Music  

Music Search  

American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP)       http:// ascap.com

Major licensing and copyright organization for musical performers, composers and publishers. search the ACE Database for copyrighted works, and to find composer, lyricist, publisher etc. 

 

AllMusic       http://www.allmusic.com/

This extensive database of well over half a million albums can be searched by artist name, album name, song name, style, or label, providing you with many ways to find more music to like - or learn about the music you already like. Popular artist webpages come complete with biographies, and selected songs are reviewed in greater detail Use the advanced search to really narrow things down.

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Lyrics

Lyrics.com      http://www.lyrics.com/search.php

Youcan search by lyric keyword or by artist. You can also browse by artist.

 

Lyrics Download      http://www.lyricsdownload.com/

Updated daily by users, this site claims to have over 65,000 distinct lyrics in its database.

 

LyricsFreak       http://www.lyricsfreak.com/

Another lyrics search engine, with A-Z listing. Has a very cool plug in for download that allows a listener to view lyrics from the database as they listen to a song. For WinAmp and Windows Media Player.

 

Song Lyrics       http://www.songlyrics.com/

This search engine has an advanced search function which allows you to narrow a search by artist or album title.

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Sheet Music 

8Notes     http://www.8notes.com/

Most sheet music must be purchased but this site has a number of pieces for free for a variety of instruments. Most is classical, as that is the most likely to be in the public domain.

 

Free Sheet Music       http://www.freesheetmusic.net/

This site has Christmas Carols, Irish music and more. Has a search box to search by keyword. title or artist.

 

Sheet Music Collections       http://library.duke.edu/music/sheetmusic/collections.html

From Duke University Library.  Covers Sheet Music Collections and other music websites.

 

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Opera

Aria Database      http://www.aria-database.com/

The Aria Database is a diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and ensembles.

 

Music with Ease      http://www.musicwithease.com/

Section on opera includes composers, plots and pictures of famous operas.

 

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Music Downloads 

 

Music Downoads Warning List      http://www.cdt.org/copyright/warninglist/

CDT lists the Web addresses of a number of services that, on the surface, may resemble fully licensed music download or subscription services – but upon more careful inspection, appear to advertise or at least imply the availability of music to which they have not secured the rights.

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