Links
- The Nakano Collection - a wonderful collection of classical music, written for mandolin and mandolin ensembles. Access is free, but you will need to apply for a user name and password.
- 19th Century Tunes - an archive of 19th century sheet music, mainly for mandolin.
- Werner Icking Music Archive
- Mutopia Project
- Project Gutenberg Music
- Musica Viva
- Acadia Early Music Archive
- Johan Tufvesson Music Archive
- Nissimo
- RowyNet
- The Sheet Music Archive
- Musikwissenschaften - print your own blank staff paper (requires Flash Player).
Free online sheet music archives:
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Free software for viewing and printing scores:
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GhostScript & GSView - free software for viewing PostScript (.ps) files (GSView requires GhostScript to be installed first).
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Adobe
Acrobat Reader - for viewing Acrobat (.pdf) files.
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Foxit Reader - a small, fast, free reader for viewing .pdf files.
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Scorch -
free viewer for scores created with Sibelius.
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Finale NotePad - free viewer and editor for scores created with Finale.
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IrfanView - an excellent freeware graphics viewer
(e.g. for scanned images of scores).
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7-Zip - free
software for opening and creating highly compressed archives, using its own
format as well as the more commonly encountered ones such as .zip.
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IZArc - full featured free software for opening and creating compressed archives (such as .zip and .rar).
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Musical Organisations:
- Exeter Music Group - the EMG is a symphony orchestra based in Exeter
- Exeter Symphony Orchestra - the ESO is a symphony orchestra based in Exeter
- Wren Music - Devon's Folk and Community Arts Development Organisation.
- Exeter Young Strings - providing tuition for children in the Exeter area who want to play a classical stringed instrument.
- Benslow Music Trust - Offering courses for all and high quality instruments to promising young players and students.
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Live music:
- The Baring-Gould Folk Festival - in Okehampton (24th to 28th October 2008).
- Hitchin Folk Club - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards folk club of the year 2005.
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Gig Guide - gigs listed locally and across the UK.
For those who need it - here is a link to our "Wed Site"!