MUSIC ON THE WEB

Biographical Information  |  Copyright  |  General Music Links  | Instruments  |  Local Radio Stations |  Lyrics  |  Performance Rights and Trade Organizations  |  Sound Recordings and Reviews  | Tune Collections

Biographical Information

• All Music Guide Artist, group and composer bios for all music styles.  (http://www.allmusic.com)
• Naxos Artists and composer bios for classical music.  (http://www.naxos.com)
• Yahoo Music Artists Directory Links to performing artists' sites on the World Wide Web, browsable by performer name. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Artists/)

Copyright

• Music Publishers' Association A basic overview of music copyright from the MPA. (http://www.mpa.org/copyrigh.html)
• MPA's Copyright Resource Center Includes a step-by-step guide for researching the copyright holder or publisher for a piece of music, forms for obtaining permission to use a piece of music, and links to general and music-related copyright sites. (http://www.mpa.org/crc.html)

General Music Links

• Early Music A comprehensive collection of links to early music resources on the Internet. (http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/)
• Music Publishers' Association MPA's Music Information Resources on the World Wide Web. (http://www.mpa.org/mir.html)
• Music Topics Links to a variety of Internet music resources from the Librarian's Index to the Internet. (http://lii.org/advanced/file/music)
• Polley Music Library Useful links to music genres, instruments, copyright information and other music topics from the Polley Music Library of the Lincoln City Libraries. (http://www.lcl.lib.ne.us/depts/polley/polley_music_links.htm)
• Sibelius Academy: Music Resources Links to a vast amount of music-related information available on the Internet (http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html)
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources A collection of music-related links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University. (http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/)

Instruments

• Musical Heritage Network Instrument Encyclopedia Information on a wide variety of instruments from around the world. (http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html)
• Sibelius Academy: Instruments A collection of links to internet sites on specific instruments, ranging from accordion to woodwinds. (http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/instruments.html)
• Yahoo: Musical Instruments Links to hundreds of musical instrument sites. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Instruments/)

Local Radio Stations

    Alternative

• WROX "96X" 96.1 Norfolk (http://www.96xwrox.com/) Playlist: (http://www.96xwrox.com/articles/playlist.shtml)
• WRXL "The X" 102.1 Richmond (http://www.wrxl.com/main.html) Playlist: (http://www.wrxl.com/top25.html)
• WNOR "FM 99" 98.7 Chesapeake (http://www.fm99.com) Playlist: (http://www.fm99.com/PlayList.asp)

     Classic Rock

• WAFX "The Fox" 106.9 Chesapeake (http://www.1069thefox.com/)
• WKLR "The Planet" 96.5 Richmond (http://965theplanet.com/) Playlist: (http://965theplanet.com/includes/nowplaying/lsp/)

    College Radio

• WCWM College of William & Mary 90.7 Williamsburg (http://wm.edu/SO/WCWM/)
• WVCW Virginia Commonwealth University 640 AM Richmond (http://www.wvcw.cc/)
• WODU Old Dominion University 1630 AM Norfolk (http://www.woduradio.com/)

     Country

• WGH "Eagle 97.3" 97.3 Virginia Beach (http://www.eagle97.com/)
• WKHK "K 95" 95.3 Richmond (http://www.k95country.com/)
• WCMS "Classic Country" 100.5 Virginia Beach (http://www.wcms.com/)

     Easy Listening

• WXGM "Extra 99.1" 99.1 Gloucester (http://www.xtra99.com)
• WTVR "Lite 98" 98.1 Richmond (http://www.lite98.com/main.html)

     Gospel and Christian

• WAUQ American Family Radio 89.7 Richmond. Christian music and programming. (http://www.afr.net)
• WYFJ Bible Broadcasting Network 100.1 Richmond. Christian music and programming (http://www.bbnradio.org/bbn/)
• WXEZ "Star 94.1" 94.1 Norfolk. Gospel. (http://www.star941.com/)

    Jazz/ R&B

• WJCD "CD 107.7" 107.7 Norfolk (http://www.wjcd.com)
• WVKL "Smooth 95.7" 95.7 Norfolk (http://www.957rnb.com/)

     Modern Rock    

• WKOC "The Coast" 93.7 Virginia Beach (http://www.thecoast.com/) 
• WPTE "The Point" 94.9 Virginia Beach (http://www.pointradio.com/) Playlist: (http://www.pointradio.com/music/playlist/html)
• WMXB "B 103" 103.7 Richmond (http://richmondsb103.com) Playlist: (http://richmondsb103.com/includes/nowplaying/lsp)

     Oldies

• WSRV "Surf 92.3" 92.3 Williamsburg (http://www.tideradio.com)
• WWSO "Oldies 92.9" 92.9 Hampton Roads (http://www.929thewave.com/)

     Popular

• WRVQ "Q 94" 94.5 Richmond (http://www.wrvq94.com/main.html)

     Public Radio and Classical Music

• WHRO Fine Arts Public Radio 90.3 Norfolk (http://www.whro.org/home/publicradio/default.htm)
• WHRV National Public Radio 89.5 Norfolk (http://www.whro.org/home/publicradio/default.htm)

     Rap/ Hip-Hop/ R&B

• WOWI "103 JAMZ" 102.9 Norfolk (http://www.103jamz.com/main.html)
• WNVZ "Z 104" 104.5 Virginia Beach (http://www.z104.com/) Playlist: (http://z104.com/music/playlist.html)
• WSVY "The Vibe" 105.3 Norfolk (http://www.vibezone.com/main.html)
• WBTJ "The Beat" 106.5 Richmond (http://1065thebeat.com/) Playlist: (http://1065thebeat.com/playlist.html)

Lyrics

Copyright issues have forced many of the lyrics sites for current popular music to shut down or limit access to the sites. The lyrics category at Yahoo is a good place to look for additional lyrics sites.

• Anthems  Anthems and information about different countries of the world, many in the native language with English and Latin translations. Includes anthem lyrics and some vocal and instrumental anthems (http://www.national-anthems.net/ 
• Cyber Hymnal  Over 3,900 Christian hymns and Gospel songs from many denominations.  Offers lyrics, scores, MIDI files, pictures, history and more. (http://www.cyberhymnal.org)
• Digital Tradition A searchable database of folk and traditional song lyrics. Some songs have sound files also. (http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm)
• Reggae Lyrics Archive A collection of reggae lyrics browsable by artist. (http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae.htm)
• Song Lyrics A collection of links to various lyrics databases compiled by the Cook Library at the Indiana University School of Music.  Some of these links are outdated, but many are useful. (http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/songlyr.html)

• South African Scout Association Lyrics of campfire songs collected from around the world, organized by title and subject. (http://www.scouting.org.za/songs)

Performance Rights and Trade Organizations

• ASCAP The web page for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. (http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html)
• BMI The home page of the music publishing organization Broadcast Music Incorporated. (http://www.bmi.com/)
• Music Publishers' Association The MPA site includes a directory of music publishers and an index of publishers' imprints.  Additionally, there is a music copyright resource center with links to a variety of online copyright information, including a music copyright search center. (http://www.mpa.org/)
• SESAC Formerly known as the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers; acronym no longer means anything. (http://www.sesac.org)

Sound Recordings and Reviews

     All Music Types

• All Music Guide Discographies and reviews of recorded popular music from the 1920's on. In-print recordings link to CD Now for purchase. Artist and band bios. (http://allmusic.com)
• Barnes and Noble Music Online music store with full label info, sound clips and links to reviews through All Music Guide. (http://www.bn.com)
• CD Connection Online music store. Label information and reviews. (http://www.cdconnection.com)
• CD Now Searchable database of CD's and cassettes in print. (http://www.cdnow.com)
• CD Universe Searchable database; special search form for classical music. Label information and audio clips.
• GEMM Global Electronic Music Marketplace. 16 million CD's, LP's, 45's and more from thousands of sellers around the world. Look for rare, out-of-print and hard-to-find CD's here. (http://www.gemm.com)
• Redeye Distribution Independent label. Catalog of over 3,000 titles: pop, rock, indie rock, punk, bluegrass, country, electronica, jazz, alternative country, blues, jazz, hip hop, techno and more. (http://www.redeyeusa.com)
• Rough Guides Reviews of recordings for rock, world and classical music. Artist and Composer biographies. (http://www.roughguides.com/music/)

     Classical

• Gramophone Includes access to GramoFile, a searchable archive of over 30,000 CD, with over 23,000 reviews from 1983 on. There are also feature articles, audio equipment reviews (under News), the editor's choice 10 best recordings of the month, and an international classical music news service. (http://www.gramophone.co.uk)
• Naxos Searchable catalog; artist and composer bios; reviews of recent releases; the "Learning Zone," which includes A-Z of Classical Music and A-Z of Opera. (http://www.naxos.com)

     Jazz

• Downbeat Website of Downbeat Magazine, the definitive serial publication of jazz music since the 1930's. Its  database of jazz and blues artists includes bios, discographies, and archived articles and reviews from Downbeat Magazine. (http://www.downbeat.com)
• Jazz Online Contains "Jazz 101," an introduction to jazz music which outlines each of the defining styles of jazz with accompanying recommended CDs and audio clips. Reviews of new releases. (http://www.jazzonln.com)

     Roots and Blues

• Roots & Rhythm Blues, gospel, folk, bluegrass, country, old-time, and more. Popular titles plus rare and hard-to-find titles. (http://www.rootsandrhythm.com)
• Rounder Records Independent music label with "more than 3,000 titles running the gamut from folk to world, soul to soca, jazz to juju, Cajun to Celtic, and beyond." (http://www.rounder.com)

     World 

• CD Roots A unique, small retailer of music from around the world. (http://www.cdroots.com)
• Multicultural Media World Music and Dance CDs and Videos. (http://www.multiculturalmedia.com)
• Rounder Records Independent music label with "more than 3,000 titles running the gamut from folk to world, soul to soca, jazz to juju, Cajun to Celtic, and beyond." Significant world music collections are the Anthology of the World Series (joint releases with the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture) and the Alan Lomax collection. (http://www.rounder.com)

For an exhaustive list of Web resources for locating sound recordings, see the links compiled by Anna Seaberg, music selector for the King County Library System at Music Resources on the WWW.  (http://dslweb.nwnexus.com/aseaberg/)

Tune Collections

• Ceolas Tune Collection A collection of several hundred traditional tunes from the British Isles in a variety of formats (PDF, MIDI, gif, abc). (http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/)
• Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music Over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra. (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/smhome.html)

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