ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
ArtsEdge is the National Arts and Education Network, a program of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). ArtsEdge exists to support visual
and performing arts education and "creative use of technology to enhance the
K-12 educational experience." Offers over 350 lesson plans, resources for
arts education advocacy, 27 articles, surveys, and reports (most in pdf format)
authored by nationally known arts and educational organizations such as the
J. Paul Getty Trust, the U.S. Department of Education, and National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA). Finally, the Explore section of the site offers selected
online activities for students, teachers, and all arts lovers to explore the
arts. [DS] |
Architects Without Borders
http://www.awb.iohome.net/ [Currently
working on new website? and is not loading; try Seattle and Portland chapter
sites]
The site of an international coalition of volunteers who are "committed to helping communities develop self-directed sustainable recovery and reconstruction programs" after economic crises, natural disasters, and human conflicts. The site provides postings on current activities (such as for Asian tsunami relief) and links to related organizations. Some resources are restricted to members. |
Architecture.com
http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Home.html
Internet home of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), this site is dedicated to further the cause of architecture in Britain and internationally. Here, you will find abundant resources relating to architecture, including articles, reference libraries, links to great buildings, information on what an architect does and how to become an architect, a searchable directory of architects, and links to architectural museums. Architects and students can also learn how to submit an entry for the RIBA Award. |
Architecture Design Images History 3D Models and more - Artifice Great Buildings Online
http://greatbuildings.com/
Welcome to architecture online, the leading architecture reference site on the web, GreatBuildings.com. This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds. For up-to-the-moment coverage of the latest buildings, designers, ideas, and trends, GreatBuildings.com is richly cross-linked with ArchitectureWeek, the leading architecture magazine online. |
Andy Warhol Museum
http://www.warhol.org/
Part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh; it features a guided tour of the museum itself (opened in 1994), which features images and biographical information regarding Andy Warhol; also describes the work of the Archives Study Center, which collects and preserves anything to do with Warhol's life and work. |
Art History Gateway
http://www.academicinfo.net/art.html
Art History Gateway - Directory of Online Resources from Academic Info Sections include: Art Schools ; Digital Library ; Art Libraries ; Art Museums ; Photography ; Art Education ; American Art ; Renaissance Art ; Buddhist Art ; Native American Art ; Rock Art. |
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/
Comprising both a museum and an art school, the institute's site contains information about the museum, including exhibits and collections, the history and layout of the museum, publications and press releases. You can view art and play games related to art; special area for kids and families. |
Arts and Humanities from Intute
(UK)
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/
Welcome to the Arts and Humanities pages of Intute. We are a free online service
providing you with access to the best Web resources for education and research,
selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists. There are over
18,000 Web resources listed here that are freely available by keyword searching
and browsing. |
Beyond Geometry: Experiments in Form 1940s to 1970s
http://www.lacma.org/beyondgeometry/index.html
Beyond Geometry, an online exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), showcases work created between 1945 and 1979 by 21 artists and 2 artists' collectives. The time period during which these works of art were created saw profound societal changes, as well as changes in the art world. The exhibition seeks to examine these changes as portrayed in the art. Visitors can approach the website in a variety of ways, including viewing works grouped in thematic sections, such as The Object Redefined, or The Problem of Painting; or browsing by artists' names or works. There are also brief biographies of all the artists, as well as video for some of the works - such as Gibi, 1972, a unique artist's book by Raymundo Colares - the video lets you see the pages turn. [DS of Scout Report] |
Dream Anatomy Anatomical Dreamtime
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/da_dream_intro.html
In the early modern era (1450-1750), many drawings were made from dissection
performed to investigate the structure of the body. The boundary between art and science was ill-defined. Anatomists and their artist collaborators made use of familiar modes of representation--the iconography of landscape, nudity, mythology and Christianity. Artists tried to create illustrations
that were accurate, but also amazing, beautiful, and entertaining. |
Edward Hopper: The Artist [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.mfa.org/hopper/
The exhibition web site for Edward Hopper, from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, features a slideshow of a dozen of Hopper's paintings, and a digital version of one of the artist's sketchbooks. Some Hopper paintings, for instance Nighthawks, 1942, have been reproduced so many times and in so many formats - posters, prints, t-shirts, coffee mugs - that they have become iconic and these are included in the slideshow. The sketchbook offers a more uncommon glimpse of Hopper's work: the pencil studies that led to his paintings, meticulously annotated by his wife, Josephine Nivison Hopper, his only female model. Another plus of the sketchbook is the ability to turn the pages online, and zoom in on details. [DS of Scout Report] |
Exploratorium the museum of science, art and human perception
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Exciting online exhibits include: Science of Music, Biology in Action, Cassini-Huygens Mission (Saturn, its rings and moons latest images), Microscope Imaging Station (explore living cells and embryos), Origins (Explore places, people, tools and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself). WebCasts include Chicen Itza and Mars -- upcoming is the latest from Hubble. Education Tab reveals Tools for Teaching, which include: Spotlight on Internet2 Gateway (with 3D imagery and advanced network applications), Digital library of over 10,000 photographs and movies, Educator Newsletter, School Field Trips, Hands-on Activities (like electrocuting a pickle), Science Snacks, Iron Science Teacher, and more. |
Explore Art
http://www.getty.edu/art/
Browse many of the works of art on display at the Getty Museum. Site also features a Video Gallery and a listing of new acquisitions to the museum. |
Florence Griswold Museum
http://www.flogris.org/
This site features information about impressionism and images from the collections of this museum, which is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, at the former location of the Florence Griswold's boarding house and the Lyme Art Colony. Provides images from exhibitions, a searchable and browsable collections database, essays and photos about the art colony, and a museum timeline. --lii.org |
Hurley Collection at the Univ. of Saskatchewan Library
http://library.usask.ca/spcoll/hurley/
Robert Newton Hurley: 1894-1980 Online Collection. A major collection of slides, sketches, diaries, letters, photos, memoirs, magazine articles, and collected newspapers. Robert Hurley was the most admired and well known Saskatchewan painter of the 50's and 60's - University of Saskatchewan Library, Canada |
J Paul Getty Museum
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
Learn about the Getty Museum's collection of artworks, including antiquities, decorative arts, medieval manuscripts, European paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs. Won Kraynak's Best of the Best designation. |
Le Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/
Official site of the famous museum, home of the Mona Lisa, includes information
about the museum's seven departments: Oriental Antiquities; Egyptian Antiquities;
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Paintings; Sculptures; Objets d'Art;
and Prints and Drawings. Site includes many details (small sections of paintings,
enlarged) from the museum's collections; along with QuickTime virtual tours
of the museum. Feel free to view in English. |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/
One of the largest art museums in the world, The Met's collections include more than two million works of art--several hundred thousand of which are on view at any given time--spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present. |
Metropolitan Museum of Art History Timeline
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Museum's curatorial, conservation, and education staff research and write the Timeline, which is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects. First launched in 2000, the Timeline now extends from prehistory to the present day. |
MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Site displays samples from current and future exhibits, as well as from MOMA's permanent collection, which includes paintings and sculptures, drawings, prints and illustrated books, architecture and design, photographs, and film and video. Includes exceptional groups of work by Matisse, Picasso, Miro, Mondrian, Brancusi, and Pollock. Also contains links to online projects as well as other websites created in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art and its exhibits. |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/
Exhibiting art that is "past and present, old and new, plain and fancy," including masterpieces by Renoir, Monet, Sargent, Turner, Gauguin, and others. Site hosts an online exhibition and contains links to samples from upcoming exhibits. |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
http://mfah.org/main.asp?target=home
Includes visuals and information about the permanent collection, traveling exhibitions, events, and educational programs. Collections with online links include African sculpture, American painting, ancient art, decorative arts, Impressionist painting, and twentieth-century sculpture. |
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
Located in Washington, D.C., but you can tour its vast collection from your computer. Peruse the collection by category, take a guided tour, check out the exhibitions, learn more about the collection; special NGA for Kids area. |
National Gallery of Art - Gilbert Stuart
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/stuartinfo.htm
Companion to an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art that presents "works by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), the most successful portraitist of early America." He is best known for his portraits of George Washington and other famous Americans. The site features a brief biography, a timeline, images of dozens of his paintings, and an illustrated essay about his development as an artist. Also includes a brochure for children. --LII |
NMAI
http://www.americanillustration.org/index2.html
Welcome to the National Museum of American Illustration, where artworks from the ‘Golden Age of American Illustration’ are presented in the ‘Gilded Age’ architectural frame of Vernon Court (1898), Newport, RI. Online artwork and virtual tour available. |
Palaeography tutorial
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/
"Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800." Practice documents include wills, petitions, estate inventories, and fun material such as "Recipe for mince pies. Early 17th century." From the National Archives (Surrey, United Kingdom) in partnership with University College London. |
Portrait art tutorials: tips on how to draw
faces and portraits - drawing lessons, color theory, sketching people
http://portrait-artist.org/
(JR Dunster) This is a portrait art tutorial site, with lessons on sketching and drawing faces, tutorials on digital art, an overview of art and drawing techniques, art supplies, book recommendations, anatomy, and much more. Portrait-artist.org has been created for the artist or student who has already developed an interest in portraits, but is seeking extra assistance, additional tips, and resources about portraits. While a modest amount of experience in drawing is recommended, even the newest of newbies should get something out of the lessons and tutorials. [A private site, but offering a valuable service for free.]
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Research and Documentation Online -- Art and Architecture
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p03_c04_s2.html
From Bedford/St. Martin's and Diana Hacker (an editor who produces A Writer's Reference) comes this excellent guide for Finding Sources in the Humanities. This part discusses Art and Architecture: Databases and Indexes, Web Resources, and Reference Books. She includes a guide for documenting sources. Not deep in web resources but a useful concept and well-rounded approach to finding sources in academic topic areas. |
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/
150-year-old Smithsonian Institution comprises the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of American Art, the National Air and Space Museum, the Sackler Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, and more. You can search this comprehensive site using an A-Z subject index and learn about events and activities. Special area just for kids. |
Web Gallery of Art
http://www.wga.hu/index1.html
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries. It was started in 1996 as a topical site of the Renaissance art, originated in the Italian city-states of the 14th century and spread to other countries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Intending to present Renaissance art as comprehensively as possible, the scope of the collection was later extended to show its Medieval roots as well as its evolution to Baroque and Rococo via Mannerism. More recently the periods of Neoclassicism and Romanticism were also included. The collection has some of the characteristics of a virtual museum. The experience of the visitors is enhanced by guided tours helping to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different works and artists, by period music of choice in the background and a free postcard service. At the same time the collection serves the visitors' need for a site where various information on art, artists and history can be found together with corresponding pictorial illustrations. Although not a conventional one, the collection is a searchable database supplemented by a glossary containing articles on art terms, relevant historical events, personages, cities, museums and churches. |
Your Daily Art
http://jerryandmartha.com/yourdailyart/
Martha Cleveland's blog provides a brief daily art lesson, with images, and links to further information on the artists, movements, and techniques. [Beautiful images of the art works] |
Arts and Crafts Society
http://www.arts-crafts.com/
An online community dedicated to the philosophy and spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement. |
Exploring Origami
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/
Article on the Japanese paper craft of origami and related topics. Features paper folding background, videos of the origami process, brief information about Sadako Sasaki, and illustrated instructions for making a paper airplane and handmade recycled paper. From the magazine of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. |
Fabric Origami Workshop
http://www.fabricorigami.com/
Instructions for preparing fabric to make origami boxes and ornaments. Features ideas for embellishing techniques, such as stamping, beading, gold leaf, and laminating. Includes a bibliography and an image gallery. Note: This is a commercial site, with a store that supplies products used in fabric origami. |
Home Sewing Association
http://www.sewing.org/
The Home Sewing Association is a not-for-profit organization comprised of members who support and promote the home sewing industry. This includes manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers of sewing machines, fabrics, notions, and sewing-related craft and home décor products; pattern companies of all sizes; writers and publishers; and educators. |
Joseph Wu's Origami Page
http://www.origami.as/home.html
Site features the origami art of Joseph Wu, along with links to sites where you can find other origami creations and instructions. Crisp, clear photos of some of these amazing creations will inspire visitors. |
Origami
http://www.origami.com
Provides a gallery of origami, a database of diagrams, and a database of models from a selection of origami books. |
About Body Art - Australian Museum's Body Art
http://www.amonline.net.au/bodyart/
This site is a companion to an exhibit about "the many different ways, both temporary and permanent, in which people modify, change, decorate and adorn their bodies." The site provides images and information about painting, piercing, scarring, tattooing, and shaping. From the Australian Museum. |
Big Magazine
http://www.bigmagazine.com/home.htm
Showcases the work of fashion designers, photographers, art directors, editors, and other creative individuals. Each edition is a special event that challenges the creators to envision and produce something unique and visually stimulating. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Fashion Marketing
http://www.careerprospects.org/briefs/P-S/SummaryMarketFash.shtml
Occupational outlook for careers in the fashion field, covering education, specializations, skills, and earnings. Although this site includes some information specific to Virginia residents, much of the information is of general interest. Provides related links. From the University of Virginia. |
Infomat: Fashion Industry Business Information
http://www.infomat.com/
The fashion industry has many facets, and aspiring students who hope to break into the field may find themselves wondering about such aspects as marketing, industry trends, and the expansive world of fabrics and textiles. All of these subjects are covered on the Infomat website, which includes a “Guides” section, where visitors can learn about accessories, apparel marts, designer collections, and modeling agencies, among other areas of interest. Instructors will also appreciate the site’s versatility, as they may be intrigued by the “News” area, which contains news digests from the areas of textiles, retail, and apparel. The site is rounded out by a “Community” area, which features a searchable calendar of events and a “Who’s Who” section that provides brief biographies of industry leaders like Yves Saint Laurent and Issey Miyake. [Scout Report] |
FIDM Zine - Online News Magazine with Fashion Articles and Style Reports
http://www.fidm.com/Common/zinemain.html
This online magazine from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (California) features style reports, "Ask the Fashion Girl," a calendar of fashion events, and book, magazine, and Web site reviews. Also includes links to news and fashion-related Web sites. |
Reforming Fashion, 1850-1914
http://costume.osu.edu/Reforming_Fashion/reformdress.htm
This site is a companion to an exhibition "about the women's dress reform movement of the late 19th and early 20th century." During this time a growing number of people began to believe that women's clothing, which included bustles and corsets, was harmful to women's health. "Solutions promoted by the dress reformers included trousers, reform underwear, and artistic dress." The site features illustrated comments. From The Ohio State University. |
Style.com- The Online Home of Vogue and W
http://www.style.com/
Online fashion forum, features fashion advice for the chic. Includes information on the latest styles, model and celebrity profiles, and fashion tips. |
Works of Art - The Costume Institute
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=8
"The world-renowned Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum [in New York] possesses more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents." This site provides a brief overview of the collection and images of 50 specially selected items. Also includes images and information about exhibits on topics such as fashion and furniture in the 18th century, rock-and-roll style, and "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed" (about items such as corsets, bustles, and lotus shoes). |
ZOOZOOM Fashion Magazine
http://www.zoozoom.com/
Intriguing, refreshing online fashion magazine goes beyond fashion to explore the interconnectedness of art, culture, society, and other human factors in the evolution of fashion. Very cutting edge, this site presents various fashion concepts and designs in slide-show format. Also features profiles of some of the top fashion designers. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet (and category) |
Film Studies Resources - Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/film.html
Film & TV Studies Gateway - Directory of Online Resources on Film, Cinema & TV. Sections include: Film History; International Film; Film Reviews; Online Film Collections; Digital Library; Classic CiInema; Film Theory; Genre Study, Film Archives; Silent Moview; Film Directors. |
Finding Sources -- Theatre, Dance and Film
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p03_c04_s8.html
From Bedford/St. Martin's Press and Diana Hacker (editor of A Writer's Reference) comes this web guide to finding sources in the humanities. Starting with Databases and Indexes, it also offers Web Resources and Reference Books. A guide to documenting sources is included. Overall a balanced approach to finding all types of sources in academic subject areas. |
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
http://imdb.com/
The online authority for all things related to movies and film, this comprehensive directory allows you to track down movies and trivia by movie title, director, actor or many other elements. You can see top rated movies of all time in various categories, and independent movies. You can tour the photo gallery, play movie trivia games online, and visit the message boards to keep in touch with fellow movie buffs. Site has no equal. |
Making of Gone With The Wind Online Exhibition
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/gwtw/
An online exhibition telling the story of the planning and making of one of the most popular films in American history. The search for the actress who would portray Scarlett O'Hara, how the costumes and makeup were selected, and the struggle to purchase the rights to the book are told using images, memos, and other primary sources. From the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. |
Museum of Broadcast Communications
http://www.museum.tv/
The MBC collects, preserves, and presents historic and contemporary radio and television content. Preserving television and radio records is valuable in documenting the American experience. Providing access to these primary sources of history is central to the MBC's mission. The MBC's collections include: Media Archives, with over 85,000 hours of television and radio programming. |
Pre-Cinema Project
http://www.geh.org/precin.html
George Eastman House - International Museum of Photography and Film -- online image collection includes technology, lantern slides relating to motion pictures, toy lantern slides, Darley Drawings, and samples by company. |
Broadway - The American Musical
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary series that chronicles the Broadway musical throughout the 20th century and explores the evolution of this uniquely American art form." Features essays on the history of the Broadway musical, a musical theater timeline, information about popular musicals, and profiles of performers, choreographers, directors, and other individuals. Includes trivia, lesson plans, and related resources. |
BSO -- New! Online Conservatory
http://www.bso.org/itemB/detail.jhtml?id=12300008&area=bso
Developed in partnership with Northeastern University, the BSO Online Conservatory will offer music lovers an opportunity to explore some of the fascinating dimensions of the orchestra's performances through the power of the Internet. Explore key passages of music, view documentaries on composers and historical context, listen to and watch interviews, performances, experiment with your own music, and take a quiz.
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ChoralNet
http://www.choralnet.org/
"A central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community." Includes a choir directory, reference materials, info on repertoire, rehearsal, performance, church music, and lots more. |
Classical Music Navigator
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music
Provides information on over 400 composers, with works listed by musical genre,
a geographical roster, an index of forms and styles, and a glossary of musical
terms. Maintained by Charles H. Smith of Western Kentucky University. |
Classical Music Search (Richie's Music Search)
http://iwamura.home.znet.com/page2.html
When you know a melody and you do not know its title or composer, this melody search engine will help you. The search engine retrieves the title and the composer of the melody you entered. The database includes more than 1500 classical music melodies. It covers most of famous classical melodies. The database is frequently updated.
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EMusicTheory
http://www.emusictheory.com/
eMusicTheory.com provides online tools for teachers and students of basic music
theory, everywhere (the drills are helpful if you want to learn music). |
Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton & Company, it's built around Essential Classics, the series specially designed to introduce you to the best music of every period. All through the site you'll find almost 200 excerpts from Essential Classics. Also includes eras in music history, composer biographies, and a glossary. |
Finding Sources -- Music
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p03_c04_s5.html
From Bedford/St. Martin's Press and Diana Hacker (editor of A Writer's Reference) comes this web guide to finding sources in the humanities. Starting with Databases and Indexes, it also offers Web Resources and Reference Books. A guide to documenting sources is included. Overall a balanced approach to finding all types of sources in academic subject areas. |
Folktunes MediaWiki
http://folktunes.org/
As folk music is for the people and by the people anyone may contribute to this collection via wiki. There are a few types of recordings available for streaming and download: instructional, jam sessions, albums/demos, and vintage. |
Indiana University Sheet Music Collection
http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/s/sheetmusic/
"This web site allows you to search some of the holdings from the Lilly Library's approximately 150,000 pieces of sheet music, including those for which there are digitized images available." One can browse by composer, lyricist, arranger, or title; or use the search engine to find digitized music only, and search by publisher, subject, year, and other factors. Includes records for music published back to the early 1800s. From the Indiana University Digital Library Program. |
Internet Archive- Live Music
http://www.archive.org/details/etree
Welcome to the Live Music Archive. etree.org is a community committed to providing the highest quality live concerts in a lossless, downloadable format. The Internet Archive has teamed up with etree.org to preserve and archive as many live concerts as possible for current and future generations to enjoy. All music in this Collection is from trade-friendly artists and is strictly noncommercial, both for access here and for any further distribution. Artists' commercial releases are off-limits. This collection is maintained by the etree.org community. |
Intute: Arts & Humanities: Music and
the performing arts
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/music/
Search or browse the database of Music and the Performing Arts resources which have been selected, evaluated and described by subject specialists. Our target audience is lecturers, researchers and students within UK higher and further education. |
Islam Music and Dance
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Music/Islam_Music_&_Dance.html
This detailed exploration of the music of the Middle East explores the differences between modern western music and classical Arabic music, views of music in relation to Islam, musical instruments, folk music and dance, Sufi dance and music, belly dancing, and related topics. Includes many related links (some broken). From a teacher at Horace Mann Middle School in San Francisco.--lii.org |
The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection - Home Page
http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/
The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music is part of Special Collections at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library of The Johns Hopkins University. It contains over 29,000 pieces of music and focuses on popular American music spanning the period 1780 to 1960. All pieces of the collection are indexed on this site and a search will retrieve a catalog description of the pieces. An image of the cover and each page of music will also be retrieved if the music was published before 1923 and is in the public domain. |
Mel Bay's Creative Keyboard
http://www.creativekeyboard.com/
If you started to play the guitar anytime after the late 1940s, you probably encountered the guitar instruction books of the late Mel Bay. Bay started his life in the tiny town of Bunker, Missouri and over the next eight decades he created a vast music instruction empire that included hundreds of publications. This particular website happens to lead to Mel Bay’s Creative Keyboard, which is a monthly online magazine that explores various aspects of piano music. Of course, the site is used to promote various Mel Bay products, but there’s a great deal of free content here, including articles titled “How to Compose a New Song” and “African Roots of Jazz”. The articles are all authored by accomplished musicians, and visitors can also browse through the Creative Keyboard archive, which goes back to September 1999. [KMG of Scout Report] |
Messiah by George Frideric Handel
http://www.ccel.org/h/handel/messiah/
This site provides a digital facsimile of the complete score of a 1912 printing of Handel's "Messiah." Searchable. From the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College. |
Metropolitan Opera
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/
Since 1883, the organization now known as the Met has presented opera in New York City. This site provides information about current performances, radio and television broadcast schedules, and the availability of recordings. Also includes an illustrated history of the Metropolitan Opera and synopses of dozens of operas. Current season information is searchable. |
Music History Gateway from Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/music.html
General Links, Digital Library, Databases & Archives, Classical Music Composers, Folk Music, Jazz, Reference Desk, Music Libraries, Organizations & Centers |
Music History 102: A Guide to Western Composers and Their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present
http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist
A nicely organized chronological survey of music, with images, audio files, and links to composer profiles. The author of this site is Robert Sherane, a librarian at the Juilliard School of Music; the site is part of the Internet Public Library.
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Music-Map - The tourist map of music (from Gnoosic.com
and Gnod)
http://www.gnoosic.com/
Gnod is a self-adapting system that learns about the outer world by asking its visitors what they like and what they don't like. In this instance of gnod all is about music. Gnod is kind of a search engine for music you don't know about. It will ask you what music you like and then think about what you might like too. When I set gnod online its database was completely empty. Now it contains thousands of bands and quite some knowledge about who likes what. And gnod learns more every day. [Gnod had engines for books and movies too.] |
MuSICA : Music & Science Information Computer
Archive
http://www.musica.uci.edu/
MuSICA currently provides all issues of MuSICA Research Notes. MRN is a newsletter of analysis and commentary on the broad field of research on music and behavior, including evolution, brain mechanisms, child development, perception, learning, memory, performance, health and related topics. The author of all material is Dr. Norman M. Weinberger. MuSICA Research Notes was published in nineteen (19) issues from Spring 1994 through Summer 2001. The MRN files can be searched through the subject index. You can also directly select any issue or any article by title.
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MusicAustralia
http://www.musicaustralia.org/
This site "helps you to find, access and navigate a rich store of information on Australian music, musicians, organisations and services. ... You can find music scores, sound recordings, websites and a range of other music-related material." Searchable, or browsable by theme, such as indigenous music, "Waltzing Matilda," and Australian places. From the National Library of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive, and cultural organizations from around the nation. |
MusicNotes
http://musicnotes.com/
Musicnotes.com's online catalog of digital sheet music now offers nearly 40,000 popular pieces available for instant printing - the largest selection of digital sheet music available online! You can browse our full catalog of digital sheet music here. You can also find sheet music by using the search box above or our power search. [Yes, this is a commercial site, but incredibly useful if you want sheet music and would buy it anyway.] |
National Music Museum
http://www.usd.edu/smm/
Web site for a museum collection of "more than 10,000 American, European, and non-Western instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods." More than a dozen online tours offer images of many of the museum's rare and interesting instruments. Also offers checklists of the collections and information about public events, performances, and tours of the museum, which is located at the University of South Dakota. |
NPR- All Songs Considered
http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/
Home of National Public Radio's music broadcasts, this site provides an on-demand archive of musical pieces featured on NPR's public radio show; small number of music videos, as well. |
Official George & Ira Gershwin Web site
http://www.gershwin.com/
Includes History, Anthology, Jukebox, Events, and References--and design of site looks appropriately retro.
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Pronouncing Dictionary of Music and Musicians
http://iowapublicradio.org/dictionary/
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Pronouncing the titles of classical music and the names of composers and performers is a daunting task for many Americans because so many of the words are foreign to us.... This dictionary provides some help in the form of pronunciations by a phonetic system devised by E. Douglas Brown of the staff of WOI Radio at Iowa State University. Many of the pronunciations in the dictionary were derived from tape-recorded pronunciations made by foreign nationals who were speaking their respective native languages. Prepared primarily for the announcing staff of WOI, the dictionary has been found useful by them and is being made freely available to others who may find it of value. Although imperfect and far from complete, the dictionary, with its 30,000 entries, is the most extensive of its type now available." |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
http://www.rockhall.com/
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this museum offers you an online virtual tour to meet the legends of rock. Read about the songs that made them superstars and the events that made them notorious. Learn how inductees are chosen and who is being inducted this year. Click on any inductee to get a bio, description of impact, song clips, and musical influences. |
Science of Music- Exploratorium's Accidental Scientist
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/
What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can different than playing a drum? Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum, experiment, and above all listen. |
SFS Kids
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
The San Francisco Symphony dedicates this site to providing a place for kids and families to learn more about music. You can check out a selection of instruments, learn the basics of reading music, compose your own tunes, and send audio postcards to your friends and family via email. |
Smithsonian Jazz
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/start.asp
A wonderful website to help celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month (May). Join in the discussion on the new discussion board, explore an interactive Duke Ellington class, discover jazz greats, find out what happened on this day in jazz history, and check out the calendar of jazz events for the month. |
SoundJunction: Listen, Explore, Discover, Create
http://www.soundjunction.org/default.aspa
An "award-winning site for listening to, exploring, discovering and creating music." Features include a composer tool and composing guides,
tools for taking music apart to find out how it works, videos of music producers at work, professional musicians talking about their career paths, and lots more. |
Voice Of Dance: Where Dance Lives
http://www.voiceofdance.org/
Providing the "latest on news, events, and just plain fun stuff." From learning
a new dance step to finding out about upcoming performances of virtulaly any
major dance organization, staying current with dance news, reading reviews and
commentary, and purchasing dance products, you'll find it here. Sponsored by
Danskin. |
(Two on) Wagner
Wagner and his Operas [Quick Time]
The Ring in A Day [Real Player]
In September 1876, Karl Marx found the time to complain in a letter to his daughter Jenny: “Wherever one goes these days one is pestered with the question: What do you think of Wagner?” In his life, Richard Wagner was the subject of great discussion and admiration, and his works remain immensely popular today. Taken together, these two sites represent a nice introduction to both the man and his body of work, and visitors will enjoy visiting both of them. The first site is maintained by Wagner enthusiast Vincent Vargas, and here visitors can learn about various productions of Wagner’s operas, his life, and also get a glimpse into the world of famous Wagnerians throughout history, including Herbert von Karajan and Birgit Nilsson. Of course, visitors can also listen to sound clips from some of their performances as well. The second site was created by the BBC and it provides some basic information about Wagner’s Ring Cycle, complete with plot synopses and material on the various leitmotifs utilized throughout these works. Visitors can also listen to an interview with conductor Daniel Barenboim about his involvement with his production of the Ring. [KMG of Scout Report] |
Welcome to the Mutopia Project
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
The Mutopia Project offers sheet music editions of classical music for free download. These are based on editions in the public domain, and include works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and many others. A team of volunteers are involved in typesetting the music by computer using the LilyPond software. We also host a growing number of modern editions, arrangements and new music. The respective editors, arrangers and composers have chosen to make these works freely available. (864 pieces of music were available on 4/16/2007) |
WholeNote - The On-Line Guitar Community
http://www.wholenote.com/
WholeNote is a place where all the some-time, full-time, part-time, and not-enough-time
guitarists can go to grok musical knowledge and contribute what they know to
their fellow players. Even if you only know one lick or wrote one chord progression
in your life, you can put it up on WholeNote and someone will be able to find
it and learn from it. Over time, we've been growing a musical resource that
could never have existed before the web, a living music instruction book that
keeps writing itself everyday (and plays all the music at your own speed).
So, post a lesson with our lesson authoring tools, build an on-line groove
to jam over and e-mail it to your friends, write a review of a CD you've been
listening to, build your own homepage, post a FretBuzz message about all things
guitar. The only thing we ask is that you register for free to let us help
you keep track of your postings, and to give you full credit for everything
you do. |
World Book African American Music
http://www.worldbook.com/features/aamusic/html/intro.htm
"World Book editors have assembled a look at some of the most famous African
American musicians and the impact they have made on different forms of music.
The articles in this feature were taken from World Book. There are also numerous
links to Web sites that provide more information on influential African American
musicians and compositions."
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World War I Sheet Music -- Brown Univ. digital collection
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/ww1/index.html
The Center for Digital Initiatives at Brown University has created a number of fine collections since its inception in 2001, and this latest offering is no exception to that trend. The site is focused on providing access to hundreds of instances of sheet music that addresses various aspects of World War I. In this area, it is a definite success as the material is perfect for historians, musicians, or others who may be studying material and visual culture in the early 20th century. Users may browse through the sheet music by title, publisher, subject, and creator. Additionally, a historical essay and general introduction should be forthcoming on the site in the near future. Visitors would do well to check out such fine titles as "America He's for You", "Salvation Sal", and of course, "The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun," with lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse. [KMG] --Internet Scout |
All you wanted to know about digital photography
http://www.basic-digital-photography.com/
To provide you with quality information on digital cameras and photography - minus the technical jargon. Read the step-by-step guides and product reviews. Learn to select the best digital cameras and become an expert at manipulating and printing photos. |
American Museum of Photography -- View Great Photographs Online -- History of Photography
http://www.photography-museum.com/
View great images from the history of photography, daguerreotypes to Ansel Adams. Features Americana, Civil War, Wild West, portraits, scenes, photojournalism, plus information on preserving photos. |
BetterPhoto.com Online
http://www.betterphoto.com/home.asp
Excellent source for novice photogrpahers features scads of information about photography basics, plus online workshops that lead you step-by-step through the process of leanring new techniques. Created and maintained by Jim Miotke, author of Absolute Beginner's Guide to Taking Great Photos, this site also provides a Q&A section, discussion forums, and a buyer's guide. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Daguerreotype - The Daguerreian Society
http://www.daguerre.org/
Dedicated to the history, science, and art of the daguerreotype. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, this new research database (NEA Research Database) is a work in progress (currently has selections from Matthew Isenburg's collection). Galleries of stunning 19th century imagery as well as exquisit modern daguerreians. Resources include a brief history of the daguerreotype, an extensive daguerreian bibliogrpahy, an illustrated description of the process, materials manufactory, 19th and 20th century texts, and more. |
Digital Camera Reviews and News
http://www.dpreview.com/
A complete digital camera resource that carries information about hundreds of digital cameras and accessories. Includes product news, galleries, forums, a buying guide, and a glossary. -- Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Fine Art Photography on the Web
http://www.infotoday.com/linkup/lud041505-rubino.shtml
Fine Art Photography on the Web, by Ken Rubino in LinkUp Digital (Apr 15) Has answers for: " So, what are some true fine art photography Web sites where you may look, appreciate, and perhaps purchase pieces without fear of having them eventually fade? And what different types of photography are there? Where might you browse and feel comfortable in the knowledge that the photographer is, in fact, a fine art photographer?" |
Focus on Photography
http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/
Lots of information on the processes and techniques of modern photography. A wealth of technical information is available. This site is wonderful in its simplicity because the information is easy to find. This makes it a gem for hte amateur and professional alike. you'll find everything from the basics to the more complicated techniques such as lighting and composition. You'll also find a section with sample pictures, references, and an excellent FAQ. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
George Eastman House - International Museum of Photography and Film
http://www.geh.org/
A steadily gorwing digital image sampler and browsing resource for the vast photography holdings of George Eastman House. Photography collections indexed by photographer, by subject, stereo views, lantern slides, books and albums; collection guide (photography from 1839 to today)--a sampler; Gabriel Cromer Collection sampler; technology collection. |
HELIOS: Online Collections
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/features.html
The permanent collection of photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was established in 1983, when the National Endowment for the Arts transferred more than 1,500 photographs by American photographers who had received NEA grants. The museum continued to acquire modern and contemporary images, as well as significant collections of work by Aaron Siskind, Diane Arbus, Timothy O'Sullivan, and Irving Penn. The historical holdings expanded in 1994, when the museum acquired a collection of nineteenth century American photography. Other landmark acquisitions such as the Consolidated Natural Gas collection of contemporary landscape photography, work by the New York Photo League, photographs by African American and Latino artists--and wide ranging exhibition and publication programs--including the art of Man Ray, American daguerreotypes, and contemporary photographic art—established the museum as a major site for the study of American photography. |
Kodak Digital Learning Center
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/index.jhtml
The KODAK Digital Learning Center (DLC) is your digital reference solution. The DLC was developed to educate people about the digital world and to help them succeed with digital imaging. The site was built on the basics of educational instruction and has been utilized by thousands of people to Take Pictures. This site includes a glossary of digital imaging terms as well as chapters on such subjects as images for the web, video conferencing, color and storage issues. |
Photo.net
http://www.photo.net/
Sponsored by DigitalHQ, site offers pages and pages of camera-related commentary -- what camera to buy options and opinions. |
Photographic Society of America
http://www.psa-photo.org/
The Photographic Society of America is an international organization of photographers that conducts organizational functions by mail and at regional, national and international conferences. A worldwide interactive organization for anyone interested in photography, casual or serious amateurs or professional photographers. Offers a monthly magazine, photo and digital competitions, study groups via mail and internet, how-to programs, an annual conference, and more. |
Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Unique in their scope and richness, the prints and photographs collections today number more than 13.7 million images. These include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people. |
Smithsonian Photography Initiative
http://www.spi.si.edu/
The Smithsonian Photography Initiative is devoted to the presentation and study of photographic images, viewing photography as an art form, a record keeper, and a cross-disciplinary medium that encompasses science, history, popular culture, and more. |
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