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Classical Composers Database - A treasure trove of well-ordered information. Maintained by the hard-working Jos Smeets.
Classical Composers Archive - Pictures and biographies for hundreds of composers.
Classical Connect - "Virtual concert hall" featuring thousands of recordings by international artists, free of charge.
Classical Music Archives
- "The largest classical music site on the web" offers a vast collection of music, and much more.
Classical Net - One of the first and best sites for classical music.
The Classical Score - Online timeline of music history and hymnology.
The Classical Source - Reviews, concert guides, composer information, links from the U.K.
Composers Page - Devoted to composers of all the centuries, past and present.
David Dickerson's Classical Music Page
Ex Musica (Dutch) / (English) - Short articles about important composers, styles, interesting events, etc.
Ik Wil Het (Dutch) - Many links.
Klassik Online! (German)
L.A. Philharmonic Music and Musicians Database
mfiles - Attractive site featuring sheet music, MIDI/MP3 files, and information about composers and their music, with an emphasis on the connection between classical and film music.
Mississippi Public Radio - An extensive collection of links arranged alphabetically by composer.
MusBook - The global network for classical, jazz and contemporary music.
MUSIClassical - "Supporting the Independent Musician and Classical Music Lover."
Music Resources -
From the Sibelius Institute, Finland.
Music Resources on the Internet - Annotated links to jazz, folk and classical music sites, free music graphics, and more.
New Classics - CD, DVD, and book reviews, including a nice selection of contemporary classical recordings.
La Scena Musicale - A multi-award-winning Canadian site featuring articles, reviews, MIDI files, and links. The companion site to the print magazine (available for download in pdf format).
Unknown Composers - Music and composers "that for whatever reason aren't better known, but deserve to be."
RETAILERS
- Many posters of individual composers and other music-related images.
Handlo Music - E-mail delivery of more than 1,500 choral music scores.
Music Treasures Co. - "America's Music and Dance Educational Resource Center."
Theodore Front Musical Literature
CLASSICAL CDs & ONLINE MUSIC
Allegro Media - One of the largest independent distributors of music in North America.
Berkshire Record Outlet - An exceptionally good source for cut-outs and bargains from a wide variety of international labels.
Cantaloupe Music - Contemporary music label created by the founders of New York's legendary Bang on a Can Festival.
CD Universe
Classical CD Exchange - Buy or sell CD's online through this site based in the UK.
Classical.com -
The world's largest online classical music collection. 10,000+ tracks, playlists,
downloads, custom CDs.
EMI/Virgin Classics
Peermusic -
Publisher of contemporary classical music since 1948.
Tower Records
Vienna Modern Masters - An American company based in Austria that produces and distributes CDs of contemporary classical music.
OTHER (NON-MUSICAL) CULTURAL LANDMARKS
Advanced Book
Exchange
BookFinder
Powell's Bookstore
World
History Timeline -
Another Sisyphean project.
The Onion - More fun than a barrel of Allium cepa.
Arts & Letters Daily -
Links to some of the best reading on the Web.
Salon
- Journal of politics and culture.
Slate
- Journal of politics and culture.
Wired
- Journal of technology and culture.