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AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP)
http://www.cmpcp.ac.uk/
The AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP) was launched in 2009. This is a substantial website that contains full details of this "five-year research programme ... on live musical performance and creative music-making", the partners, and the AHRC programs from which it follows. There are full details of the four initial research projects: 'Shaping music in performance'; 'Global perspectives on the orchestra'; Creative learning and original music performance; and 'Creative practice in contemporary concert music'. It appears that "Visiting Fellowships will allow UK and international scholars to spend study periods of one to three months at the Centre." The website also has details of a forthcoming "Performance Studies Network launched in April 2009", and invites interested researchers to register their interest in this.
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Alison Jones's opera plot summaries
http://www.opera-opera.com.au/plotind.htm
This is a website of opera plot summaries by Alison Jones and forms part of the online site of Australian opera journal, Opera~Opera. The website takes the form of an A-Z list of composers with links to act-by-act plot summaries of their various operas.
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All music guide (AMG)
http://www.allmusic.com/
The All Music Guide (AMG) is a popular and classical music online database produced by the All Media Guide (AMG). Access to the content of the All Music Guide is free but requires the completion of a registration form. The guide covers both popular and classical genres and can be searched by artist, album or song. It is also possible to explore different aspects of music: genre, mood, theme, country or instrument. Genres are divided between popular and classical. Popular includes: avant-garde, bluegrass, blues, cajun, celtic, comedy, country, easy listening, electronica, folk, gospel, jazz, latin, new age, R&B, rap, reggae, rock, soundtrack, vocal and world. Classical includes: ballet, band music, chamber music, choral music, concerto, electronic/avant-garde/minimalist music, film music, keyboard music, musical theater, opera, orchestral music, symphony and vocal music. The database provides a wide range of information, from artist biographies, discographies and related artists to album reviews, credits and tracklistings. There are also style guides for different genres of music. The site is illustrated throughout with images of artists and album covers.
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Archive of performances of Greek and Roman drama (APGRD)
http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/
This is the online presence of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD), an inter-disciplinary research project at the University of Oxford which is aimed at establishing the international history of the production and reception of classical plays from the Renaissance to the present day, and to trace all extant evidence for performance and re-performance of plays within antiquity. The purpose of the APGRD is both to serve as a repository of physical materials relating to the stage history of the works in performance (such as playbills, programmes, reviews, drawings, photographs and audio-visual recordings) and to compile a comprehensive production history of ancient drama on the modern stage (revivals and adaptations on stage and film, and in opera and dance). Users may register to search the online APGRD Database of more than 9,000 productions of Greek and Roman drama on the modern stage, plus bibliographical sources for them. Playwrights whose works feature are Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. This site provides information about the project, its events (including seminars, conferences and colloquia) and publications, as well as links to further research resources and listings of current and forthcoming productions of ancient drama. Links to relevant online resources include those for the reception of ancient drama, Classics in general and theatre studies. Funding is received from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
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Archives of OPERA-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU : discussion of opera and related issues
http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?A0=opera-l&T=0
The Opera-L mailing list at the City University of New York covers a range of discussions concerning opera-related issues. This website, besides enabling visitors to join the mailing list, allows access to the archives of the mailing list, which are available from 1995 to the present day. Previous discussions have included thoughts on aspects of performance practice, individual artists, new developments in the operatic world and the suitability of operatic roles to certain voices. By browsing the dates listed, users can see discussion threads; it is also possible to search by topic. Although the discussions are free for anyone to view, only registered users can access contact details of contributors to the discussions.
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Arts-info : international theatre resource
http://www.arts-info.co.uk/
The Arts-Info website describes itself as "an International information resource for performing arts professionals". The site is a directory database containing administrative and technical information on various areas of the performing arts, including: theatre, dance and opera companies; educational opportunities in music, dance, drama and technical skills; performing arts festivals; local authorities and their arts promotion; music; arts councils and boards; firms and services; suppliers; performance venues; and lost theatres. It is aimed at organisers, performers, managers and technicians and covers Ireland, the UK and other countries both in Europe and worldwide. The database can be searched by selecting entries from a series of drop-down lists - continent, country and specific database (venues, companies, educational establishments, festivals, local authorities, music, quangos, services, suppliers, support organisations, links, lost theatres). The site is created by Derry & Sheena Barbour. Sections on 'lost' and 'haunted' theatres are also available. Free registration to the site gives access to "more detailed technical and administrative information in [the] databases plus Continent [and] Country-specific links".
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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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Baker's student encyclopedia of music
http://www.enotes.com/music-encyclopedia/
'Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music' is made freely available on the eNotes website in a full-text and searchable form. This resource appears to be a full online version of the three-volume book of the same name edited by Nicolas Slonimsky (Schirmer Reference, 1999), and it offers 4,448 entries on music, musical instruments and musicians. The encyclopaedia is presented in A-Z form, and can also be searched by keyword. The website is supported by discreet Google Adwords advertising in the right-hand column of the page. The eNotes website does not appear to require any subscription or registration. This is a useful online reference work for those researching music and the history of music.
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Banff Centre
http://www.banffcentre.ca/
Founded in 1933, the Banff Centre for the Arts is an international centre for the fine arts; since the 1950s, it has offered programmes in management and leadership training; and more recently, it offers courses on mountain culture. The Centre, located on a world heritage site in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada, is near the town of the same name which boasts a mineral hot springs, and has attracted all kinds of artists seasonally since the early 1880s. The Centre activities include conferences; arts festivals; competitions; film shoots; lectures; professional development; a wired writing studio; recitals, jazz concerts and other musical performances. The site also elaborates upon its facilities, current events, national and international connections and impact, and lists hundreds of famous alumni.
The site provides in-depth descriptions of all its programmes in dance, theatre, music, visual arts, and literary arts, as well as electronic arts and aboriginal arts. It also gives information on the application process and financial aid to attend. It offers programmes of varying duration and at different levels.
The site posts job announcements and gives an overview of services and housing available for support staff who work at the Centre. The site has a searchable index to aid navigation, as well as fundraising information and copies of annual reports and other administrative publications.
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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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ClassicalLink : the classical music portal
http://www.classicall.net/
Founded by ClassicAll Network Ltd.'s ludwigvan.com website and Dr. Len Mullenger's two websites, musicweb.uk.net and filmmusic.uk.net, Classical Link is a portal site, which provides the user with links from the three founding member sites related to classical music, composers, music reviews and products and services. The scope of the site includes medieval music to contemporary, opera and film music and solo, chamber and symphonic music. The website includes articles, interviews and a 'discover' area, where samples of music can be listened to, for which a QuickTime plug-in is required. A 'news' section, an online shop and CD, book and live event reviews are also available and music and composers can also be searched throughout the three member sites.
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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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Directors Guild of Great Britain (DGGB)
http://www.dggb.org/
This is the website for the Directors Guild of Great Britain (DGGB), which is a trade union that represents "directors across all media: film, television, theatre, radio, opera, commercials, music videos, corporate film, multimedia and new technology". Established in 1983, the organisation works to improve directors' terms and conditions, and, through specialised television, theatre, film and radio groups, the Guild provides advice and training across all media sectors. The website includes a history of the Guild, membership information, and details about training. The articles section of the website contains interviews with, and articles about, particular directors, including Phyllida Lloyd, Mike Leigh, and John Boorman. The publications area consists of downloadable PDF files of the Guild's newsletter (available only to members who are logged in), guidelines and reports. The links page lists members' websites.
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Genesis Foundation
http://www.genesisfoundation.org.uk/
This is the website of The Genesis Foundation, founded in 2001 by John Studzinski. It aims to support young artists and musicians in the early stages of their career; acting as mentors as well as providing financial support. The Foundation supports programmes that help the commission and presentation of new music, drama, opera and works of art. More information about the Foundation is provided on this website as well as details of their current and past projects. An additional feature is their archive of resources, including interviews, presentations, articles and press releases (some content on the site requires additional software to view).
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Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive was established in 1993 to collect information and articles related to W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911), Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) and Richard D'Oyly Carte (1944-1901): this website consolidates the work of the archive, and presents information on the operas on Gilbert and Sullivan and other light operas of the time. The site presents information, including biographies of Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte. There is information about specific Gilbert and Sullivan operas, including first performance information, synopses and provenance. A newsletter is available, as are a number of links to other sites. A discography is also included.
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Gramophone archive : 1923 to today
http://www.gramophone.net/
This website gives free access to every issue of 'The Gramophone' since 1923, in the form of a searchable full-text archive. Access requires free registration. This British publication bills itself as "the world's finest classical music magazine". Issues have been scanned and include original adverts and have OCR text. Some features within the website, such as the "Browse by issue" timeline, require Flash. Articles from the archive can be saved locally, and the FAQ states that printing is enabled. This archive will be a vital online resource for scholars of the history of classical music and musicians.
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IIPA : International Index to the Performing Arts
http://iipaft.chadwyck.com/
Published by ProQuest Information and Learning Company, the International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) is a bibliographic database providing references to a wide range of performing arts periodicals and documents including conference papers, discographies, reviews and events. The database covers a wide range of performing arts topics, including dance, film, television, broadcasting and opera, and coverage dates from 1864 to the present day. Institutional subscription and password are required for access.
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Leo Janáček (1854-1928)
http://www.leosjanacek.co.uk/
The Leo Janáček website is dedicated to the work of the Czech-Moravian composer Leo Janáček (1854-1928). It is written and compiled by Gavin Plumley, a theatrical and literary agent, educated at Keble College, Oxford where he was the Organ Scholar. A separate page is provided for each of his nine operas (which the author considers to be his most important contribution to the history of music) although his orchestral, chamber, piano, vocal and choral work is by no means neglected. There is a biography, a chronology of his life and works, a general bibliography and discography together with listings of forthcoming performances and reviews. For those who know little or nothing about Janáček there is a very handy 'Beginner's Guide'. Leo Janáček is generally considered to be the greatest Czech-Moravian composer since Antonin Dvořák and among the most original of the post-romantics.
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Mozart
http://www.mozart.mediathek.at/
This website is dedicated to the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). It makes available audio files which relate key events in Mozart's life and feature people reading aloud a selection of his personal letters. His compositions are also represented, with a few available to listen to on the site. The site is divided into sub-sections, which chart the composer's life: Wunderkind (1756-1773); Salzburg und auf Reisen (1773-1781); and Wiener Jahre (1781-1791). There are also sections dedicated to three of Mozart's well-known compositions: Der tolle Tag (1786); Mythos Don Juan (1787); and Der Zauberflöte. Images accompany many of the sections, for example, depicting traditional costumes. This resource relies heavily on Flash Player; it is published online by Österreichische Mediathek, Technisches Museum Wien (Austrian Mediatech, Technical Museum Vienna). Anyone interested in Mozart will find this resource interesting, although it will probably appeal less to specialists.
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Music library and listening center
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/
This is the Web page for the music library at the University of Washington. It consists of an online resources section, organised by subject, with links to sites about composers, music education, ethnomusicology, music history, musical instruments, women in music, music copyright, early music and many more areas. The website also includes the online library catalogue and how to find music resources (books, scores and recordings) in the library. There is a section on finding music articles and dissertations, as well as an online resources area, organised by type. There are links to the main University of Washington site and the general library information gateway. A search facility is available. A bibliographic database of the Ashford Sheet Music Collection is available, along with digitized images the Pacific Northwest Sheet Music Collection.
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Opera
http://www.opera.co.uk/
This is the website of the printed and online magazine 'Opera', founded in 1950 by Lord Harewood, and which has "provided unrivalled coverage of events through a mixture of reviews (live performances, recordings, books), features and analysis, plus listings of events worldwide". It is published monthly and requires a subscription. The website, however, provides access to a contents list of the most recent edition and advance notification of the content of the next issue. A selection of past articles is available in full-text. The website also hosts information on Opera's recent discs of the month, on CD and DVD, and there is a page of links to other opera resources on the web.
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Oxford music online
http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/
Oxford Music Online is where institutions and individuals can subscribe to 'Grove Music Online', over 50,000 articles covering all aspects of music from antiquity to the present day, gleaned from 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians', 2nd Edition (2001), 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera' (1992) and 'The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz', 2nd edition (2002). The subscription provides over 500 audible musical examples, timelines and topical guides, links to the Classical Music Library and the Database of Recorded American Music (DRAM), links to the RILM database of Music Bibliography and access to 'The Oxford Companion to Music' (2002) and 'The Oxford Dictionary of Music' (2006). These online versions are updated at more regular intervals than their hard-copy counterparts. A separate subscription can be obtained for Colin Larkins' 'Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th edition'. Requires institutional subscription.
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Status of artists in Europe
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=33787&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE
'The status of artists in Europe' (Nov 2006) is the final report of a study conducted by the European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research on behalf of the European Parliament. The document is available online as a free full-text PDF file. It surveys... "innovative national measures and models aimed at improving the socioeconomic status of authors and performing artists in Europe" and makes "proposals for future Europe-wide action". There is a moderately substantial bibliography. This will be a useful report for those in UK universities tasked with contributing to local or regional cultural industries development schemes directed at artists, or those researching on the topic of the lives of contemporary artists. It is probably best read in conjunction with Hans Abbing's 'Why Are Artists Poor?: the Exeptional Economy of the Arts' (2004).
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