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Oxford Music
> Oxford Music Online
  • Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Music
  • Grove Music Online
  • The Oxford Companion to Music
  • Naxos> Naxos - click for the classics
    over 223,270 tracks of music, free with your library card.

    General
    Bubl
    bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=9847
    Creative arts section of a searchable subject catalogue of internet resources

    Classical music
    BBC Radio3
    www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/ Up-to-date information on programme schedules with background information and lists of the music played as well as a CD Review database.
    Classic FM www.classicfm.com Up-to-date information on programme schedules and music played

    Folk and World music
    Contemplator
    www.contemplator.com/folk.html Searchable database of music from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and America.
    fROOTS www.frootsmag.com On-line version of the Folk Roots magazine

    Jazz and Blues music
    Down Beat
    www.downbeat.com Introductory information on artists and jazz styles with CD reviews
    Jazz Review www.jazzreview.com Reviews of CDs, concerts, books, a file of jazz photographs and a monthly quiz

    Rock and Pop music
    Artist Direct
    www.artistdirect.com Guide to popular music, covering everything from Alternative Rock to World Music
    New Musical Express www.nme.com On-line version of the New Musical Express

    Songs
    Plymouth Library Song Index
    www.webopac.plymouth.gov.uk/cgi-bin/plymouth-cat.sh?enqtype=MUSIC&enqpara1 A searchable index of approximately 2,000 song books

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    Sound Recordings
    All Music Guide
    www.allmusic.com Embraces rock, popular, country, jazz, blues, rap, New Age and World music with information on artist, album, track and record label

    Theatre and Drama
    Samuel French
    www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk Searchable database of play scripts from the leading UK supplier
    National Theatre www.nationaltheatre.org.uk Information about the theatres, the productions, the NT Archive and with links to other sites for information and research purposes
    Royal Shakespeare Company www.rsc.org.uk Information on current productions across the UK and background information on the members of the company
    Playwright's Cooperative www.plays4theatre.com A not-for-profit organisation, owned and managed by writers. Full catalogue of their published play scripts (acting editions). Database searchable by type of play, length of play, and number of characters. Details about playwrights/authors and information on obtaining performance licences and reading copies.
    PeoplePlay UK www.peopleplayuk.org.uk/default.php The history of theatre, using the Theatre Museum’s collections, with 1500 digitised images

    Television and Film Music
    Soundtrack
    www.soundtrack.net Information on recordings of TV & Film Music

    Whats That Called WTC? www.whatsthatcalled.co.uk/html/search.php Search the database for TV adverts by company name.

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