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African American Song

 

Includes jazz, blues, gospel and other forms of African American musical expression. Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer.

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Classical Music Library
 

Includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings. Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer.

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Virtual Reference Library    
Gale

Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes reference works on art, fashion, music and cinema.

Remote link to Vietnam War Reference Library
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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries®

 

Features several genres of music, including American folk, bluegrass, country, jazz and blues. Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer.

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Free Web sites

Arts | Music

   Arts

Art History

Art History Resources on the Web - Comprehensive directory of art history Web sites.

Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Chronological, geographical and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world.

Cartoons

The Big Cartoon Database - Cartoon information, episode guides and crew lists.

Fine Art

Artcyclopedia - Index of artists represented on museum sites, image archives and other online resources; index of 2,100 art sites and links to over 75,000 sites with 180,000 artworks by 8,200 renowned artists.

Fashion

Fashion Net: Your Guide to Fashion on the Net - Focus on fashion, including designers, labels, magazines, blogs and books.

Price Guides

Collectibles at About.com - List of online price guides.

   Music

AMG All Music Guide - Music content and criticism Web site covering all styles and genres.

The Blues - PBS - Site includes biographies, a glossary, a series discography, background essays, lesson plans for teachers and a bibliography that includes other
online resources. Created by PBS in conjunction with its series on the blues.

Gramophone - Online edition of the classical music magazine. Includes reviews,
news, articles, audio, recommended recordings and a searchable music
dictionary.

National Geographic World Music - Information on artists, genres and regions, as well as audio and video clips and a glossary.

Norton Sony Essentials of Music - Overviews of musical eras, biographical sketches of over 60 composers, audio clips and a glossary.

Pitchfork  - Music reviews, news, interviews and commentary, with an emphasis on indie rock.

Rolling Stone -
Online edition of the music and popular culture magazine. Includes
biographical information, discographies, reviews, news, articles,
photos, audio and video.


Who’s Who of Chicago Music – Centerstage - Information on Chicago performers searchable by artist or genre/instrument.
 

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Chicago Center for the Performing Arts - Calendar of Events drama, comedy, concerts, benefit shows & more
Oakton Community College - Performing Arts Events
Chicago Symphony Orchestra -
Calendar of Events at Symphony Center
Museum of Contemporary Art - 40th Anniversary Free Days & Events    September 29 - November 14, 2007
 
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