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From: isako@mit.edu (Isako Hoshino)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.piano,rec.answers,news.answers
Subject: rec.music.makers.piano FAQ-Piano Internet Resources List
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Summary: This FAQ list is a compilation of resources available
on the internet and www which are piano-related or
may be of interest to piano players.
Archive-name: music/piano/internet-resources
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 17 Oct 1997
Version: 1.8b
This document contains references to Internet resources which
are piano-related or of likely interest to piano players. It
is intended to answer questions of the type "Where can I find
**** on the Internet?" In this listing preference is given to
information sources created by educational institutions, non-profit
organizations and voluntary efforts. Some commercial sources are
included at the authors' discretion because of their interest to
piano players, especially those hard-to-find items (piano rolls,
piano parts, etc.). For fuller lists of links to commercial
sources, see references below to music trade organizations of in
section [18] Starting points for internet searches.
It is assumed that the reader has a fundamental familiarity with
the various internet facilities, e.g., World-Wide Web, listserv,
FTP, Gopher, telnet, etc. Please note that only companies and
resources accessible by Internet are listed here. Please check
other documents and FAQ lists for general listings.
At this time, the author is unable to update this document as the links keep changing on almost daily basis. Please use this
document as a reference and as a starting point for your search,
but recommend using the search engines such as google to help you find what you are looking for.
The text version of this FAQ is periodically posted to
rec.music.makers.piano, news.answers, and rec.answers.
This FAQ is available anonymous ftp to
rtfm.mit.edu and is found under:
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it by sending e-mail to
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If you do not have access to anonymous FTP or WWW, you may
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On-line information for piano players as well as piano
technicians. Tuning and maintenance; links to other piano,
organ, general music sites.
http://www.ptg.org/
West Mesa Music Teachers Association, Rio Rancho, NM.
Produces "The Piano Education Page", which contains
information of interest to teachers, students and parents,
plus WWW links to numerous other music resources.
http://www.unm.edu/~loritaf/pnoedmn.html
Non-profit organization located in Maryland, USA established
in 1992 to promote
the authentic performance of French piano music. Keep your eyes
open for the two-week piano festival held each July in Paris,
France, which they host.
http://www.mmsw.com/fpi.htm
E-mail:
gdelente@msn.com
International Association of Music Information Centres.
Currently provides a homepage with links to the American,
Canadian and Norwegian Music Center(re)s, plus a list of
all the affiliated national music organizations. Watch
this homepage for new links as other music centers begin
using the Web.
http://www.ingress.com/amc/iamic.htm
American Music Center.
Library of scores (search catalog on line, borrow by mail)
and recordings; directory of composers (arrange contacts);
information on organizations and competitions; links to
other music information sites.
http://www.ingress.com/amc/
http://www.amc.net/amc/
Canadian Music Center/Centre Musique Canadienne.
Library database (on line search of catalog of scores
and recordings, plus loan requests); purchase scores
of Canadian music by E-mail.
http://www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/cmc/
Norwegian Music Information Centre.
Articles on music in Norway; useful addresses; catalog
of most of the music in print of most of the contemporary
Norwegian composers; news and events; links to other
music resources. A fine example of integration of
automated information.
http://www.notam.uio.no/nmi/
Non-profit organization devoted to free sharing of
information on the construction, repair, physics, theory
and business of stringed musical instruments, including
keyboards
http://www.deltanet.com/GAL/index.htm
Biogaphical summaries and lists of compositions of
composers whose works deserve to be heard and played
more than they are. Includes "Non-standrard Piano
Masterpieces", written by members of the Piano-L list.
http://kith.org/jimmosk/TOC.html
Piano sheet music for the early grades available for
sale and download directly over the net. (Uses
Adobe's cross platform file format Acrobat).
http://www.maestronet.com
A book club offering books, CDs, videos, etc.,
in the area of classical music and opera.
On-line ordering under development.
http://www.tiac.net/users/musicbk
RBC Music Company, Inc.
has huge inventory of all types of piano music.
specializes in educational print music
Order on-line, or be added to e-mail list to receive
promotional flyers or mail-outs.
http://www.rbcmusic.com
E-mail:
sales@rbcmusic.com
covering
musculoskeletal/neuromuscular disorders as they relate to
the musician; causes and effects, preventive measures, and
an overview of current diagnosis and treatment procedures.
Prepared by the Center for Safety in the Arts.
Gopher path: gopher.tmn.com/Artswire/csa/arthazards/performing
Via WWW:
gopher://gopher.tmn.com/11/Artswire/csa/arthazards/performing
The following provide numerous references to other sources
of music-related information:
Carnegie Mellon University Internet index (Lycos).
Good for searching on word matches.
Select "enhance your search". Then type in the search words,
such as "piano dealer" or "concert pianist".
Select "match any term" and change it to "match on all terms".
Then select "search".
http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu or http://www.lycos.com
http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu
Yahoo!
Good for searching by category.
Select "arts" or "entertainment". Then select "music".
At that point you may key in the word "piano" and select
"search", or you may continue downward by sub-catetories,
such as "instruments", then "companies".
http://www.yahoo.com
Library of Congress.
gopher: marvel.loc.gov
telnet: marvel.loc.gov
Log on as marvel.
FAQ about piano tuning answered in scientific aspects --
This page contains some educational information including
scientific aspects of piano going out of tune as well as
mathematical aspects and history of Equal Temperament.
http://members.aol.com/pianotuned/faq.html
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assume no responsibilities for errors or omissions, or for
damages resulting from the use of the information contained
herein.
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