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According to the author, 'I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music,... see more
Using as an example "Lascia ch’io pianga" from Handel’s opera Rinaldo (1711), this activity aims to familiarize the... see more
Although premiered only six years after Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique represents a... see more
Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) : ChoralWiki is one of the best free online websites for free sheet music. Here you... see more
This course looks at the history of avant-garde and electronic music from the early twentieth century to the present. The... see more
Winner of the British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies' 2015 prize for digital publication. In a famous Parisian... see more
Great Bands have Great Drummers! Drummerworld provides you with video footage and biographies of 500 of the world's... see more
Justin Guitar, created by Justin Sandercoe, is one of best free websites for learning how to play the guitar and improve... see more
This course will focus on Western classical music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; it is designed for people... see more
An introduction to the infinite universe of music from its origins to the present, this course investigates the role of... see more
The authors of this text have selected music carefully in order to make your experience as positive as possible. First,... see more
This section from Volume 1 of the Oxford History of Western Music covers the very beginnings of what is considered... see more
This book has a number of interrelated objectives: 1. To introduce you to works representative of a variety of music... see more
This course fosters the development of aural skills that lead to an understanding of Western music. The musical novice is... see more
According to the author, "This book contains little that is not tolerably well known both to Shakespeare scholars and... see more
'An interactive timeline of the History of Jazz. Made specifically for the iPad - makes your iPad come alive with rich... see more
The Idiomatic Orchestra is a free online textbook about orchestration. It includes an extensive collection of examples –... see more
This is a very well prepared collection of Early American popular songs from approximately the 1880s to the 1920s. It... see more
This class explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context of... see more
Article about Barry Moser's trilogy of fairy tale picture books set in Appalachia: The Tinderbox, Polly Vaughn, and... see more
Understanding Music: Past and Present is an open Music Appreciation textbook co-authored by music faculty across Georgia.... see more
Understanding Music: Past and Present is an open Music Appreciation textbook co-authored by music faculty across Georgia.... see more
This is a free, online wikibook so it is continually being updated and refined. According to the authors, "Western Music... see more
This course considers reggae, or Jamaican popular music more generally—in its various forms (ska, rocksteady, roots,... see more