Composition Links

• SCI
  • Society of Composers, Inc.
  • One national and several regional conferences every year.
  • SCI conferences are a great way for young composers to make a name for themselves.
• Gaudeamus
  • Excellent source for information on European contemporary music.
    
    

• American Bach Soloists
  • Check out the winners of the 1998 INTERNATIONAL HARPSICHORD COMPETITION.
  • The American Bach Soloists discography is also available here.

• The University of Texas at Austin Electronic Music Studios
  • Directed by Dr. Russell Pinkston, UT's studios are among the finest in the world.
  • This site has a great links page.
    
    
• BEAST - Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre
  
  
• ICMA (Internional Computer Music Association)
  • Many Links and Composer Home Pages.
    
    
• Seamus (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States)
  • Features an excellent Opportunities Database. This is the first place composers should look for contests, conferences, and other opportunities in the world of electro-acoustic music.
    
• Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges
  • A most important institution dedicated to the art of electro-acoustic music.
  • Versions in French and English (click on the British Flag to access the English version).
    
    
• free online database of musical instrument samples
  • The University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios are creating a free online database of musical instrument samples. Each instrument has been recorded in an anechoic chamber at three dynamic levels for each chromatic note. The files are in mono 16-bit, 44.1 aiff format.
  • We currently have oboe, bassoon, and horn online. We expect to have other winds and brass by the end of the summer, with strings to follow in the fall.
    
    
• First International Theremin Festival
  
  

• The National Association for Music Education
  • This site is a one stop shop for anyone involved in music - some of the highlights: it has a nice section on careers in music, breaking down salary prospects and what you'll have to do to get to where you want to go in your career, whether it is as a performer, an educator, or even a music therapist. There is a link to info on copyright law for musicians as well as a periodicals section with links to all sorts of interesting articles... Courtesy of Fine Arts Career Services

• Society for Music Theory
  
  
• Eastman School of Music Theory Department
  • Good Links Page (Click on the "Resources" button)
    
• Music Theory Resource List from Indiana University Music Library
  • Many Music Theory links are available here. Presented by the William and Gayle Cook Music Library at the Indiana University School of Music.
    
    
• Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music
  • A bibliography and glossary of terms related to Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music.
    
  • From the graduate music theory seminar "Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music," taught by Dr. Gary Wittlich during the 1995-96 academic year in the School of Music at Indiana University.
    
  • Visitors to this site are invited to add entries to the bibliography and glossary.
    
    
• Practical Music Theory
  • In English and Spanish, this site features software, books, and links concerning music theory.
    
    
• raybro's Renaissance Music Pages
  • Artices and links concerning Medieval and Rennaissance music.

• AMS (American Musicological Society)
  
  
• Ethnomusicology OnLine
  
  
• American Folklife Center
  
  
• African Music Resources
  
  
• Ethnomusicology Links

• Operabase
  • Great place to start for Opera Information.
    
    
• Opera San Jose

• International piano competitions
  
  
• International Fredric Chopin Piano Competition
  
  
• Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
  • Includes information on The 1998 Gina Bachauer Festival, and results from the Twelfth Gina Bachauer International Piano competition.
    
    
• The Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition
  
  
• Quebec International Duo-Piano Festival
  
  
• The Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
  
  
• The Colmar International Festival
  
  
• Festival de Piano de La Roque
  
  
• UK Piano Page
  
  
• Winners of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
  
  
• The Tenth Annual New Orleans International Piano Competition

• The University of Texas String Project
  • One of the nation's leading programs for string education since 1948.
    
    
• The American String Teachers' Association
  
  
• The Catgut Acoustical Society
  • The Catgut Acoustical Society and its exploration of the acoustical properties of violin family instruments
    
    
• Michael Hopkins' String Pedagogy Notebook
  
  
• The Way String Instruments Went
  • The Way Famous String Instruments Went (what became of famous violin family instruments)
    
    
• The Egyptian Suzuki Strings
  • The Egyptian Suzuki Strings, includes information about the Suzuki method and its ideology
    
    
• Suzuki Association of the Americas

• Double Bass Pedagogy Resources
  
  
• International Society of Bassists homepage
  

• The Internet Cello Society

• violink.com
  • A comprehensive guide to over 2000 violin-related links.

• www.viola.com
  • The name says it all -- this site is home to internet mailing lists, viola society websites and other great resources.
    
    
• What is the Max Aronoff Viola Institute Festival?
  • The 1999 Max Aronoff Viola Institute in Bothell, WA
    
    
• Representative List of Viola Repertoire
  • Donald McInnes' List of Representative Viola Repertoire
    
    
• The Primrose International Viola Archive at Brigham Young University
  
  
• The Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and Workshop