Last update: 13/08/2007
Useful musical weblinks are listed below. Let us know if you have any recommended links by clicking here. (We've only got ones pinched from Basildon so far ..! Thank you Basildon!)
Click on the category and it will take you to a list:
- Academic & Study
- CD Shopping
- Choral Societies
- Composers
- Concerts
- Local music
- Organisations
- Performers
- Scores & sheet music
- Search Engines
Academic & Study |
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| Classical Music Links - Mainly Baroque -Bach, Handel & figured bass | ||
| The Classical Music Pages - a good 'jumping off' point | ||
| Classical Reference - good search page with an academic bent | ||
| 19th Century Music - useful guide, including big choral works | ||
| Music of the Mass - from the Catholic Encyclopoedia (also a place to meet Catholic singles!) | ||
| Requiem Web - super guide to understanding the Requiem Mass | ||
CD Shopping |
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| Amazon - for CDs as well as books | ||
| Amazon.Com (US) | ||
| CD Choice (US) - good for imports, rare etc. | ||
| Global Audiophile (US) - specialists in rare CDs | ||
| CD Zone (UK) - CDs (UK) - very good range, slow to turn arond sometimes | ||
| Second Spin (US) - CD specialists in used CDs (remember to order without the jewel cases to save on postage) | ||
| Park Photo Services - Music Store 2 - 'Choral' CDs - I've not tried this, but it sounds good! | ||
Choral Societies |
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| Basildon Choral Society - we have sung with them. | ||
Composers |
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| Classical Composers' Archive - guide to composers, portraits and details | ||
| Classical Composers Database - very comprehensive guide to all composers! | ||
| Vaughan Williams Page - biographical information & useful links (an interesting home page too!) | ||
Concerts |
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| Christ's Hospital, Horsham - Information about concerts held at the school for local people. This year hosting our own, our very own, 80th birthday celebration on November 17th. | ||
| What's On Stage - National guide to events- especially theatre, but also musical | ||
| Concert Finder - a wonderful site to find local concerts! | ||
| Welcome to Leith Hill Musical Festival home page | ||
Local music |
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| Concert Finder - a wonderful site to find local concerts! | ||
Leith Hill Musical festival (includes links to local choirs which take part in the festival) |
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Organisations |
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| National Federation of Music Societies | ||
| Orchestra Net - World wide links to classical orchestras and classical music sites | ||
Performers |
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Scores & Sheet music |
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| Boosey and Hawkes (International) - well known publishers and instrument dealers | ||
| Oxford University Press - Music (UK) -well established suppliers | ||
| Stainer and Bell (UK) - family-run firm established since 1907 | ||
Search Engines |
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