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• Music History Resources - Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.

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

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

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

  Corridos Sin Fronteras Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers. http://www.corridos.org/

  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. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.html

  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. http://www.westgallerymusic.co.uk/index.html

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

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

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

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

  Jewry in Music Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century. http://www.smerus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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

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

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

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