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» Almanac of Classical Music History - Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.
» Black History and Classical Music - Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.
» Classical Musician Recent Deaths - (from 1988 to current)
» Early Women Composers - Includes chronology; extensive biographies of obscure musicians; MIDI files; discography, bibliography, links.
» Eras Online - 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 - Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
» Gallery Music - (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 - Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.
» History of Indian Music - Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.
» Incompetech: Music Styles - Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.
» Jewry in Music - Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.
» Major Musical Periods - Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files
» Medieval Music and Arts Foundation - Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.
» Music History 102 - (at Internet Public Library) Very brief overview of major periods, with 20+ representative samples (RealAudio)
» Music History Resources - Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.
» Music and Chess - An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
» Save Our Sounds - Describes a project by the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress to convert important collections of historical recordings to modern formats.
» Singing: The New Grove - Article from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
» The History of Czech Music - A brief history of Czech music, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; Biographies and work of important composers. (Radio Hudba, Czech Republic)
» The Music of Freemasonry - Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.
» This Day In Music History - Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)