Music Librarian
| Claire Delamore | cdelamore@litandphil.org.uk |
Websites of interest
General
All Music Guide - an online music database, with sections on classical and jazz music.
Archival Sound Recordings - audio collections at the British Library, available online to download.
BBC Music - with news, reviews and the chance to listen to excerpts of music.
British Music Information Centre - a unique collection of scores, recordings and background information on 20th and 21st century British music.
CECILIA National Music Library Database - a guide to music collections in libraries, archives and museums in the UK and Ireland.
Durham University Music Department
Explore Music - Gateshead Libraries' music information service.
International Centre for Music Studies - part of the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University.
J.G. Windows - based in Newcastle, Windows is one of the UK's oldest music stores. Stocks recorded and printed music, and musical instruments.
Kings Hall Concerts - a programme of concerts organised by the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University.
Munich Digitisation Centre - digital music collections, including the works of Schubert and Robert Schumann.
Northern Music Centre - the NMC is a unique and dedicated establishment offering private tuition in a wide range of musical instruments.
The Sage Gateshead - includes information on latest concerts and music-related events.
Classical Music
Bach Digital - digital library of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and related resources. Select the 'preview' button and then click on the Union Jack flag in the top right corner for an English translation of the website.
Britten Thematic Catalogue - browse the works of Britten online.
Centre for Early Music Performance and Research - brings together academic and performance research in early music.
Chopin's First Editions Online - virtual collection of Chopin's first editions.
Classic FM - website for the radio station dedicated to classical music.
Classical Net - includes composer index and book and CD reviews.
Fagus Music Online - church music online.
Gramophone - Classical music magazine - includes news and reviews.
The Mozart Project - resource on the composer's life and work.
MusicWeb International - includes CD reviews and profiles of composers.
Northern Sinfonia - information about one of Europe's leading chamber orchestras.
Richard Yates' music listings at The Chronicle - the latest classical music news and events listings for the region.
The RVW Society - website of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society.
The Symphony: an Interactive Guide: a Journey into the Great Composers' Finest Symphonies - online resource on the history of the symphony as a genre, and the composers who wrote them.
Jazz Music
All About Jazz - online jazz music magazine, with information and reviews of CDs.
Art Tatum - website dedicated to the American jazz pianist, Art Tatum.
Benny Carter - information on the life and work of American jazz musician, Benny Carter.
Big Bands Database Plus - dedicated to band music, swing and jazz.
Charles Mingus - website all about the American jazz composer and bassist, Charles Mingus.
The Duke Ellington Society - website of The Duke Ellington Society.
Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Jazz Studies Online - online resource for the study of jazz music.
The Jazz Site - information on British jazz musicians, venues, educators, and more.
Louis Armstrong Discography - resource on the jazz musician's life and work.
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz - website of the non-profit organisation founded by the Monk family along with opera singer, Maria Fisher.
Folk Music
English Folk and Traditional Music on the Internet - guide to online resources relating to English folk music.
FARNE Folk Archive Resource North East - online resource for Northumbrian folk music.
Folk Music Index - an online index to recorded resources.
Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America - includes lyrics, tune information and the history behind the songs and ballads.
Kathryn Tickell - website of the Northumbrian composer and performer.
The Living Tradition - online folk music magazine, with news and reviews.
(Mostly) English Folk Music - directory of resources on English folk music from the 1960s onwards.
Phoenix Folk - a local North-East organisation that provides instrumental lessons and bands led by experienced tutors in a traditional/acoustic style playing.
Waterson:Carthy - website of the British folk band, Waterson:Carthy, consisting of Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose.