine Arts Station Classical music in Chicago. Classical Live Online Radio Webcast Broadcasts from nearly 70 classical radio stations worldwide. Classical USA - Classical Music on the Web USA Browse hundreds of music links in the U.S. and Britain. Jazz Music AMG All Music Guide Best jazz discography online. WNUR-FM JazzWeb Jazz portraits, stylistic analysis and recording and performance information. Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors and JAM M agazine Documents mainstream jazz past and present with CD reviews, articles and musician interviews. Chicago Jazz Archive Guide to the archives with links to jazz societies and research centers. The Red Hot Jazz Archive In streaming audio format are more than 1,000 significant recordings by the likes of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Duke Ellington, along with biographies and other information. African American Music Archives of African American Music and Culture Mission Audio, visual, and print material with an emphasis on current popular culture. The Blue Flame Cafe Authoritative, well-written, and up-to-date biographies of important African American blues singers and musicians. Schomburg Center Home Page A national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. Big Band The Original BigBands Database Plus Home Page Information on bands and musicians from the U.S., England, Canada, and Europe. World Music Indian Classical Music A mix of academic and commercial material intended as an introduction to Indian Music. Ceolas celtic music archive Ceolas houses the largest online collection of information on celtic music, and has links to hundreds of related sites. Musica Latina Webring Links to all sorts of Latin music. Music Research CCARH Homepage The Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities is engaged in the development of large databases of musical and textual materials for applications in research, teaching, and performance. Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics A multi-disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work together using computer-based technology as an artistic medium and as a research tool. Center for Black Music Research Devoted to research, preservation, and dissemination of information about the history of black music. Style Manuals &Writing Guides MLA ONLINE Authoritative information on MLA style. Chicago Style The Chicago or Turabian style, sometimes called documentary note or humanities style, places bibliographic citations at the bottom of a page or at the end of a paper. Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style Citing web documents with APA style. Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association More citing web documents with APA style. Governors State Regional Online Writing Center (GROWL) Resources and assistance in writing at GSU. Lynch, Guide to Grammar and Writing A comprehensive guide for grammar and basic writing. Purdue Online Writing Lab Valuable information for anyone involved in writing. Ready Reference Reference Resources Almanacs, Associations, Calculators, Calendars, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Maps, Phone Books, Quotations, Statistics, Style Guides. IPL General/Reference Collection: Reference Almanacs, Associations, Biographies, Calculators, Calendars, Census Data, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Periodical Directories, Phone Books, Quotations, Style & Writing Guides. updated 9/25/08
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