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DATABASES, DIRECTORIES & GENERAL INFORMATION
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 Music Archives
- "The largest classical music site on the web," offering
thousands of music files 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
Goldberg -
Early music portal (online home of the sumptuous Goldberg magazine).
Ik Wil Het (Dutch) - Many links.
Klassik Online! (German)
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.
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.
MusicSearch -
The Internet's music-only search site.
Opera Italiana -
Traces the history of Italian opera from the early 20th century to the present,
with over 4,000 performances and 350 hours of music.
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
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Many posters of individual composers and other music-related images.
Handlo Music -
E-mail delivery of more than 1,500 choral music scores.
Theodore Front Musical Literature
CLASSICAL CDs & ONLINE MUSIC
Angel Records
Berkshire
Record Outlet - An exceptionally good source for cut-outs and bargains from a
wide variety of international labels.
BMG
Music Service
Cantaloupe Music - Contemporary music label created by the founders of New York's
legendary Bang on a Can Festival.
CDnow
CD Universe
Classical CD Exchange-
Buy or sell CD's online through this site based in the UK.
Classical.com
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The world's largest online classical music collection. 10,000+ tracks, playlists,
downloads, custom CDs.
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
Books
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Find new, used, rare and out-of-print books at the best prices
Advanced Book
Exchange
BookFinder
Powell's Bookstore
Posters
World
History Timeline -
Another Sisyphean project.
Prose
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.
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