Applied Music: Musical Works and Performance

DRAM (Anthology of recorded music) is a scholarly resource of recordings, liner notes and essays from independent record labels and sound archives. Its goal is the preservation and dissemination of important recordings that have been neglected by the commercial marketplace, from folk to opera, Native American to jazz, 19th C classical to early rock, musical theater, ‘contemporary’, electronic and beyond. Search or browse by composer, performer, ensembles, instruments, or labels. Links to associated blogs.

Featuring images, transcriptions, and select recordings of English Broadside Ballads collated from ten institutional repositories arising from support of the National Endowment for the Humanities

European Commission and the Europeana Sounds consortium co-funded project to increase awareness of Europe’s sound and music heritage, including oral memories and spoken word, world & traditional music, soundscapes and natural sounds, classical music, popular music, and languages and dialects.

Vast range of services and materials relevant to the study, practice and performance of Irish traditional music. Downloads of pamphlets and scholarly monographs. Collections without copyright restrictions are particularly impressive, with audio, video, photo and newspaper galleries and manuscripts. Playlists by performers, events, studios, record labels, recording media.

The Online Collections of the Music Division of the LOC range from Liturgical Chants (10-16th C) forward, across multiple regions, styles, and cultures.

The National Jukebox, maintained by the Library of Congress, makes sound recordings available free of charge to the general public. Recordings include opera, ragtime, jazz, and more.

Featuring: "Exhibits, podcasts, and other special projects from the Archives."
Open Data: " This Performance History database documents all known concerts . . . amounting to more than 20,000 performances."
Includes but is not limited to scores, parts, programs, and images.

Library of Congress Music division Online Exhibition attends to Wagner, Verdi, and "Beyond." Includes manuscripts, printed scores, librettos, photographs, and set designs.

A large labor organization for performing musicians. Per the website, "The AFM negotiates fair agreements, protects ownership of recorded music, secures benefits such as health care and pension, and lobbies for musicians and the rights of workers."

Per the "about" section of the website: "The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education uses gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and more effective ways of living the life they want. "

"Our Mission is to support and advocate for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art."

The website states: "CelloBello.org is free, accessible to everyone, providing world-class lessons, masterclasses, interviews, and interactive live-streamed chats with renowned artist-teachers from the solo, chamber music, orchestral, and teaching professions. CelloBello is particularly valuable for both students and professionals who may be resource deprived."

As described by the website: "The mission of Horn Matters is: to encourage, inspire, inform, and challenge horn players, and; to promote the best musical instrument ever, the French horn"

"An online resource for brass musicians"

The website states: "We inspire, educate, and support percussionists and drummers throughout the world."

"World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) is the only international organization of wind band conductors, composers, performers, publishers, teachers, instrument makers and friends of wind music."

"Are you part of the opera industry? Discover reporting, trends, analysis, and tools on all aspects of the opera field."

"The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition and advocacy."