Online Resources

• The Sound Recording Technology History Site. Documents the development of recording technologies and its role in musical developments. recording-history.org
• The British Museum Library of Recorded Sounds. sounds.bl.uk
• Database of Women Song Composers, Listing Songs Published in the U.S. and England, ca. 1890-1930. Created by Prof. Christopher Reynolds, UC Davis. Description of the list and link at musicologynow.ams-net.org.
• Mahler’s 1905 performances of several works on the Welte-Mignon Reproducing Piano. Video on YouTube.
• Mahler's composing hut on the Attersee. Video tour on YouTube.
• “O Du Lieber Augustin” played on a hurdy-gurdy. Video on YouTube.
• Debussy's 1913 performance of "Evening in Granada" from Estampes on the Welte-Mignon Reproducing Piano. Video on YouTube.
• Website for the polydrama, Alma. Alma Mahler’s life has inspired several plays and movies such as Bride of the Wind (2001) and a 1996 “polydrama” whose website compiles a timeline, photos, mp3s of Alma Mahler interviews and links to other websites of interest. Via alma-mahler.at
• Haystacks series in color with introduction via Art Institute of Chicago Website. Page on artic.edu
• Images from the 1889 Universal Exposition in the Library of Congress. Page on loc.gov
• Film from the 1900 Universal Exposition. Video on YouTube.

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