Music History Websites

BBC Guide: Howard Goodall's Story of Music 

• BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 1of6 The Age of Discovery
• BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 2of6 The Age of Invention
• BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 3of6 The Age of Elegance and Sensibility
• BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 4of6 The Age of Tragedy
• BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 5of6 The Age of Rebellion

Music History 102 from the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/  

Contents to Guide to Western Composers and their Music
Designed, compiled and created by Robert Sherrane, Cataloging librarian, The Juilliard School, New York

• The Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

• The Baroque Age

• The Classical Period

• The Romantic Era

• The Twentieth Century

This is a fantastic music and art history course online.  You can view masterpieces and listen to the music of each era.  

Naxos Records and Resources

• Naxos History of Classical Music - https://www.naxos.com/education/brief_history.asp
• Naxos Audio Book: Fawkes - The History of Classical Music in Music and Narration - https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=NA414012
• Classical Music Glossary - https://www.naxos.com/education/glossary.asp
• Musical Instruments - https://www.naxos.com/education/music_instruments.asp
• Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557200

More History Websites

• Musical Periods: The History of Classical Music - https://www.musicnotes.com/now/news/musical-periods-the-history-of-classical-music/
• Classics for Kids: Composer Timeline - https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composers_timeline.php
• Music History Resources - http://www.satellite-one.net/musicology/ 
• Music History Timeline - http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0151192.html
• Music History Timeline Glogster - https://edu.glogster.com/glog/music-history-timeline/2bk3brdh6pu?=glogpedia-source
• Classical Music of the 21st Century (Stanford Student Project - 2010) - https://sites.google.com/site/classicalmusicinthe21stcentury/

Dr. Piper's Music Appreciation Web - https://sites.google.com/site/musicappreciationweb/home

Yamah Instrument Guide - https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/

Woodwinds

• Flute

• Clarinet

• Oboe

• Saxophone

• Bassoon

Brass

• Trumpet

• Trombone

• French Horn

• Tuba

Strings

• Violin

• Classical Guitar

Instruments

• Instruments of the Orchestra (DK Findout Image Above - Explore and Take the Quiz)
• Explore the Orchestra: Classics for Kids
• Oregon Symphony Instruments of the Orchestra
• Mark Shepherd's Flute Page:Tips on How to Play & Make Flutes
• Flute History Timeline   
• Trombone USA
• Virtual Saxophone Museum
• International Trumpet Guild
• International Clarinet Association
• Violinist.com
• Cello-Bello Online
• Percussion Family

Ethnic Instruments

• Australian Aboriginal Musical Instruments
• The Didgeridoo Homepage
• Musical Instruments of New Zealand - Māori
• Asian Instruments
• Chinese Musical Instruments
• Indian Instruments
• Arabic Instruments
• Japanese Instruments
• Indonesian Instruments
• Caribbean Musical Instruments
• Andean Musical Instruments
• Latin American Music
• Mexican Musical Instruments
• Jamaican Musical Instruments
• Brazilian Musical Instruments
• African Musical Instruments
• Classification of All the Musical Instruments in the World

Early Music Instruments 

• Early Music Instrument Database
• Antiqua Music Instruments (Iowa State)
• Music Instruments of the Renaissance
• Medieval Musical Instruments
• Lutes in Arto Wikla's Music Page
• Pipe Organs and Related Topics
• Viola da Gamba Society of America
• Recorders in the Medieval Period
• Recorders in the Renaissance Period
• Recorders in the Baroque Period
• Recorders in the Classical and Romantic Periods
• History of the Crumhorn
• Baroque Music.com
• Baroque Orchestral Music
• Will Kimball History of the Early Trombone

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