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Instrument Links

All Instruments

Links related mainly to the symphony orchestra and it's instruments in general.

• American Musical Instrument Society
• American Symphony Orchestra League
• Galpin Society - Annual journal for the study of musical instruments
• Symphony Orchestra Institute

• OrchestraNET Your Internet orchestra guide
• The Symphony, an Interactive Guide (ThinkQuest)
• Orchestral Audition Repertoire This list represents core repertoire that anyone taking an orchestral audition should be prepared to play. It is not meant to be all-inclusive but rather representative of some of the basic expectations that may be required at an orchestral audition.
• ArkivMusic.com the source for Classical Recordings Great source to locate performers and recordings for your instrument.
• Instrument abbreviations and score order:
  • Indiana Univ.
• Insurance for Instruments (just food for thought...)
  • Allianz Cornhill Musical Insurance (UK)
  • Clarion Associates, Inc.
  • MusicPro Insurance
• Music Minus One

All Strings:

• American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association
  • String Industry Council. A Member Directory Search is available from a sidebar link (Publishers, Manufacturers, Festivals, Magazines, etc.)
• Catgut Acoustical Society
• Guild of American Luthiers (Kansas Chapter)
• The Violin Society of America the VSA is open to all who share an interest in the violin, viola, cello, bass and their bows...
  • VSA Journal tables of contents, vols. 1(1) through 18(1)

• Pittsburg State University Strings
• String Pedagogy Notebook (U. of Vt.)
• Strings Resource Guide Online - The International Directory for Your Stringed-Instrument Needs
• VioLink

Violin:

• The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers
• The Violin (ThinkQuest)
• Violin Web Ring
• Violinist.Com

Viola:

• American Viola Society
• Favorite American Repertoire and Guide to Romantic Repertoire for Solo Viola by Patricia McCarty
• International Viola Society
• Viola Web Ring
• The Viola Web Site

Cello:

• Cello Teacher Training Manual By James Hunter. Overview, technique in detail, articles, links, etc.
• A Collection of Audition Lists for Orchestral Cello Section Jobs
• The Internet Cello Society

Double Bass:

• American School of Double Bass
• Double Bass Links Page (Bob Gollihur) @~@~
• International Society of Bassists (ISB)
• Lemur Music

All Woodwinds:

• Pittsburg State University Woodwinds
• International Double Reed Society (Journal of...)
• Midwest Double Reed Society
• NACWPI.org The National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
• Woodwind Fingering Guide Browse charts by instrument or by usage (basic, alternate, trill, tremolo, flattement, and 'suggested fingerings for technical passages')

Flute/Piccolo:

• The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection (Library of Congress) Nearly 1,650 flutes and other instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. The Miller Collection contains Western and non-Western examples from all over the world, and at least 460 European and American instrument makers are represented.
• National Flute Association
• FluteHistory.com
• Flute-Related Sites - Organizations, ensembles, manufacturers...

Oboe:

• Oboe entry at Wikipedia

English Horn:

• Cor anglais entry at Wikipedia

Clarinet:

• Clarinet Databases
  • Ann Bell's Clarinet Index Resources
  • The Klarinet Archives
  • The Composition Database
  • The Discography Database
  • How Old is My...?
• The International Clarinet Association
• World Clarinet Alliance

Bassoon:

• Bassoon.org - Resources and Information for Bassoonists
• Bassoon-Family Fingering Companion - Heckel, Buffet, Modern Non-Standard, Historical, Contrabass...

All Brass

• PSU Brass and Percussion
• The Brass Bulletin
• The Brass Players Museum Antique Brass Musical Instruments
• Brass Resources
• Historic Brass Society is an international music organization concerned with the entire range of early brass music, from Ancient Antiquity and the Biblical period through to the 20th century.

French Horn:

• International Horn Society
• hornplayer.net a listserv for horn players (archives)
• Horn players FAQ

Trumpet:

• International Trumpet Guild
• Trumpet Player Online
• TPIN, The Trumpet Players' International Network. There are over 1500 subscribers to this mail list.

Trombone:

• Douglas Yeo Trombone Web Site
• International Trombone Association
• Online Trombone Journal
• The Robert Kehle Alto Trombone Home Page - fingering charts, literature, research, links.
• Trombone-L List Information
• Trombone Page of the World

Tuba:

• International Tuba-Euphonium Association (ITEA) The International Tuba-Euphonium Association (ITEA) is an international organization comprised of performers, teachers, students, and other interested parties who desire to promote the literature, pedagogy, and performance of the euphonium and tuba.

General Percussion / Keyboard

• PSU Brass and Percussion
• Nomenclature of Percussion Instruments (English, Italian, French, German)
• Percussive Arts Society
• RhythmWeb

Timpani:

• Timpani entry at Wikipedia

Piano:

• American Pianists Association
• Directory of International Piano Competitions by Masa Mizuno
• Piano Repertoire Search Engine
• Piano Technicians Guild
• Pianonet.com (National Piano Foundation)
• Van Cliburn Foundation

Harpsichord:

• Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society is a non-profit, regional organization committed to the promotion of interest in and the study of early keyboard instruments, principally harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ prior to 1860, and the music intended for these instruments.
• HPSCHD-L is an electronic mailing list devoted to early stringed keyboard instruments: harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, virginals, and all similar instruments except the modern piano. The list is an open forum for all topics related to these instruments, including their theory and principles of construction, decoration, and history and evolution from their earliest beginnings through modern times. Other topics for discussion include performers on these instruments, performance practice, literature, pedagogy, care and ownership.

Harp:

• American Harp Society
• The Harp Page
• The Harp Ring
• Harpcolumn.com News, discussion groups, classified ads for amateur and professional harpists. Some Celtic harp info.
• International Harp Archives
• Vanderbilt Music Company is a specialty harp store featuring harp strings, harp music, harp accessories, non-pedal harps for sale and rent, and pedal harps for sale.
• World Harp Congress

Organ:

• American Guild of Organists
• The C.B. Fisk Op. 106 at PSU C.B. Fisk specifications page | PSU Fisk page
• The Diapason offers a searchable archive of articles.
• PIPEORG-L Pipe Organs and Related Topics

Other Instrument Links:

• Instrument Encyclopedia - A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments
• International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections
• Museum of Historical Musical Instruments (Orpheon Foundation - Vienna)
• The Musical Instruments Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston
• Musical Instrument Encyclopedia
• Oddmusic - Experimental and unusual instruments of all kinds
• Yahoo! > Entertainment > Music > Instruments

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