Features more than 9000 pages and 20,000+ images including more than 7200 CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-ray, Book and Concert reviews and over 5500 links to other classical music web sites.
IAWM is an international membership organization of women and men dedicated to fostering and encouraging the activities of women in music, particularly in the areas of musical activity such as composing, performing, and research in which gender discrimination is an historic and ongoing concern.
These databases are managed by the Music Division; the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division; and the American Folklife Center. They are stand-alone resources that are not integrated with the rest of the Library’s digital collections or catalogs. In many cases, the databases do not reflect actual holdings of the Library of Congress and are provided only as reference resources.
Historical recordings from the Library of Congress incuding more than 10,000 recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1901 and 1925. Jukebox content will be increased regularly, with additional Victor recordings and acoustically recorded titles made by other Sony-owned U.S. labels, including Columbia, OKeh, and others.
The collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. They include jukeboxes and synthesizers, square-dancing outfits and sheet music, archival materials, oral histories, and recordings of performances at the Museum. Particular notable are the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated Sheet Music and the Duke Ellington and Ruth Ellington Boatwright collections that contain handwritten music compositions, sound recordings, business records, and other materials documenting Ellington's career.
Find a wide range of resources for musicians, including sheet music, tuners and chord charts. Currently around 90% of the site is free (supported by advertising)
Musopen is a non-profit organization focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. They provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Their mission is "to set music free".
