The Pretty Good Guide to
500 Years of Music History
by Mistress Signy Dimmridaela
Early music is no longer an arcane subject accessible only to the most diligent scholar or enthusiast. The combination of CD technology and the Internet has made it relatively easy to find out information about early music and recordings of early music. This select list of web pages, publications, recording sources and other information will help you find out more about music in the SCA period. Have fun!
SOME EARLY MUSIC RESOURCES
The following links are not official links of the Society for Creative Anachronism or the Kingdom of Meridies and are not created, maintained, supported, reviewed or otherwise sanctioned in any manner. All external links are provided as a service to the populace at large and are offered on an “as is” basis.
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SCA Medieval and Renaissance Music Homepage SCA Arts and Sciences Page, maintained by Master Gregory Blount. Lots of links to early music resources, both SCA and non-SCA. |
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Early Music America Links to other early music resources, instrument makers, concerts, festivals, workshops, classified ads, early music fun, CD store with listings and reviews. Publishes Early Music magazine. |
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Early Music Network Concerts, discographies, labels and distributors, festivals, instruments, journals and publications, organizations, ensembles and individual performers, school resources, shopping. Maintained in Atlanta. |
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Medieval Music and Arts Foundation TONS of links, information, guides, discographies, bibliographies. Not just music. |
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Searchbeat: Early Music on the Web Lots of links to performers, festivals, workshops, organizations, etc. Not just early music, not just music. |
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Boulder Early Music Shop Instruments, kits, sheet music and scores. Online catalog. |
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The Early Music Shop (London) “The largest single source of early music instruments worldwide.” Online catalog. |
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Kelischek Workshop Instruments, kits, music, workshops. About 2 1/2 hours north of Athens (GA) in Brasstown, NC. |
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Von Heune Workshop Instrument sales, repair, kits, sheet music. Early music links, concentrating on the Boston area. |
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Amherst Early Music The largest and most comprehensive teaching music festival for historical performance in the Western Hemisphere. Held over several weeks in August. |
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Harmonia Nationally syndicated 1 hour public radio program devoted to early music. Airs on NPR affiliates. |