Other Sites of Interest

Further explorations........

Arts and Letters Daily cybereditions.com/aldaily/

Butterflies and Wheels www.butterfliesandwheels.com/

Friends of Radio 3 www.for3.org/index.html

International Music Score Library Project IMSLP attempts to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge. One exciting find is the 36 Fugues, Op. 36, of Antonin Reicha (1770-1836), Beethoven's teenage-years friend from Bonn. You will also discover Schoenberg and Webern scoresalong with Berg's Piano Sonata and Charles Ives' Unanswered Question.

ArtsJournal www.artsjournal.com/

Andante www.andante.com/

Operabase www.operabase.com/

Webthinker: Reflection, Contemplation, Judgement  A ring of sites for those interested in philosophy, theology, psychology, psychoanalysis, metaphysics, spirituality, social analysis and criticism, high or serious culture, classical or art music, and related topics, such as mind-body theory and the problem of evil (eg, genocide, scapegoating). Those who question, who seek to understand or "think outside the box", and those who stand up for serious intelligence and culture in a populist and dumbed down world, may be interested in investigating the depths of this ring or submitting a site for inclusion.

Music Navigator www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/

Gramophone www.gramophone.co.uk/

Central European Review culture.tol.cz/look/CER/home.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=14&NrIssue=44

Keeping Score Revolutions in Music.

Ludwig Van Beethoven www.raptusassociation.org/

William Hazlitt Links www.english114.com/eds/edseli/text/text/Hazlitt.htm

John Ruskin 65.107.211.206/ruskin/ruskinov.html

Art and Culture www.artandculture.com

The Mozart Project The life, times and music of Mozart.

The Best of the Humanities on the Web the best online humanities resources from the world’s great museums, libraries, and universities.

ArtCyclopedia.com www.artcyclopedia.com/

Silence in a Noisy World Webring A Webring for all those who appreciate silence in an increasingly noisy world. This ring will link sites that protest or campaign against environmental noise of any kind from aircraft noise to muzak or piped music. More positively, sites will highlight and advertise examples of successful campaigns, models of noise abatement or silent environments, and muzak-free establishments such as pubs, restaurants or cafes. Any site that has an anti-noise focus and any site that that is an example of a noise-free, muzak-free environment should join this webring.

Pipedown www.pipedown.info/

How to Complain About Muzak in the UK nomuzak.co.uk/

Isaiah Berlin Virtual Library berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/

Political Writings of George Orwell www.abattoir.com/~prime8/Orwell/index.html

The Noam Chomsky Archive www.zmag.org/chomsky/index.cfm

Newly-Minted  World & Traditional Music  This ring links sites that include new collections of tunes, information about contemporary composers and performers, sites that use computers and other technology within the traditional music or folk idiom, for example midi and MP3 files (any site that contains midi or mp3 files) and computer-created compositions. Web directories to such sites are also admissable. Music from medieval and baroque to ancient roots to contemporary influences across all cultures, for adult or child, that preserve the essentially acoustic and non-pop/rock nature of the folk tradition will feature in this webring.

Edward Said Archive www.edwardsaid.org/

Reviews of Edward Said sun3.lib.uci.edu/~scctr/Wellek/said/bindex.html

Edward Said Overview www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/poldiscourse/said/saidov.html

Dumbing Down and Culture Webring  It is undeniably true that there has been a change in Western culture over the course of recent decades: this change has produced a culture of superficiality and froth in which the dominant values are reflected most accurately by the media and entertainment industries. These cultural dynamics have infiltrated all areas from education to health, politics to media, music to literature, and science to art. This webring embraces all sites that analyse or oppose these trends or are rare examples of literacy, thoughtfulness, articulacy, seriousness, and quality.

The Psychoanalytic Study of Film www.cyberpsych.org/filmforum

Northumbrian Traditional Music www.birchmore.clara.net/

Violin: Music and Technique www.birchmore.info/violin/index.html

Opposing Construction of Nuclear Power Stations The nuclear reactor is undoubtedly the most dangerous piece of technology ever invented. Since Enrico Fermi's first reactor buzzed into life at the University of Chicago in December 1942, humankind has lived under the dark shadow of nuclear energy. Following the Chernobyl catastrophe in 1986, most of the world's governments have shied away from nuclear power. But in Autumn 2005, it became apparent that the British prime minister, Tony Blair, is now determined to push Britain back into an age of nuclear misery. Mr Blair claims "the facts have changed" and nuclear is now back on the agenda. But the case against nuclear power remains as strong and persuasive as ever.

Critical Economics, Consumer Advocacy and Critique  A ring of sites concerned with the general theme of the ethics and mechanics of economic and business policy and practice, and consumer rights. These sites may use various methods to study the balance of power between the Local, National, or Global Market, and the power of National or Multinational Corporations and the Customer. This ring includes sites that provide an analysis or critique of any aspect of consumerism and consumerist society, "the market", globalization, competition, the position of the consumer or citizen, etc. Sociological, psychological, economic, ethical and political perspectives are welcomed.

Psychotherapy Library tbirchmore.netfirms.com/

The Met www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/discover/

Bargain Classical Music Recordings www.birchmore.info/muzak/

Art and Serious Music Realm  A ring of sites with a serious interest in classical music and education. The Ring will include sites that deal with music history, theory, performance and education.

Essentials of Music Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music.