Music can reflect the climate and mood of the past, present, or future.  These sites contain classical, modern, rock and roll, or new wave musical experiences. 

The Shrine to Music Museum
http://www.usd.edu/smm/galleries.html
View instruments as you tour the galleries and see musical innovations.

Music History 101
http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/
Music History 101 brings the great masters to your classroom.  Hear music through history come alive through the REAL Audio player.

The Bate Collection
http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/BCMIPage.html
The Bate Collection has a collection of historical woodwind, brass and percussion instruments; over a dozen historical keyboard instruments; a complete bow-maker's (William Retford) workshop and a collection of bows; and the Javanese gamelan Kyai Madu Laras.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
http://www.rockhall.com/
Learn the history of the rock and roll greats and listen to REAL Audio sound files at this virtual museum.

Sounds from the Vault
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sounds/index.htm
Play musical instruments through the magic of digital technology.

Music Libraries
http://libraryspot.com/musiclibraries.htm
A treasure trove of resources!


 
Music Sound Files
To download: 
1.  Right-click the underlined file name 
2.  Left-click Save Link As... 
3.  Choose the location in which you wish to save the file 
4.  Note the file name 
5.  Click the Save button 
 
Pomp & Circumstance Hallelujah Chorus, Handel's Messiah
Titanic In the Mood
Classical Age of Aquarius
Louie, Louie April in Paris
Bach Italian Concerto Pachabel Cannon
Shostakovich's 5th Symphony, 2nd Movement You Were Always On My Mind

The Songwriter in You
Name That Tune!

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