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Art and Architecture
To access Oxford Art Online you are required to add an additional 'TH' prefix to your login.
AccessArt - free teaching and learning resources for the visual arts
Ancient Monuments Society - discover listed buildings
Architecture Link - find out about London buildings built since 1900, discover architecture centres and London walks
The Artchive - artists, their work and their time period
Art Encyclopedia - discover 8,229 artists, 2,186 art sites and 180,000 works of art
Art History Resources on the Web - hundreds of useful links
Arts Council England - the national development agency for arts in England
Axis - database of UK contemporary artists
Courtauld Institute - over 40,000 images and a network of over half a million links to information about artists, architecture, paintings and architects.
cyberLibrary - links to resources on all aspects of photography
Disability Arts Online - discover the work of deaf and disabled artists
Looking at Buildings - discover building types, styles and traditions and buildings in seven English cities
Louvre Museum Collections - history, collections and virtual tour.
National Portrait Gallery Picture Library - access to over 20,000 images
RIBA Architecture - find out about all aspects of design and construction to international architectural history
Tate Gallery - search the Tate collections of 25,000 works of art at Tate Britain, Modern, Liverpool and St. Ives
The Twentieth Century Society - safeguards the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards
VADS - search over 100,000 visual arts images
Visual Art Now - visual arts community, gallery, events and jobs
Web Gallery of Art - a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 11th to mid-19th centuries
World Wide Arts Resources - contemporary art, art news, art history, contemporary artist and gallery portfolios
Film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Official website of the Academy Awards (Oscars). The Academy Awards Database contains the record of past winners and nominees since the first awards ceremony in 1929.
Britfilms - a searchable database of British films since 1998 and UK filmmakers; details of resources for film-makers and a directory of film festivals.
British Film Institute - world-renowned archive, cinemas, festivals, films, publications and learning resources
Flixster - large online community of Film Buffs. Read and contribute to ratings, reviews and comments on thousands of films
Internet Movie Database - discover the world of movies and television shows
Movie Review Query Engine - Searchable database containing over 45,000 film titles linking to over 450,000 reviews.
Moving History - guide to the UK's moving image archives
Rotten Tomatoes - huge source of news and information about films and DVDs, and links to all reviews with aggregated ratings according to the "Tomatometer".
Time Out Film Reviews - search over 16,000 film reviews
Music
To access Oxford Music Online you are required to add an additional 'TH' prefix to your login
8notes - Free sheet music, music lessons and other resources.
All Music Guide - information on all kinds of music-related issues
Aloud - National gig guide. Searchable by artist, town or genre. Includes ticket service, event guide, venue directory and concert news.
Aria Database - find information on over 1000 operatic arias
BBC Music - news, reviews and gig listings
BBC Sold on Song Songwriting Guides - guides to songwriting and the music business
Barbican Song Index - an index to sheet music anthologies of popular, jazz and folk songs, songs from musicals and films, classical songs and opera arias
British Choirs on the Net - A link to the websites of British choirs, both amateur and professional, including many local ones. Also includes links to other useful websites.
British Composers A- Z -Contains information on the lives and works of a great many British composers past and present.
Cecilia - search this national music resource to discover what is available in libraries, archives and museums
Choral Public Domain Library - Contains hundreds of pieces of choral music which may be downloaded free of charge.
Classical Link - a cross-searchable classical music portal when you are able to listen to samples of every track from the online CD catalogues of 24 independent classical music labels
Classical Net - a classical music site including basic repertoire, composers, books and scores and reviews and articles
CoMA Music Library - works suitable for performance by non-professional musicians
Encore! - search this online catalogue to find sets of performance music available in UK libraries
Every Hit - UK top 40 pop chart information from 1952 onwards
Free Sheet Music - Copyright-free sheet music. The site includes many links to other free sheet music sites.
Gerontius - Contains a wealth of information for choirs and lovers of choral music. Find searchable directories of UK choirs and choral concerts, and other choral music resources
Incorporated Society of Musicians - search for music teachers, performers and composers
The Jazz Site - the premier website for information on British jazz musicians, venues, promoters, educators and much more
Last.fm - Recommends music, video and concerts based on what you listen to
Lemon Rock - A live music guide. Search by area to see gigs close to you
The Lied, Art Song and Choral Texts Page - Contains the original words of many songs as well as English translations. Includes some choral pieces as well
Liveplasma - lets you search for your favourite artists or bands and produces a map that suggests other music you may like. A nice way to discover new music.
Lyrics - Search for song lyrics by song title or artist.
Lyrics Directory - a directory of over 200,000 song lyrics
Lyric Server - A search engine that will help you find complete song lyrics, even if you don't know the song title or artist.
Musopen - an online music library of copyright free music, available both as sheet music PDFs and audio MP3 downloads. It is arranged by composer, performer, instrument, period and form.
National Gig Guide - A guide to live music events in the UK. Search by music type, location or time period or browse by venue or artist name
NAXOS - An alphabetic list of musical terms including musical instruments, musical forms, notation, and music history.
Online Music Database - no-frills website that contains a wealth of information on albums and artists, covering a range of genres
Operabase - biographies of 3,000 composers and 2,800 singers and a database of Opera Houses and festivals
Opera Glass - Extensive collection of performance histories, Libretti, synopses and discographies. Includes information on composers, librettists, operas and opera companies.
Opera Stuff - A general website devoted to all aspects of opera.
Sing Up - Hundreds of song recordings and song sheets, lesson plans and activities, warm-ups and workouts, guides and tutorials. Downloads are free but require registration.
Songfacts - Searchable database of song information. Provides the album, year the song was released, highest US and UK chart position, and "Songfacts" about each song.
Theory on the Web - a guide to music theory
This Day in Music - discover the historical events of music every day
UK Amateur Orchestras - if you're looking for somewhere to play or somewhere to listen, just pick the area you're in, click on the map and you'll be there
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary - discover all of the words and terms related to music
What's On When - A guide to music events around the globe. Searchable by date, genre and location.
What's That Tune? - find a piece of music used in a TV advert
Yahoo Lyrics - Find the lyrics to more than 400,000 songs. Search by song title, artist or a partial lyric. The results include a 30 second sample of the song.
Performing Arts
Backstage - find and search performing arts collections in the UK
The British Theatre Guide - includes news, articles, reviews and interviews, and actors, directors, writers and play writing resources.
Doollee - a free online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written, or translated, into English since the production of Look Back in Anger in 1956. A very comprehensive resource covering nearly 16,000 playwrights and more than 55,000 plays.
Ents24 - entertainment search engine where you can look for events by searching by postcode/location or by event/venue/artist/film. This site list links to events and tickets for all types of venue from local pubs to arenas.
Official London Theatre - A comprehensive guide to the London theatres. Includes full details of current productions, including any touring involved
Small-Cast One-Act Guide Online - A specialist guide to one act plays with small casts. Includes many out-of-print plays as well as current ones, but many of these can be obtained through the library service.
UK Theatre Web - comprehensive website including what's on details for over 2,500 performing arts venues in the UK and links to online box offices, and a huge database of information on people, venues and performances. Includes current job and training opportunities.
Virtual Library - theatre and drama Internet resources
What's On Stage - reviews, information and details of venues, theatres, show and concert halls in Britain
