Music Resources
BPL Materials and Resources
Magazines
Awards ˇ
General ˇ
Alabama Music Festivals ˇ
Alabama Organizations
Academy of Country
Music Awards Visitors to this site will find details on the upcoming
awards show in addition to a list of nominees, presenters, performances, and
winners from the previous show. An award archive lists past winners
and hosts.
http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/
American Music
Awards The American Music Awards web site features a list of nominees,
winners, presenters and performers from the last ceremony as well as an
extensive photo gallery from the show.
Blues Music
Awards
The Blues Music Awards are presented by The Blues Foundation each year
to recognize Blues artists, musicians, and recordings. The web site offers
information about the awards ceremony, a list of current
nominees/winners and a link to past winners.
http://www.blues.org/handys/index.php4
CMA Awards The CMA (Country
Music Association) Awards web site provides a list of winners/nominees for
the most recent ceremony, links to the web sites of award winners, an awards
database for past winners, and highlights of past ceremonies.
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/
Dove Awards This site includes a
list of winners and performers from the last ceremony held and an awards
database dating back to 1969. The Dove Awards are presented by the
Gospel Music Association (GMA).
http://www.doveawards.com
GRAMMY.com
Provides a database which can be searched by recipient name, year, category,
or title of work. Also provides music industry news, video galleries
from the latest awards ceremony, and a store featuring GRAMMY awards
merchandise.
http://www.grammys.com
Jazz Journalists
Association Awards This award recognizes "excellence and accomplishment
in performance, recording, presentation and documentation of jazz."
The site provides information about the awards ceremony and the most recent
list of winners.
http://www.jazzhouse.org/2007_Jazz_Awards.php
Stellar Awards The
Stellar Gospel Music Awards web site includes a list of current
nominees and winners and a photo gallery from the awards show.
These awards are voted upon by members of the Stellar Awards Gospel
Music Academy (SAGMA).
http://www.thestellarawards.com
General
All Music Guide
Provides reviews, ratings, descriptive categories and biographies for
thousands of musicians in all genres of music. The classical music
section features composer biographies, lists of musical compositions by type
(Choral, Keyboard, etc.) and descriptions of significant works.
http://www.allmusic.com
The Choral Public Domain Library The
Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) describes itself as "the
largest website devoted exclusively to free choral sheet music." A
quick search feature allows you to search for sheet music by composer or
title.
http://www.cpdl.org
Country Music Hall of Fame and
Museum Official web site of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in
Nashville, TN.
Includes the history of the hall of fame, members of the hall of
fame, visitor information, and information about the museum.
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com
GospelFlava.com Provides profiles and
interviews with gospel artists, music reviews, new gospel music & video
releases, current industry information, and a video channel featuring the
latest gospel videos by major artists.
http://www.gospelflava.com
Instrument Encyclopedia
Developed by the University of Michigan, this site provides an introduction
to musical instruments around the world and can be searched by instrument or
country. It includes many illustrations and some audio clips.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
Music Publishers' Association
The association's web site provides a guide to copyright law as it applies
to users of printed music, including documents especially for music
educators and church musicians. A copyright search center allows you
to research the copyright holder or publisher of a piece of music. The
site also provides a current directory of music publishers and an index of
publishers' imprints.
http://www.mpa.org
Pollstar Find out when your favorite
concert tour is coming to town. Pollstar lets you search for concerts
by artist, city, or venue. It also provides a list of major concert
tours on its homepage.
http://www.pollstar.com
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The official site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum provides a
list of inductees, describes exhibitions at the museum, offers an
interactive timeline of rock and popular music history, and a store for
purchasing hall of fame merchandise.
http://www.rockhall.com
Alabaster CityFest
BayFest--Mobile
Big Spring Jam--Huntsville
City Stages--Birmingham
Do Dah Day--Birmingham
Jubilee City Fest--Montgomery
RiverFest--Gadsden
Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish
Boil--Birmingham
Alabama Organizations
The Alabama Blues Project
Alabama Jazz & Blues Federation
Alabama Jazz Hall of
Fame
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Alabama Symphony
Orchestra
Birmingham Art Music Alliance
Birmingham Concert Chorale
Birmingham Music Club
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild
Huntsville Opera Theater
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Magic City Blues
Society
Magic City
Boys Choir
Metropolitan Arts Council
Mobile Opera
Mobile Symphony Orchestra
Opera Birmingham
Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra
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