| Vol. I,
No. 1 |
Oct.
20th, 2000 |
Links to Music & Sound On-Line
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as
anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to. And, to put it all
in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's
out there is actually making its way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So
each issue, we post a few links in Music & Sound to sites that might
interest you. Sometimes the links will be related to one another
... sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In
either case, we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've
been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link
we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the
noise and the bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as much as we do.
Going for Baroque: Early Music On-Line
[Be sure to check back. We'll tell you when Early Music Vermont
goes on-line. Meanwhile ...]
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L'Abbaye
St. Pierre de Solesmes
There may be better sites out there for their wealth of music info,
theory, and even audio clips, but it seemed unthinkable not to begin this
list with the offerings of the Benedictine Abbey at Solesmes.
The link above takes you directly to the English version
of the Gregorian Chant section of the Abbey's site {the site is also
available in French & Spanish} where you'll find not only a history of
chant, but some wonderful RealAudio samples of various sectional chants,
including a Gloria at the top of the page, followed by an Introit, Alleluia,
Offertory, Kyrie, Antiphons, Responses, and Hymns. Our only wish was
that the selections were longer. A much more comprehensive site, with
both academic scholarship and performance in mind, is certainly Peter
Jeffrey's site, based at Princeton. But if you've never heard
Gregorian Chant, or if you'd like to hear one of the groups that led to
chant's revival, this site is worth the visit. Rating: ****1/2 [4 1/2
stars]
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IAWM:
Early Music Composers
We found the International Allian for Women in Music site by back
tracking a couple of levels from two different pages, one on Francesca
Caccini and the other on Camilla de Rossi. Then we back up all the way
to the IAWM
main site, an amazing respository of all things about 'Women in Music'.
The link above is to their Women's Early Music, Art &
Poetry pages. Here, under the music section, you'll find a treasure of
resources, including further links to a Tour of Women's Early Music History,
a Women's Early Music Chronology & CD's, a Short List of Recommended
CD's, and a MIDI-Early Women Composers section where you can listen to MIDI
files. This section not only contains internet music of superb quality
for listening, but the selections are full performances and provide a
generous sampling. There are also sections on References, Publishers,
and Instruments, as well as a section on Sappho's Choral Music. In
addition to the music, there are also sections on Arts, Early Spirituality,
Women & Geometry, Eastern Music, Arts & Poetry, Subject Indexes, and
Other Links to additional resources. Rating: ***** [5 stars]
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The Internet Renaissance Band: Early Music MIDI Files
Curtis Clark out of CSU/Pomona offers up this great collection of Early
Music MIDI's. Here, too, the listening quality is excellent, and the
range of offerings, wide. The music list is broken out into several
sections, including Music of the Renaissance, Mediæval Music,
European Carols: Mediæval, Renaissance, and traditional, and Original
Compositions. The Mediæval Section alone contains some 40+ works,
from the mid-12th to the early 15th centuries, and the European Carols,
another 30+.
In addition to these, Clark also offers a section FAQ, links to other sites,
and a zip file containing all of the MIDI's available for download.
Rating: ****1/2 [4 1/2 stars]
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If you know of any links that you think are
worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
...
If we agree, we'll be happy to include them
in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks.
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