Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)
BMI is a non-profit making organization representing more than 160,000 songwriters,
composers, and music publishers with a repertoire of more than 3,000,000 works
in all areas of music, all of which you'll have to pay for. When you pay your
required fee to play BMI music in your aerobics class or coffeeshop, it goes
for this site (and into the pockets of the likes of Marilyn Manson).
Canadian Musical Reproduction
Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)
Canada's largest music licensing agency, representing more than 30,000 music
publishers and copyright owners. Also includes information from the Canadian
Music Publishers Association (CMPA), a trade association representing the interests
of music publishers and copyright owners doing business in Canada.
European American Music Distributors Corporation
International classical music publishers, representing Schott Music and Universal
Edition, among many others.
J W Pepper Music Network
An Internet service for printed music of all publishers.
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
(MCPS)
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd. is a British company that licenses
the use of its composer, author and music publisher members' copyright works.
Mudcat Cafe
"A magazine dedicated to blues and folk music." Features the Digital
Tradition Folksong Database as well as chat and forum features.
Music Publisher's Association of the United
States
MPA's web site includes a members directory, information about copyright protection,
and information about the Paul Revere Award, which acknowledges publishers for
their efforts in creating art for the music industry.
National Music Publishers' Association
A national trade association providing a number of services to protect the copyrights
of its members, and licensing services through its subsidiary, the Harry Fox
Agency, Inc.
Polish Music Journal
This an academic, peer-reviewed publication devoted to musicological studies
of Polish music and music in Poland. The Journal's purpose is to provide a convenient,
modern forum for publication of studies of the music that is not well known
in the West.
The Public Domain Information Project
"A reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs
in the public domain . . . royalty free music you can use anywhere and any way
you choose . . . performance, sing-along, film, video, advertising, business,
or personal." An excellent resource for finding published pieces of music
that can be performed without a fee.
Ragtime Press HV Records
Ragtime piano music first appeared in the late 1800's as a syncopated evolution
of March music. The ragtime era dominated the music scene of the 1st decade
of the 20th century, featuring ragtime, blues, and stride piano, which was the
foundation for novelty piano, modern jazz, and blues rock.
G. Schirmer Music Publishers
One of the world's largest publishers of classical music. Includes interesting
news and information about the composers they represent.
Southern Music Company
In
the past 59 years, Southern Music Company has assembled one of the largest inventories
of educational music in the world; the company has between 400,000 and 500,000
titles in stock representing over 500 publishers, worldwide. In addition, Southern
Music Company publishes over 5,000 music titles.
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