Music
Carnegie
Hall Timeline One
of America's most impressive and important concert halls offers
a rich and colorful virtual visit, which includes an illustrated
timeline, reflecting American music and culture over the past
century. Check here to see what was happening through the years.
The
History of Jazz A
series of pages that review the entire history of Jazz in America,
spanning the entire Twentieth Century. Flappers
2 Rappers
Flapper and rapper and other slang in between is explained
and discussed in this article from the online WWWebster's dictionary.
Many examples are given, decade by decade. Timeline:
Southern Music in the 20th Century
Nice collection of information about the people and events
in the music of the American South during the 20th Centure. Includes
many profiles of famous and influential composers, musicians and
performers. Click on ther decade that interests you for more information
on that era. The
Southern Folklife Collection Although
this page is primarily information about the The Southern Folklife
Collection library, there are several superb online exhibits about
various musical styles which were developed in the South: Early
Country Music, Old-Time String Bands, Gospel and Spiritual Song,
and Southern Blues Traditions. Includes short sound samples.
The Lester S. Levy
Sheet Music Collection Online
access to American sheet music of the period 1780 to 1960. Under
construction, but appears to be potentially quite useful. As of
9-22-97 it consists mostly of scanned images of the sheet music
front page illustrations. The
Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
Search for the words to folk songs here. Search by key word,
or a list of key words or titles.
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