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Short articles on music theory, instruments, history and styles, written for the original ListenSmart.com and kept at the same addresses since 2014.
About Music
8 pages
Instruments
88 pages
Music History
30 pages
Styles & Genres
14 pages
Book Recommendations (2000)
The original reading lists, titles only
Genre Guide 2000
The original 660-genre tree with definitions
Restored from the archive in 2026
These pages were missing from the 2014 restoration, or had more text on the original site. The archived text is added unchanged, with a link to its Wayback Machine capture.
About Music
Instruments
- Bowed Strings
- Cello
- Contrabass
- Viola
- Violin
- Brass
- Euphonium
- French Horn
- Trombone
- Bass Trombone
- Valve Trombone
- Trumpet · unfinished in 2000
- Piccolo Trumpet · unfinished in 2000
- Tuba
- Electronic
- DJ Turntable · unfinished in 2000
- EWI
- Synthesizers · unfinished in 2000
- Theremin
- Keyboards
- Accordion
- Celeste · unfinished in 2000
- Clavinet · unfinished in 2000
- Hammond Organ
- Harpsichord
- Organ
- Piano · unfinished in 2000
- Miscellaneous
- Bagpipe
- Didgeridoo
- Dulcimer
- Harmonica
- Jew’s Harp
- Vocals as an Instrument · unfinished in 2000
- Percussion
- Auxiliary Percussion
- Agogo Bells
- Bongos
- Castanets
- Conga Drums
- Darabuka
- Frame Drum
- Gong
- Maracas
- Tabla
- Tam Tam
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Drum Percussion
- Bass Drum
- Drum Set
- Snare Drum
- Tenor Drum
- Timpani
- Mallet Percussion
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Steel Drum
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
- Plucked/Strummed Strings
- Banjo · unfinished in 2000
- Guitar · unfinished in 2000
- Acoustic Guitar · unfinished in 2000
- Electric Guitar · unfinished in 2000
- Harp
- Lute
- Mandolin
- Sitar · unfinished in 2000
- Ukulele
- Recorder
- Woodwinds
- Bassoon · unfinished in 2000
- Contrabassoon · unfinished in 2000
- Clarinet
- Bass Clarinet
- Flute
- Alto Flute
- Piccolo
- Oboe
- English Horn
- Saxophone
- Alto Saxophone
- Baritone Saxophone
- Soprano Saxophone
- Tenor Saxophone