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American Musical Instrument Society Description: The American Musical Instrument Society is an international organization founded in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods. The membership of AMIS includes collectors, historians, curators, performers, instrument makers, restorers, dealers, conservators, teachers, students, and many institutional members. http://amis.org Limited Discography New Orleans and Mississippi Delta Blues Artists, 1950s Description: discography, 1950s, new orleans, artists, rhythm and blues, mississippi delta blues http://duvigneaud.net/ G.I. Gurdjieff and de Hartmann Music for the sacred Movements Description: De Hartmann said about this music: "I can't keep to tell something about Georgi Ivanovitch. Here we understand why Georgi Ivanovitch put always a great weight on music. He himself played and also composed. If we compare it with the music of all the religions we can see that music plays a great role, a great part in the so-called religious service. But after the work of Georgi Ivanovitch we can understand better that music helps to concentrate, to bring oneself to an inner state where we can assume the greatest possible emanations. That is why music is just the thing which helps you to see higher." http://www.gurdjieff-movements.net/music/gurdjieff_history.htm A Brief History of the Conn Company Description: This website provides an overview of the history of the C. G. Conn Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company of Elkhart, Indiana, from its origins in 1874-1980, as well as biographical information about its flamboyant founder, Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931). Owners of Conn instruments and former Conn employees are encouraged to contact Conn researcher and website creator, Dr. Margaret Downie Banks (mbanks@usd.edu), about their Conn instruments and experiences with the company. http://www.usd.edu/~mbanks/CONTENT.html Incompetech: Music Styles Description: Brief, tongue-in-cheek discussion of musical forms. http://www.incompetech.com/music/ The Baroque Cantata Description: Devoted to the baroque cantata repertoire (17th century and 18th century), with articles and editions within the genre. http://www.baroquecantata.com Angelo Manzotti Description: Sopranist, singing the historic repertoire of castrati: includes pictures, discography, performance schedule. http://manzotti.callistomusica.com La Folia, a musical cathedral (1672-2002) Description: Derivations of a single theme: scores, MIDI files from 100+ composers. http://members.chello.nl/folia/ History of CBGB Description: Brief history of the club that promotes underground music. http://www.cbgb.com/history1.htm