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African-American
Sheet Music 1850-1920
Sponsored jointly Brown University Library and the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml>
The collection consists of some 1,305 pieces of African American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920 and includes songs from the antebellum minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, Civil War period, Reconstruction and the urbanization and northern migration of African Americans. Composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. Titles in the 20th Century collection feature photographs of African American musical performers. The sponsors point out that these historic documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times.
African
American Women Writers of the 19th Century
Digital
Schomburg Collection, New York Public Library
<http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/toc.html>
Provides
fully searchable electronic editions of works that document the literary and
cultural history of 19th century African American women. Includes
digitally scanned illustrations and graphics.
Archives of African American Music and Culture
<http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/index2.html>
Devoted to the collection, preservation and dissemination of material for the purpose of research and study of African American music and culture.
Art
on the Web
<http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_frames.html>
A subject listing of art Web resources and sites developed by Prof. Jeffery Howe of the Fine Arts department with the Bapst Art Library staff at Boston College.
Artcyclopedia
<http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html>
Searchable
database of artists, artistic movements and mediums.
ArtScene
A guide to art galleries and museums in Southern California. Also includes preview articles that feature art writers' advance evaluations of exhibitions.
ArtSource: Art Journals Online
<http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/journals.html>
A select list of online art and interdisciplinary journals at the ArtSource site, which also offers art gifts, books and Internet search services across multiple engines.
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Basic Music Theory
<http://www.alcorn.edu/musictheory/index.htm>
Links to the pages at this Alcorn State University site provide brief instruction and exercises to aid prospective students in learning basic music theory. These pages require the use of the Beatnik Player plug-in for sound. A link is provided the Alcorn site to download and install the Beatnik Player.
Bible
Gateway
<http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=NIV>
Access
point to scriptures in eleven versions of the Holy Bible, including New
International, New American Standard, New Living Standard, King James, New King
James, Revised Standard, 21st Century King James, NIV formatted,
Worldwide English, Young’s Literal Translation, and the Darby Translation.
Searches may be made by scripture passage, keyword, and topic. Access is also
provided to Bible translation, such as French, Italian, Latin, Spanish,
Portuguese, Tagalog, Arabic, Chinese, etc.
Biographical
Dictionary
Covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have helped shape our world from ancient times to the present day.
Biography.com
Includes
biographies featured in Biography Magazine, and televised on A&E Biography
series.
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Dictionary.com
Free access to language dictionaries. Also includes links to other language resources and tools, word games, reference sources, translation, and more.
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
University of Wisconsin, Madison
<http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/DLDecArts/index.html>
This resource collects and creates an electronic collection of digital texts, facsimiles, and image databases, and Web resources for the study and research of the decorative arts, focused on early America. The project is produced at the University of Wisconsin Madison General Library System. Materials may be copied freely by individuals or libraries for personal use, research, teaching, or any fair use purposes as defined by copyright law. Materials may also be linked to in non-commercial, non-subscription web pages created for educational purposes.
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Electronic Hymnal
Here you will find hymns, church music and sacred songs, and devotionals for your prayerful meditation and enjoyment. The hymns contain the music and lyrics.
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Foreign Language Resource Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
<http://scholar.oit.unc.edu/Campus/Rl/FLRC.nsf/doc/Internet+Links>
The site gives links to a variety of information for the following languages: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The resources are categorized by literature, realia (pictures/maps, timelines/chronologies, newspapers/magazines), radio, tools (dictionaries/glossaries, lessons/exercises), and meta lists that serve as pointers to additional resources.
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Historic American Sheet Music
Duke
University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
<http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic>
The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920. It is part of a significant collection of 19th and early 20th century sheet music maintained at Duke University. Display includes the publication information for each image, as well as the Library of Congress cataloging information. Missing pages are also noted. Digital images of the actual music may be viewed in small (72dpi) or large (150 dpi) format. It is assumed that the music in this collection is in the public domain and may be copied for personal, research, or educational purposes. Anyone who wishes to use the music for public performance, broadcast or publishing, must assume all responsibility for searching property rights or copyright sources prior to performance.
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Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
<http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm>
Source for information about learning styles, with interactive learning styles test. Links are also provided to external sites for information about multiple intelligences, based on Gardner’s work. Additional links are to resources about learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD). The site is sponsored by The Island Adult Development Association, a registered, non-profit association located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lied
and Song Texts Page
<http://www.recmusic.org/lieder>
An archive of art song texts and other classical vocal pieces.
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Music Journals and Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
<http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/journals.html>
This music resource list is offered as a service of the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University. This is a representative list of the types of music publications available. University offers the standard disclaimer that because these services are beyond our control, they are not responsible for their availability or content. This is just a caution to you that site addresses may have changed for some of these resources.
Music Theory for Songwriters
<http://members.aol.com/chordmaps>
Design to answer basic questions about musical scales and chord relationship. Includes chord charts and maps in the twelve major scales.
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Online
Books Page
<http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/subjects.html>
Lists
online books by Library of Congress subject classifications. Includes digital
text and image files.
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
ORB is the result of a discussion that took place on MEDIEV-L in early 1995 and has developed into a major resource for research on the medieval period. Those who contribute articles to this resource are highly credentialed scholars in the areas of history and medieval studies. The site includes and encyclopedia of articles covering the early, high and late medieval periods, as well as Slavic and Russian resources maintained at the University of Pittsburgh. There are also articles covering religion and culture of the period. E-texts of new translations and/or translations of selected medieval works are also provided. The links to external sources include institutions and projects. Of special interest to students are the additional resources provided for researching and writing history papers. Instructors may appreciate the resources for teaching, with links to external sites for information, sample syllabi, maps, bibliographies, illustrations, etc. Although most of the links are valuable, those to individual works on the Library page need to be updated.
Oxford History of Art Online Resources
<http://www.oup-usa.org/arthis/onlineresources.html>
Provides links to world museums, art libraries, and educational resources. Hyperterminal or telnet software is required to access the art library catalogs, where you will also find the Vatican Library.
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Songfile
Search and view lyrics to more than 62,000 songs from a database of 130,000 international songs. Search can be made by song title, artist, album, or writer. Audio files also available for selected songs
St. Mary’s College Library: International Languages and Culture
<http://www.smcm.edu/library/artslettersweb.cfm#International%20Languages%20and%20Cultures>
Maintained in a list of Internet resources at the St. Mary’s College Library site. Provides links to dictionaries, language and literature, music, news and current events, search tools, directories, indexes, and travel.
Spanish Language Resources
University of Leeds, School of Education
<http://education.leeds.ac.uk/~jjsh/web-sp.htm>
A select list of Spanish language sites for resources that include publications, search engines, and language learning.
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Treasures
of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
<http://digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/about/about_music_index.cfm>
Digital exhibit from the New York Public Library. Presents archival images and audio files from the library’s collection to present the performing arts in the early twentieth century, including song sheets and opera recordings. Apple Quick Time and RealPlayer plugins are required for full viewing experience.
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United States Government Information: History
University Libraries
University of Colorado at Boulder
<http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/us/histexib.htm>
Provides an annotated listing of links to digital documents and images of United States history. The resources are categorized into the following headings: documents and electronic publications, historical exhibitions, and related topics.
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Webopedia
Online dictionary and search engine for Internet and computer technology.
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Valsmuse
Last update: September 17, 2005
