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Spotify set to revolutionise online listening As our agreement with Naxos comes to an end we are delighted to promote Spotify as a fantastic new way of accessing and listening to music online. Spotify has developed a brilliant piece of free software that gives users instant access to millions of tracks from all the major record labels. Among them are many of the best classical recordings from all the major classical labels. During April, 10,000 tracks from the Naxos catalogue will be added to the already impressive catalogue from Universal, EMI , Sony & others, and new additions are being added to the library every week. To get started, click on the link below and sign up with Spotify. You will be prompted to download and install the Spotify player. Let us know what you think and share some of your favourite recordings and playlists in the CMH Forum! Welcome Login Password Forgotten password not yet a member? Sign up here... Barenboim masterclass Barenboim Masterclass with Lang Lang Suggest a Link If you would like to recommend a particular source that is not included in the ClassicalMusicHomepage reference library, please email details to info@classicalmusichomepage.com Forums Musically Fluent Free Handel lecture recital What sort of classical music news do you want to read? Have you had a chance to buy CDs, DVDs, strings or batons from the CMH store yet? classical music jobs on the web RSS Reference Dictionaries/Glossaries Instruments - General Reference Strings Reference Theory and Analysis Brass Reference Woodwind Reference Percussion Reference Keyboard Reference Singing Reference Teaching Reference UK Music Teachers TV/Radio CD/DVD Reviews Classical Music Blogs Pablo Casals Pablo Casals - Master class - Bach Suite Maxim Vengerov 24 year old 'master' Maxim Vengerov teaches Chloe Hanslip Full Masterclass Part.1 Top Reference Sites The Gramophone Archive Since April 1923, 1039 issues of Gramophone Magazine , the brainchild of the novelist and writer Compton Mackenzie (of Whisky Galore fame), have been produced, and now every one is available to read online for the very first time at www.gramophone.net, the world’s largest classical music archive. Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia The PAE provides information about the Library's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, and other materials. IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library Free sheet music downloads of major repertoire Hyperion Records Extensive programme notes Classical.net Good general reference site for composer biographies, repertoire and much more Allmusic.com Good general reference for music history, genre focus, biographies, etc. Also good blog. Dolmetsch Online Good Musical dictionary, theory tutorials, history reference and information about the physics of music TonalityGuide.com Comprehensive harmony and analysis tutorials with sound files and musical examples Virginia Tech Multimedia Dictionary Multimedia musical dictionary, each definition is supported by audio files. CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia Instruments from around the world expained with sound clips. Essentials of Music Glossary with audio clips Naxos Glossary of Classical Music Glossary and links to other information about Classical Music to support their recorded catalogue Opera Resource complete resource on the web for opera music, books, links and information Glossary of Musical Terms Simple Glossary Cadenza.org Glossary English, French, German, Italian or Serbian Musical Glossary Online Music Dictionary Free dictionary of musical terms Classical Almanac Every significant date in Classical Music History