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The Arts

We have provided links to these sites because they have information that may be of interest to you.
The Library is not responsible for the content of these external sites.

Suggested Online Encyclopedias and Databases

Classical Music Library
Available from home.
Classical music recordings for listening and learning.

eLibrary Plus
newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, maps, pictures
Available from home.  You must enter your Highland Park Library card number. 

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
encyclopedias, magazines
Available from the Highland Park Public Library only.

Smithsonian Global Sound
Available from home.
Music recordings

World Book Online--Americas Edition
Available from home.  You must enter your Highland Park Library card number.

A. Pintura, Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting
Learn about art as you help a detective solve a mystery

Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures
Learn about Carnegie Hall and the instruments that are played there

CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum
Search by name, location, or time frame to find thousands of digital images of famous paintings

Classics for Kids
Listen to archived radio programs which introduce children to classical music

The Classical Music Archives
Listen to classical music on the web

Creating Music
Use a sketch pad to create your own music

DSO for Kids
Learn about music on this Dallas Symphony Orchestra site

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Over 75,000 art images

Free Sheet Music
Download your own copy of popular, jazz, classical music

Free Sheet Music Database on 8notes.com
Search by artist and download copies of classical music which have been rated by difficulty

Georges Seurat and "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
Links to activities for children which explore the famous painting and pointillism

John Philip Sousa Page
Download Sousa marches

Joseph Wu's Origami Page
Good instructions for making origami

NIEHS Kids' Page
Listen to midi files of the music to children's songs

Web Gallery of Art
Find thousands of digital images of famous paintings and brief biographies of the artists

Welcome to SFSKIDS
Learn about musical notation, pitch, instrumentation, tempo and much more with fun musical activities

WebMuseum, Paris
Information about Paul Cézanne, Paris, and Medieval art

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