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• 2nd South Carolina String Band
Includes band information, discography, performance calendar (mostly in the Chesapeake bay area).
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• 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band
Recreating the band that mustered at State Normal University in 1861: features history of original and today's group, instruments played, audio clips, memorabilia, and events calendar.
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• 46th Pennsylvania Regiment Band
Civil War Reenactors from Altoona, Pennsylvania portraying a Civil War Brass Band. Includes history, event schedule, members, music, photos, and news.
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• A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
Article by Debby McClatchy .
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• All You Would Want To Know About the Castrati
Includes FAQ, pictures and biographies, bibliography, and links.
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• Almanac of Classical Music History
Birth and death dates of composers and performers; first performances of famous works.
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• American Popular Music before 1900
An extensive annotated link list. Includes both 19th and 18th century popular music.
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• Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
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• Ancient Greek Music
Listen to music and fragments of melody by composers in Greece during the first century BC.
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• Ancient Greek Music on Papyrus
Describes the musical notation found on papyri and includes audio samples of these melodies.
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• Ancient Music Instruments
Information about instruments, players and composers in Ancient Greece and Rome. Includes theory, the hydraulic organ, pan-pipes and army-music.
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• Ancient Roman Music
Description of the origins, notation and instruments used. Includes illustrations and charts of different modes.
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• Angelo Manzotti
Sopranist, singing the historic repertoire of castrati: includes pictures, discography, performance schedule.
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• Baroque Aria
Dedicated to the operatic, cantata, oratorio, serenta and drama arias, this site presents editions, articles and discussions on the subject.
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• Baroque Composers and Musicians
Historical context; biographies. Italy, Germany, England, France, Spain.
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• Baroque Flute Teachers International Yellow Pages
A self-maintaining, worldwide database of baroque flute teachers.
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• Baroque InfoCentral
Information about obscure 17th-century composers.
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• Baroque Music
Humorous introduction: styles, dates, musicians.
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• Baroque Music
Articles, suggested recordings, links, portraits, and music samples by Arton.
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• Baroque Music UK
Directory resource for baroque music with a particular bias towards the UK, includes articles and new editions.
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• Baroque Music.com
[fan site] Brief introduction to the music, major composers, woodwind instruments; a few MIDI samples.
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• Belgian Pop and Rock Archives
History and current state of pop and rock in Belgium, including biographies, discographies and real-audio samples. Users can sell or trade records, add concert or record reviews.
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• Black History and Classical Music
Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.
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• Boy Choir Costumes
History of the castrati and their influence on music from antiquity through the banning of the practice in 1903.
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• Brief History of Dub Music
Essay with references and links.
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• Buglers in the Civil War
Article by a bugler active in reenactments.
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• Castrati and Countertenors
Chat and forums for people who love the high male voice.
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• Cecil Sharp in America
Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
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• Civil War Music Site
A source for civil war songs, fife and drum music, bugle calls, MIDIs, forum, and photographs.
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• Civil War Songbook
The lyrics to a few favorite songs.
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• Classical Musician Recent Deaths
(from 1988 to current)
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• 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.
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• Cowboy Songs
A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
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• Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
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• 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.
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• Fifth Michigan Regimental Band
Information on the original band, current band, their instruments, events, and recordings.
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• Fifties Forever
A light look at the music, movies, TV and cars of the 1950s. Includes photos and trivia.
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• Finnish Music in a Nutshell
Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
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• 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.
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• Gloomy Sunday
"The Suicides' Anthem," by the Hungarian pianist Rezso Seress. Article, discography, biography, lyrics.
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