AHDS Performing Arts
http://www.ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/
The AHDS Performing Arts (formerly known as PADS - Performing Arts Data Service) was one of five Subject Centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS). It was funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council for eleven years until March 2008 and is freely available. The AHDS Performing Arts collected, documented, preserved and promoted the use of digital data resources to support research and teaching in music, film, theatre, dance and the broadcast arts. It provided information and support in data documentation, encoding formats and digitisation processes for the wide variety of media types created in its subject areas. It also facilitated access to a growing number of significant collections, including the Bach Bibliography Database, the Scottish Screen Archive Catalogue, the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture Catalogue, the Scottish Music Information Centre Catalogue, and the King Lear Performance Photographs Collection; all of which are held by AHDS Performing Arts for preservation only and must be accessed through external sites. Other collections, such as the North African Film and Filmmakers Dictionary, and the Five Centuries of Scottish Music Collection are hosted by AHDS Performing Arts.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com
This is the official website of musician and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Features include a regularly updated blog, interviews and video diaries. There are also sections on Lloyd Webber's activities in the areas of Theatre, Recordings, Film, and Art. In addition, there are sections on the Open Churches Trust, founded by Andrew in 1994, and biographies on the Lloyd Webbers, including Andrew's brother Julian, and his father William Southcombe Lloyd Webber. It is possible to subscribe to a newsletter and music is available through the website for downloading.
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Backstage : a performing arts gateway for the UK
http://www.backstage.ac.uk/
Backstage aims to provide a single point of access for searching performing arts collections within UK libraries and archives. The gateway consists of a database containing three strands of information: a directory of institutions; collection level descriptions; and selected item level records. The project is led by the University of Kent at Canterbury with support from Bristol University. There are a further eighteen project partners, based at institutions holding significant theatrical collections. The project involves the retrospective digitisation of catalogues to electronic form (based on the ISAD(G) archival standard) from selected institutions. Other partners provide collection-level descriptions. The website gives further information about the project and its partners. Over 900 collection-level descriptions are available for browsing and there is also a browsable directory of institutions, which has summary information and contact details for 418 libraries, record offices, and other establishments. The database contains over 60,000 individual item records. The search engine permits keyword and phrase searching of the descriptions, including by materials format (e.g. scores, playtexts, posters, programmes). Backstage receives funding from the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP). The gateway is aimed at the research community plus anyone interested in the performing arts.
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BAFA : arts festivals
http://www.artsfestivals.co.uk/
The British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) exists to promote information about arts festivals to audiences in the UK and worldwide, to represent festivals interests and to facilitate the exchange of expertise and experience between festivals. This website features a directory of professional arts festivals in the UK, in the areas of music, literature, dance, theatre & performance and the street arts. The festivals can be browsed in a number of ways: via a calendar of events, a clickable map of the UK or an A-Z of festivals. Descriptions and links to individual festival sites are provided.
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Barber Institute of Fine Arts
http://www.barber.org.uk/
This is the website of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts which is located at the University of Birmingham and houses a concert hall, an art library, a music library, a collection of Byzantine coins and a small collection of European art (including paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture) dating from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. The website includes information about the Institute's events, exhibitions and collections, and a history of the Barber Institute. Events include public lectures, lunchtime and evening concerts, workshops and school visits. A page of links to the websites other arts establishments in the Birmingham area is provided.
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Biennale di Venezia
http://www.labiennale.org/
This is the website of La Biennale di Venezia, the well-known and prestigious Italian institution devoted to contemporary arts. The site provides rich information on the various festivals organised periodically and usually set in Venice, such as: the International Film Festival; the International Architecture Exhibition; the International Art Exhibition; the Festival of Contemporary Music and Theatre and the Festival of Contemporary Dance. The history of the Biennale, from its origins in 1895 up to the present day, is outlined on the site, and users can also view a photogallery of past events and people. A calendar with venues and other general information on events and artists is also provided. The site is useful not only for its provision of up-to-date information on initiatives and cultural events relating to the popular Cinema Festival, but also for its information and news on new trends in Italian and international theatre, dance, music and visual arts.
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Brighton festival fringe
http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/
Brighton Festival Fringe grew out of the Brighton International Festival, initially established in 1967. The organisation aims to support artists, producers, and audiences, whilst encouraging the development of the arts and entertainment activity. The Fringe is open to anyone, and can include any art form, from performance to visual arts. In this way, it aims to create a platform for new talent. The website provides a history of the Fringe and its objectives, in addition to listings of events for the current Fringe. There is also an archive of previous events, dating back to 2004. Other features include a gallery of photographs from previous events, press information and sponsor details. There is a link to the Brighton International Festival.
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British Council : arts : music
http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-music.htm
Founded in 1934, the British Council is the United Kingdom's "international organisation for educational and cultural relations". Focusing on education and training, English language teaching, science and the arts, it promotes the sharing of information and creates opportunities for learning, by providing funding, encouraging dialogue and setting up education programmes. The music section of their website shows that the British Council are involved in all forms of music from jazz, folk and dance to early music, classical ensembles, choirs, orchestras and opera. The site includes a 'Music Education Resource' section, which covers the educational programmes of the major UK symphony and chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies and festivals and profiles some contemporary musicians and composers. 'The Selector' is an collective radio show produced each week in over 30 countries worldwide. The website also includes news, events and links pages.
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BUBL link : catalogue of internet resources : the arts
http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=9847
Introduced in 1999 and published by the Centre for Digital Library Research at University of Strathclyde, the BUBL Information Service provides a resource list for networked electronic resources. This section of the website supplies a list of Web resources in the subject areas surrounding the creative arts. Specific subjects covered include all aspects of fine and applied arts, architecture, art galleries and museums, music, dance, design, film and theatre studies, radio and television broadcasting and photography. Also included are short reviews of linked individual website resources within the various subject areas. An opportunity is provided to submit a website.
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Canadian music periodical index
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/cmpi-ipmc/index-e.html
The Canadian Music Periodical Index (CMPI) is a free service provided by the National Library of Canada, in collaboration with the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. It lists nearly 30,000 articles from around 500 Canadian magazines, journals and newsletters dating from the late 19th century to the present day. The article listing can be accessed by periodical title; subject; or musician name. An advanced search facility and searching guide are also available. Full bibliographic details are provided; the text of the articles is not available.
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Centre for Russian music
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/crm/
Part of Goldsmiths College, the University of London, the Centre for Russian Music (CRM) "offers a wide-ranging scope of interdisciplinary activities focused on cultural, social, political and musical problems of Russian modern history and based on its unique archival collections". It works in collaboration with the Serge Prokofiev Archive and a recent addition to the CRM collection is the Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Archive. The CRM Web page consists of information about the Centre and what it offers. A link is also provided to an events page, which includes concerts, festivals, research programmes, conferences and seminars relating to "Russian music on a wide cultural and political background".
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Cheltenham festivals
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk/
This is the website for all the festivals, held in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire throughout the year. They include the international festival of music, the international festival of jazz, the Cheltenham folk festival, the Cheltenham festival of literature and the Cheltenham fringe festival. Sponsored by Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G), this website has a page for each of the festivals, which gives more information about events and educational projects run in association with the festivals. The international festival of jazz, the international festival of music and the Cheltenham festival of literature are all members of the British Arts Festivals Association. The website also features reviews of previous performances that have taken place during the festivals.
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Cultural industries : the British experience in international perspective
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/conferences/culturalindustries/proc/culturalindust
'Cultural industries: the British experience in international perspective' is a free ebook that contains the full-text proceedings of a 2006 conference of the same name held at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. This 233-page 75,000-word book is available online in standard PDF format. The book contains chapters on: "The Creative Industries: Definitions, Quantification and Practice"; "Methodology and Ideology in the Evaluation of Cultural Investments"; "The Question of Quality in a Comparison of British and German Theatre"; "The Creative Industries and Cultural Politics in Britain from the 1960s to Cool Britannia"; and "From Gentlemanly Publishing to Conglomerates: The Contemporary Literary Field in the UK", among others. There is no index. There is a list of contributors at the end of the book, including email contact addresses.
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CultureNorthernIreland
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/
CultureNorthernIreland is an 'online cultural atlas of Northern Ireland' whose coverage includes dance, heritage, music, theatre and the visual arts. The website includes articles, reviews, profiles, listings and comment with a geographic spread across the province, which can be browsed by area of interest or by place.
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Dazed & confused
http://www.dazeddigital.com/
Dazed & Confused is an independent magazine published in the UK, covering fashion, music, film, art and ideas. Led by photographer Rankin and writer Jefferson Hack, Dazed & Confused began life as a limited run fold-out poster in 1991. The founders were inspired by "the vitality of magazines like I-D, The Face and Interview in their heyday", but frustrated by their failure to acknowledge emerging talents such as Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Blur, Radiohead and Alexander McQueen. The website includes highlights from the latest issue, and a searchable archive of issues dating from 1991. It also includes news, reviews, and a creative directory where you can browse the work of dozens of image-makers or upload your own photographs or illustrations. There is information about Dazed Film & TV and Dazed Books, a history of the magazine, subscription details, competitions and a mailing list.
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Digital librarian : music
http://www.digital-librarian.com/music.html
This website provides a comprehensive list of links to music websites. The sites are mainly US and UK based and each link is accompanied by a brief description of the site remit or contents. This resource guide is part of the Digital Librarian website, described as "a librarian's choice of the best of the Web" and is maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York. This page covers general music resources, individual artists sites, archive or museum collections, resources relating to specific musical genres (for example, folk and jazz), organisations and music venues. Although the website is updated regularly, it is possible that some of the links may not be working.
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Edinburgh festival fringe
http://www.edfringe.com/
This is the official website of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, an annual event that takes place in summer. It was "started by festival gatecrashers in 1947". The festival comprises theatre, comedy, music and dance events. There is a searchable guide to festival shows and events and information on buying tickets. 'About the fringe' includes information on the services provided by the Festival Fringe Society, fringe facts, sponsors, staff and jobs. There is an option to register and create your own personal fringe diary to keep track of events. A message board is also available.
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Edinburgh international festival
http://www.eif.co.uk/
This is the official website of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), an annual event that takes place in late summer. The festival "brings to Edinburgh some of the best in international theatre, music, dance and opera and presents the arts in Scotland to the world". The website includes details of the current programme and booking facilities. The latest press releases are also available. The history section includes history and background information on the EIF such as attendance statistics, list of previous festival directors and previous EIF dates. Annual reviews for past festivals can be viewed on PDF format. These contain an overview of each festival, full financial information and a complete listing of events. One can join the mailing list to receive a free annual brochure and a winter newsletter.
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Encyclopedia of music in Canada
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=EMCSubjects&Params=U2
Part of The Canadian Encyclopedia, published by Historica, this website offers the full-text of the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (EMC) which "describes the full breadth and depth of Canadas musical culture, including the historical and current aspects of popular, folk, religious, concert and other forms of music". It contains over 5000 articles on aspects of music in Canada and can be fully searched by keyword or using the subject index. The EMC covers all aspects of Canadian music, from record companies/distributors and instrument manufacturers, to music education and musicology.
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EServer.org
http://www.eserver.org/
Founded in 1990 and hosted on the Iowa State University's website, EServer.org is a resource guide on a large range of subjects. It includes links to websites, essays, journals and original manuscripts on: art and architecture; cultural theory essays; drama; feminism; film, television and media studies; gender and sexuality; multimedia; music; software; and Web design among other subjects. Additional features of the resource include mailing lists and bulletin boards, for which free registration is required. Some parts of this resource are in PDF, which requires the use of an Adobe Acrobat Reader. The site can be searched.
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Estate project for artists with AIDS
http://www.artistswithaids.org/
The Estate Project for Artists with Aids is a program of the US-based Alliance for the Arts. It documents and presents artworks created by artists with HIV and AIDS. The website provides information on the project and features an online collection of images of artwork made by living and dead artists who have or have had AIDS. There is also information about efforts to represent and archive different art forms - music, dance, film, video, literature, theatre and visual arts. A number of indexes have been developed, including those of choreographers, composers, musicians, musical genres/forms and musical works which address AIDS. The project has also established the National Registry of Artists with AIDS, a work in progress to both honour artists and provide a research tool. A number of publications and reports are available on the site, plus links to relevant websites are provided.
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EXMARaLDA
http://www.exmaralda.org/en_index.html
EXMARaLDA stands for Extensible Markup Language for Discourse Annotation and is a system of data formats and tools for annotation and transcription of spoken language. The system contains tools for analysing and querying annotated corpora. The markup is done in XML and the software is implemented in Java allowing them to run on a multitude of operating systems. The software is freely available for downloading and the site encourages feedback. The English version of the site contains a partitur editor, for annotation of music scores; a corpus management system; and a query tool for annotated data. The German version adds an annotation tool and a TEI document explorer. In addition there are some downloabable smaller annotated corpora; documentation; and a list of publications where some articles are available online. This is a useful site for anyone interested in text analysis; linguistic annotation; or corpus linguistics.
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Frieze
http://www.frieze.com/
This is the website of Frieze - contemporary art magazine, art fair and not for profit foundation. The articles and reviews consider current visual arts and their crossover with design, fashion, film, and music. The website is divided into three sections: magazine, art fair and foundation. The magazine section lists the content of the current and back issues, with links to some full-text articles and images. Some of the more recent issue listings contain links to the full-texts and images. Details of Frieze books and how to subscribe are given. The art fair section gives details of the forthcoming Frieze art fair and the foundation outlines its activities - the curated programme of Frieze art fair.
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FT.com : Financial Times : arts & weekend
http://www.ft.com/weekend/
The online version of the UK daily broadsheet 'The Financial Times' features comprehensive sections covering UK and World business news, market updates and industry reports and a searchable archive of all newspaper articles for the last 3 years. The Arts & Weekend section is sub-divided into the following areas: books; film & television; art, music & theatre; food & drink; fashion & beauty; house & home; style; collecting; luxury; pursuits and travel. The sections contain a list of the most recent articles, with summaries, most of which can be accessed in full-text. Register for free to view 10 free articles every 30 days or take out a subscription for unlimited access.
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Generator North East
http://www.generator.org.uk/
Generator is a Music Development Agency for the North East of England. Based in Newcastle, the agency organises music-related events and provides an information service for those working in the music industry. Events include music business seminars, DJ skills courses, live gigs and the rock school. Their website contains a listing of current events and projects, with information, plus an archive of past events. The full-text of all Generator newsletters, published 5 times per year, is available on the site. A number of information sheets are also available from the site, covering a vast range of topics from copyright and licensing, through music making, gigs and songwriting (including one entitled 'when will I be famous'), to promotion, funding and the 'business'. Various contacts databases, covering the media, A&R, business facilities in the North East and support organisations can be searched from the site. In addition, an extensive links page lists organisations, courses, venues, bands, listings and record labels.
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