Music and Chess
An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm

Major Musical Periods
Graphic timeline: typical musical forms and styles, major composers, sample MIDI files
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2091/

Medieval Music and Arts Foundation
Early Western and traditional non-Western music: Recording suggestions, discussion, articlesl links.
http://www.medieval.org/

Incompetech: Music Styles
Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms.
http://www.incompetech.com/music/

This Day In Music History
Daily listing of what happened on this day; extensive introductory tutorial on music notation. (CD sales: affiliate)
http://datadragon.com/day/

History of Indian Music
Extensive hypertext article by David Courtney.
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/index.html

The History of Czech Music
A brief history of Czech music, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; Biographies and work of important composers. (Radio Hudba, Czech Republic)
http://www.radio.cz/hudba/indexeng.html

Finnish Music in a Nutshell
Brief history of classical music in Finland; by Pekka Hako.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finmusic.html

Classical Musician Recent Deaths
(from 1988 to current)
http://members.tripod.com/perfartists/obits.html

Gallery Music
(Sung by church and chapel "bands" in the UK in the 18th and 19th centuries) Includes articles, sample scores and MIDI files, links, and organizations.
http://www.westgallerymusic.co.uk/index.html

Jewry in Music
Articles and links about the entry of Jews into the musical professions in Europe in the early nineteenth century.
http://www.smerus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Black History and Classical Music
Brief overview and biographical notes about conductors and performers in the classical tradition.
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/History.html

Eras Online
Basics about the major periods of classical (art) music, with terms, composers, RAM audio examples, and purchase links. From Essentials of Music, sponsored by Sony Classical and W. W. Norton.
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.html

History in Song
Includes annotated texts about American history, from Revolutionary War songs to 1960's anti-war protests.
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/

The Music of Freemasonry
Masonic influences on Classical music, and music in the Lodge: Notes, MIDI samples, and facsimile pages.
http://www.masonmusic.org/

Music History Resources
Outlines and timelines on various topics in music history from the Middle Ages to the present.
http://www.geocities.com/papandrew/

International Alliance for Women in Music
Includes chronology, extensive biographies of obscure musicians, MIDI files, discography, bibliography, and resources.
http://www.iawm.org/

Corridos Sin Fronteras
Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers.
http://www.corridos.org/