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Sites about the history of music, including persons, works, and styles, are listed here.


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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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Music and Chess - An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
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Major Musical Periods - Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files
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Medieval Music and Arts Foundation - Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.
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Incompetech: Music Styles - Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.
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This Day In Music History - Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)
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History of Indian Music - Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.
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The History of Czech Music - A brief history of Czech music, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; Biographies and work of important composers. (Radio Hudba, Czech Republic)
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Finnish Music in a Nutshell - Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
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Classical Musician Recent Deaths - (from 1988 to current)
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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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Jewry in Music - Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.
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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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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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History in Song - Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.
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Save Our Sounds - Describes a project by the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress to convert important collections of historical recordings to modern formats.
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The Music of Freemasonry - Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.
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Music History Resources - Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.
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IAWM - The International Alliance for Women in Music, a resource on women composers and women in music topics, hosted by Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
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