The African Music Encyclopedia — Browse and search for African musical terms by artist, country or term
Afropop Worldwide Glossary — Our vision is to increase the profile of African and African Diaspora music worldwide, and to see that benefits go back to artists, music industry professionals, and the countries that produce the music.
The All About Jazz List of Jazz Slang — From just about its inception, Jazz has had a (spoken) language all its own. Though most words haven't seen the light of day outside of a jazz club, quite a few have found their way into the mainstream American lexicon, and are still bandied about today. Words like, hip, cat and daddy-o have helped contribute to Jazz's "cool" mystique. This list contains a few of those colloquial gems.
Audiogalaxy Glossary of Musical Styles — A comprehensive glossary of musical styles and sub-styles.
BlueBook of Piano's Glossary of Piano Terms — The "Bluebook of Pianos" has been published for over thirty years. This information is used by Libraries, Retailers, Factories, Salespeople, Music Teachers, and Auction Houses. Our new and used piano prices are used by technicians and appraisers. It is piano information on demand, fast, free and convenient. We are committed to providing accuracy and fairness in a product that exceeds your expectations.
Brazilian Music Terminology — This is an attempt to clarify some of the terms which get thrown around when discussing Brazilian music... just in case you find yourself getting a little bit lost.
CanTeach Glossary of Musical Terms and Forms — CanTeach was created to assist teachers in finding and using resources online. Although this site has resources which all educators will find useful, we have attempted to place emphasis on lesson plans, resources, & links which have a Canadian focus since there is a need for such materials on the web.
Chandrakantha.com — Encyclopedia of Indian music and musicians featuring illustrations of the music, musicians, dances of India.
Dictionary of Hot Salsa — Salsa (the sauce) is made of multiple ingredients, bound by a common history, a love for rhythm and a sense of festival out of the commun run. Enter its dance, trail in the streets whose salsa is the girl, discover its figures of legend, the musicians, the dancers, the records, the places where to immerse yourself in its heat. Muy caliente !
Dolmetsch Online's Music Dictionary — The purpose of our Music Dictionary Online is, in the case of non-English words and phrases, to offer translations for and, in the case of English and non-English words and phrases and where appropriate, explanations and comments about general (non-musical) and specialist (i.e. musical, etc.) terms that might be found in musical scores, books, web sites, CD notes and concert programmes.
Essentials of Music Online Glossary — Music, like any subject, has its own terminology. At first the many terms that musicians use to describe music can seem daunting. But there is nothing mysterious about these terms; they merely use words to describe something we can all hear with a little bit of practice. This section will introduce you to the terms used most often to talk about music. All the terms are clearly defined and linked to other related terms. In many cases you will be able to listen to an example chosen to illustrate the term.
Glossary of Classical Music — From Naxos.com, A-Z of classical music terms.
Glossary of Indian Classical Music — From Anhad to Vilambit.
Glossary of Indian Music Terms — Definitions of terms used in Indian music.
Glossary of Musical Terms — From Hooked on Symphonics, an interactive music site created to teach children of all ages about the symphony.
Glossary of Jazz Terms — From Marc Sabatella, a jazz pianist, impressionist painter, and educator and his web studio, home of the world famous Jazz Improvisation Primer.
Glossary Of Latin Music Terms — This little Glossary is mainly meant to help people who are getting into the latin music understand what the others are talking about...
Hobgoblin Glossary of Folk Instruments — Glossary of Folk Musical Instruments & Styles from Around the World
Introduction to Classical Music — From Naxos.com, including the A-Z of Opera and a Guide to How to Enjoy a Live Concert.
Medieval Music Glossary — From the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Multi-Lingual Dictionary of Musical Terms — From Cadenza.org, in English, French, German and Serbian.
MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music — Includes classical, film music, jazz, pop, rock and nostalgia genres.
Music Cognition Handbook: A Glossary of Concepts — Dictionary definitions for some 300 technical terms and concepts related to the field of music cognition.
Opera Glossary — From OperaResource.com, your complete resource on the web for opera music, books, links and information.
Sheet Music Index Search — From Duke University Libraries, searchable by title and name.
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary — Includes musical examples, quizzes and sound files with pronunciation.
World Music Central — Here you will find information about most World Music genres and song styles.