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Arts / Entertainment: Music / Radio

  1. A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments -
  2. All the Lyrics.com -
  3. Allmusic -

    From classical to garage rock, this site covers it all: biographies, album reviews, genres, themes, instruments, and more.
  4. Archive of Popular American Music -

    An initiative designed to provide access to digital versions of sheet music from 1885-1953.
  5. Billboard.com -
  6. Blues Music History -

    From Shmoop.com, includes a summary & analysis, timeline, people, facts, photos, best of the web, etc.
  7. Celtic Music Archive -
  8. Charts All Over the World -

    This site catalogs the charts from all over the world and allows searches by country, song title, or artist name.
  9. Choral Public Domain Library -

    Free sheet music, scores, texts, translations, and information about composers whose work is now part of the public domain.
  10. Christian Music -
  11. Classical Net -

    Find information on composers and their works, timelines, reviews and articles, music links, and more.
  12. Colorado Springs Children's Chorale -

    International, award-winning youth choir.
  13. Colorado Springs Conservatory -
  14. Colorado Springs Philharmonic -
  15. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony -
  16. Copyright for Music Librarians -

    From the Music Library Association.
  17. Country Music Television (CMT) -

    Includes country music news, lyrics, tours, TV schedule, and live radio.
  18. Cyber Hymnal -

    5,400+ Christian hymns and gospel songs; lyrics, scores, pictures, MIDI files.
  19. Dixieland Jazz -

    History and overview of the genre.
  20. Empire of the Air -

    From PBS, this site offers a timeline and other resources about the history of radio.
  21. Folk Music Home Page -
  22. Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America -
  23. Freescores.com -

    Links to free sheet music sites by instrument.
  24. Gospel Music Association -
  25. Historic American Sheet Music -

    The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University provides access to over 3000 pieces published between 1850 and 1920.
  26. Historic Sheet Music -

    Compiled by the Library of Congress, this collection consists of 9,000 items published between 1800 and 1922.
  27. Instrument Encyclopedia -

    This site features information about musical instruments from around the world.
  28. Instruments of the Orchestra -

    From the San Francisco Symphony, this kid-friendly site describes the different families of musical instruments.
  29. Introduction to Classical Music -
  30. Jewish Music Web Center -

    "An online forum for academic, organizational, and individual activities in Jewish music."
  31. Klezmer Shack -

    Klezmer music information, including calendars, directories, articles, and reviews.
  32. LibGuides - Music -

    Created by both public and academic librarians, these guides contain links to myriad music resources for students and researchers.
  33. Library of Congress Digital Collections & Services -

    Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services.
  34. Local Radio Stations in the Colorado Springs Metro Area -
  35. Meadowgrass Music Festival -

    Held over Memorial Day weekend.
  36. Metacritic -

    Searchable reviews of film, video, television, music, books, and games.
  37. Mozart Project -

    Biography, compositions, essays, bibliography, links.
  38. Music for the Nation -

    American Sheet Music: 1820-1860 and 1870-1885. From the Library of Congress.
  39. Music Song Lyrics -
  40. Musical Mouseum -

    Mojo the Mouse helps you locate lyrics using alpha, song, or subject indexes.
  41. Musicals.net -

    This site offers songlists, synopses, and links to more information about musicals.
  42. MusicMight -

    Rock music database.
  43. National Jukebox -

    Historical recordings from the Library of Congress.
  44. Noteflight.com -

    Online music writing application; requires free registration.
  45. NPR -

    National Public Radio.
  46. Odd Music.com -

    A source for unique & experimental music, instruments, players and listeners.
  47. OperaStuff -

    Information on opera singers, opera houses, composers, recordings, sheet music, singer resources, etc.
  48. Peak Radar -

    An online cultural events calendar for El Paso and Teller counties. Find local theatre, art, dance, musical, and visual art organizations, venues, and events.
  49. Pikes Peak Opera League -
  50. Radio Locator -

    This site offers links to over 10,000 radio stations and over 2500 audio streams from U.S. and international stations.
  51. Record Labels Worldwide -

    A database of more than 25,000 record label and net label links indexed by genre, format, and location.
  52. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -
  53. San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site -

    This site provides information about instruments of the orchestra and music basics.
  54. Sheet Music Collections -

    From the University of Colorado Library, this site allows the user to browse sheet music from the late 18th through the 20th centuries, including Ragtime and Western Trails collections.
  55. Sound Gator -

    Free sound effects.
  56. The Beginner's Guide to Blues Music -

    From About.com.
  57. Vimeo -

    Created by filmmakers and video creators who wanted to share their creative work, the clips on this site are browseable by staff picks or categories like Activism & Non Profits or Education & DIY.
  58. Worldwide Internet Music Resources -

    From the Indiana University School of Music, this site explores musicians, genres, the music business, and much more.
  59. Yahoo! Entertainment: Music -

    This site includes information about artists, lyrics, instruments, censorship, copyright, and much more.