See also:

• Arts: Music: Musicology: Ethnomusicology  (91)
• Arts: Music: Styles: By Decade  (709)
• Arts: Music: Styles: C: Classical  (2,048)
• Arts: Music: Styles: E: Early Music  (320)
• Society: History: By Topic: Cultural History  (18)

Music History Resources     www.geocities.com/papandrew Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.

Almanac of Classical Music History  www.angelfire.com/biz/acousticdigest/almanac.html Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.

Black History and Classical Music  chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.

Classical Musician Recent Deaths  members.tripod.com/perfartists/obits.html (from 1988 to current)

Corridos Sin Fronteras  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.

Eras Online  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.

Finnish Music in a Nutshell  virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finmusic.html Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.

Gallery Music  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.

History in Song  www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2 Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.

The History of Czech Music  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)

History of Indian Music  chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/index.html Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.

Incompetech: Music Styles  www.incompetech.com/music Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.

International Alliance for Women in Music  www.iawm.org Includes chronology, extensive biographies of obscure musicians, MIDI files, discography, bibliography, and resources.

Jewry in Music  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.

Major Musical Periods  www.geocities.com/Vienna/2091 Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files

Medieval Music and Arts Foundation  www.medieval.org Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.

Music and Chess  www.greschak.com/muschess.htm An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.

The Music of Freemasonry  www.masonmusic.org Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.

This Day In Music History  datadragon.com/day Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)