World music: Classical music worldwide, a list of top websites

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CANADIAN MUSIC

Canadian League of Composers. La Ligue canadienne des compositeurs

Canadian Music Periodical Index

Canadian Music Week International

Composers. A list of Canadian composers from Wikipedia.

Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada

CENTRAL ASIAN MUSIC

Uzbekistan/Tajikistan. Classical & Traditional Music. Uzbek/Tajik classical repertory.

The Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia
A multi-year project (in collaboration with The Silk Road Project, Inc.) for the preservation and promotion of traditional music at the heart of the Silk Road.

Music recording reviews, Central Asia. Rootsworld

CHINESE MUSIC

Beijng Opera
The Beijing Opera page.

China Blog, Chinese classical music events.

Beijing opera, Wikipedia entry.

Audio clips: Traditional music of the China

Orchestras and opera houses in China.

China Philharmonic Orchestra

Traditional Chinese musical instruments. Wikipedia

List of Chinese composers. Wikipedia

Tan Dun

CZECH MUSIC

Czech Music Information project
Czech composers, musicians, music ensembles, orchestras, festivals.

Czech Music Information Centre

The Czech & Slovak Music Society

Czech Music Quarterly

Czech National Theatre

Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences

Czech Folk and Classical Music
Information and contacts for musicians and publishers.

Institute of Ethnology. Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

Kapralova Society
A site dedicated to promoting women in music.

Radio Prague

Wikipedia entry on Czech music.

Women in Czech Music

Vitezslava Kapralova, Czech composer and conductor.

Composers

Dvorak, Antonin

Antonin Dvorak, Wikipedia entry.

The Dvorak Society for Czech and Slovak Music

The Antonin Dvorak Society

Antonin Dvorak. Repertoire list, discography.

The Antonin Dvorak memorial,

The Tribute to Antonin Dvorak Project, 2004.

Smetena, Bedřich

Bedřich Smetana, Wikipedia entry.

Bedřich Smetana. Free listening, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures.

Bedrich Smetana. Naxos Classical Music.

DANISH MUSIC

Carl Nielsen Academy of Music

Danish Academy of Music

Danish Music Conservatory. Royal Academy of Danish Music

Danish World Music Association

Composers

Gade, Niels Wilhelm

Gade, Niels Wilhelm. Niels Wilhelm Gade
Wikipedia

Nielsen, Carl

Carl Nielsen
Wikipedia

Carl Nielsen Society

Carl Nielsen Selskabet

DUTCH MUSIC

Dutch Composers, a website directory.

Dutch music. Klassieke-muziek.
A database of Dutch music sites.

WNYC Radio
A collaboration between WNYC and Radio Netherlands.

ESTONIAN MUSIC

Estonian Composers Database

Estonian composers, Wikipedia entries.

Estonian Composers Database

Estonian Music Festivals

Music of Estonia. Wikipedia.

Music Export Estonia
Music Export Estonia is an organization with a mission to facilitate the promotion and marketing of Estonian music abroad.

Pärt, Arvo

Arvo Pärt Information Archive

FINNISH CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Helsinki Philharmonic

List of Finnish composers, from Wikipedia.

Off The Record
A blog by contemporary Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Raihala.

Osmo Tapio Raihala’s website.

Society of Finnish Composers

Wikipedia entry on Finnish music.

Famous Finnish Composers

Saariaho, Kaija

Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Saariaho. Biography and web links.

Sallinen, Aulis

Aulis Sallinen’s homepage at Novello.

Sibelius, Jean

Jean Sibelius. Sibelius Academy Music Resources

Jean Sibelius. Illustrations, photographs, The Sibelius Museum

FRENCH CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
A non-profit organization in France created in 1989 to promote French music from the early 17th to the late 18th centuries. It is organized in 4 department: a research department, affiliated with the National Centre for Scientific Research, a teaching department for singers, boys and adults, a publishing department of scores and a concert department which organizes a Music Festival in the Palace of Versailles during the fall.

IRCAM. Contemporary French composers web directory.

Societe des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques.

Wikipedia entry on French composers.

French Composers

Berlioz, Hector

Hector Berlioz. Wikipedia entry.

The Hector Berlioz Website
Comprehensive Berlioz reference site.

Association Nationale Hector Berlioz
The French National Berlioz Society

Festival Berlioz
Held in the birthplace of Hector Berlioz.

Boulez, Pierre

Pierre Boulez, Wikipedia entry.

Pierre Boulez. Allmusic.com

Couperin, Francois

Francois Couperin

Francois Couperin. Les baricades misterieuses (midi file)

Debussy, Claude

Claude Debussy, a dedicated website.

Claude Debussy. Classical Net

Claude Debussy Wikipedia entry.

Claude Debussy. Classical Music Archive, Debussy midi files.

Debussy. Free scores by Claude Debussy. IMSLP

Debussy. Free scores. WIMA

Lully, Jean-Baptise

The Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection, The University of North Texas Music Library.

Jean-Baptiste Lully. Wikipedia

Jean-Baptiste Lully. Free listening, concerts, stats, & pictures.

Milhaud, Darius

Darius Milhaud, Wikipedia entry.

Poulenc, Francis

Francis Poulenc

Rameau, Jean-Philipe

Jean-Philippe Rameau, Wikipedia entry.

Ravel, Maurice

Maurice Ravel Source Page

Maurice Ravel, Wikipedia entry.

Satie, Erik

Satie, Erik. Erik Satie. UbuWeb

Erik Satie, Wikipedia entry.

Erik Satie, a homepage, with archives.

GERMAN MUSIC

See: Composers by name

GREEK MUSIC

A ncient Greek Music
Published fragments of Ancient Greek music which contain more than a few scattered notes.

Byzantine melodies and hymns.
Audio samples.

Bouzouki instrument factory.

Bouzouki instruments.

Contemporary and classical Greek composers.
Wikipedia

Audio clips: Traditional music of Greece. Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève.

Greek Music Portal by IEMA an introduction to Greek Music in English and Greek
Ancient Greek Music History, Ancient Greek Music Instruments, Ancient Greek Music Rhythm, Ancient Greek Music System

Greek Music Encyclopedia (in Greek)

Rembetika

Greek Music Information
Greeka.com

Greek Songs-Greek Music
Greek Music, Greek Songs, Rebetika, Lyrics, Composers, Singers, Music News

Greek Music Midi Files

Greek Music Portal (in Greek).
Lilian Voudouri Music Library

Kithara
A collection of some 11,000 Greek songs, with lyrics, chords and audio.(Greek)

Music Heaven
A Greek music online magazine.

Music of Greece, Wikipedia entry.

Karaindrou, Eleni. Eleni Karaindrouu
Wikipedia entry.

Eleni Karaindrou
ECM Records

Eleni Karaindou
Music Log

Lilian Voudouri Music Library
Information on the Music Library of Greece.

Musicians. Greek musicians web directory.

Theodorakis, Mikis. Mikis Theodorakis
Information about the artist; details about his biography, his works and links to The International Foundation Mikis Theodorakis.

Mikis Theodorakis. Wikipedia entry.

Greek folk music and dance.

HUNGARIAN MUSIC

Hungarian contemporary composers.

Hungarian Music Information Centre (in Hungarian and English).

ICELANDIC MUSIC

Music of Iceland. Wikipedia

List of Icelandic composers

New look on Iceland’s classical music scene – CMUSE

Ice and fire: the classical music scene in Iceland

Music in Iceland

Music festivals in Iceland

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

The Society Of Icelandic Composers

Composers

Atli Heimir Sveinsson. Wikipedia

Jón Leifs. Wikipedia

Jórunn Viðar. Wikipedia

Björk.com

INDIAN / HINDUSTANI MUSIC

Bhosle, Ashe. Ashe Bhosle, Indian singing legend.

Burman, Rahul Dev. Rahul Dev. Burman

Rahul Deb Burman, Wikipedia entry.

Classical Music of India
Numerous links and resources. Primers, Ragas, masters, Indian music in real audio.

Composers.
Wikipedia web directory of Indian composers.

Indian Classical Music, an introduction.

Introduction to North Indian Music

Musical Nirvana. Indian classical music.
Basics, Introduction, Search, Carnatic Raagas, Hindustani Raagas, History and Origin.

The Music Magazine

Ragascape

Sunil Mukhi’s Indian Music Home Page

IRANIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Iranian Music Links from Avaz. Music of Iran.

Persian classical music MP3 library

Persian traditional music. Wikipedia

Persian Classical Music. Nonesuch Records MP3 Downloads

Theories of Persian Music

Wikipedia entry on the music of Iran.

IRISH CLASSICAL and TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland

Classical music events in Ireland. DoChara

Ireland String Quartet

National Concert Hall, Ireland

Irish Classical Music Pioneers

Classical music in Ireland, Wikipedia entries.

Irish composers, Wikipedia entries.

ISRAELI MUSIC

Israel Composers’ League/Israel Music Center

Israel Music Institute

Israeli composers, a list from Wikipedia.

Noam Sheriff

JAPANESE MUSIC

Chinese & Japanese Classical Music on Spotify

Japanese classical musicians. Wikipedia

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Official website of the NHK Symphony Orchestra

Music of Japan. Wikipedia

Japanese classical composers. Wikipedia

Japan Composer’s Association

Famous Composers from Japan. A list of top Japanese composers

Guide to classical music/events in Japan from The Japan Times

KOREAN MUSIC

Korean musical instruments.

Korean music,
Wikipedia entry.

Korean Musicians,
a list from Wikipedia.

LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC

Batanga.com.
Latin music on internet radio, with videos, reviews and cds. Batanga.com te ofrece lo mejor de la música latina en video, radio, reviews, cds.

Los Koyas
All of Latin America in music and song. A directory of information about music from Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Equator, Porto Rico, Brasil, Paraguay and Mexico.

Tango. Radio Tango Online

Wikipedia entry on Latin American music.

LATVIAN MUSIC

The Latvian Music Information Centre
The LMIC’s focus of activity is Latvian contemporary and classical music, composers, performers, concert organisers and devotees.

Folk songs in latvia, an information page.

Music in Latvia
A music education page, with information on the history of Latvian music, musical genres.

Latvian composers, a list from Wikipedia.

Latvian music, Wikipedia entry.

The Latvian National Opera

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

LITHUANIAN MUSIC

Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

NETHERLANDS MUSIC

MuziekGroep Nederland (MGN)

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC

New Zealand classical music, a list of websites.

NORDIC MUSIC

See below:

NORWEGIAN MUSIC

Norwegian Music Information Centre

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg
Wikipedia

Grieg 2007. Official Site for 100th year commemoration of Edvard Grieg

The Grieg archives at Bergen Public Library

Troldhaugen Museum, Grieg’s home.Works by Edvard Grieg
The Internet Archive

Bull, Ole

Ole Bull
Wikipedia

Ole Bull webpage.

PAKISTANI MUSIC

Meher Ali Sher Ali
Mehar Ali Sher Ali are a representative group of Qawwaali, a sufi genre of music in Pakistan. They have earned international acclaim. The Presidential Award from Pakistan and The Seven Stars Award from Denmark are only two of the many many national and international awards they have won.

POLISH MUSIC

Polish composers, Wikipedia entries.

The Polish Music Centre

Polish composers

Chopin

Chopin, Frederick. Chopin Society, Warsaw.

Frédéric Chopin, Wikipedia entry.

Frédéric François Chopin
Over 470 complete works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.

Chopin Foundation of the United States

Chopin: Poet of the Piano
A favorite Chopin place since 1999 with complete music, great pianists, quizzes, discussions, tune games…

Chopin Early Editions
A collection of over 400 first and early printed editions of musical compositions in the University of Chicago Library. Catalogued and scanned.Lutoslawski