History

The History of Rock Music The History of Rock Music- An independent database of rock musicians, record reviews, and discographies. Timeline of American Opera Timeline of American Opera- A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera. Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards- An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards. Historic Opera Historic Opera- Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs. The Rise of Light Opera The Rise of Light Opera- A history of the development of the comic opera. Evolution of Opera Evolution of Opera- Overview of the development of the operatic form. The Legacy of the Diva The Legacy of the Diva- Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire. Music and You Jazz History Music and You Jazz History- This is a brief historical essay on the history of Creoles in New Orleans, and their influence on Jazz Basinstreet.com Basinstreet.com- Dedicated to the preservation of early jazz history. Solid! Solid!- An encyclopedia of big band, classic jazz, and lounge music. JazzStandards.com JazzStandards.com- Documentation on the jazz standards including their origins, histories, musical analyses, song-writer and performer biographies, book reviews, and CD recommenda… The Los Angeles Jazz Institute The Los Angeles Jazz Institute- Houses and maintains one of the largest jazz archives in the world. All styles and eras are represented with special emphasis on preservation and d… Heptune: Lorenz-Pulte Jazz Page Heptune: Lorenz-Pulte Jazz Page- Fan site profiling Cab Calloway, Blanche Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Don Redman, Fats Waller, Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, and Lil Johnson. The Norwegian Jazz Base The Norwegian Jazz Base- A history of jazz in Norway. Includes photographs, sound clips, jazz links and biographies. The Hard Bop The Hard Bop- Music and the musicians of the jazz style of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Photos. Historian Max Morath on Popular Music Standards Historian Max Morath on Popular Music Standards- Musician and historian Max Morath discusses American popular music standards with Jerry Jazz Musician. Pictures, sound files, text. Mars Club of Paris Mars Club of Paris- Internationally known jazz club where many Americans gathered to play in the 1950s. Features photograph of a door inscribed with the names of musicians who app… Modern Jazz Discography Modern Jazz Discography- Catalog of recordings released by Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside Records, sorted by musician, label and date. Session indexes, biographical notes, link… Swing Music Net Swing Music Net- The history of swing music from the 1930's until today. All That Jazz All That Jazz- The history of jazz starting from the late 1800's. Great Day in Harlem Great Day in Harlem- Click on Art Kane's August 1958 photograph of 57 jazz musicians for names of those pictured, or browse by timeline, instrument, or style. Link to the Jean Bac… Chicago Jazz Archive Chicago Jazz Archive- Significant collection founded in 1976 at the University of Chicago including early recordings, sheet music, photos and piano rolls, much of which is accessi… The Real Godfathers of Punk The Real Godfathers of Punk- E-zine article by Billy Bob Hargus connecting jazz artists auch as Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman with the roots of punk musi… Kansas City Jazz Kansas City Jazz- Loose collection of pages devoted to Count Basie, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Don Byas, and Bennie Moten, with a page for the modern Basie band under Grover Mit… Red Hot Jazz Archive Red Hot Jazz Archive- A history of jazz before 1930 offering RealAudio files, biographies, discographies, and filmography. What is Jazz? What is Jazz?- Four lectures on jazz history by Dr. Billy Taylor. Jazz, Hot and Cold Jazz, Hot and Cold- Essay by librettist Arnold Sundgaard on jazz history as originally published June, 1955 in the Atlantic Monthly. The Jazz Archive The Jazz Archive- Jazz archive, photos, and vintage records are displayed. A historic jazz calendar is included. Jazz Roots Jazz Roots- Tom Morgan offers lavishly illustrated profiles of early 20th century performers along with links to books, a timeline from 1800 to 1930, and images of early sheet mus… The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States- 1993 essay includes guidelines for teaching about rap music (and graffiti) to middle and high school students. Includes a bibliogr…