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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I just learned that a company called Alexander Street offers a free classical music download of the week from their Classical Music Library.
The one at this moment is HectorBerlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. There are 5 tracks with a total time of about 53 minutes. It's available as an mp3 or wma4.
I had never heard of HectorBerlioz. But I downloaded the Symphonie and have been listening to it for the last few minutes. I must say, I am impressed with the compositions.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to be notified when there's a new download of the week, unless you are associated with some kind of institution. So you'll need to manually check the site each week if you're interested. Here's the download webpage. |
Nice find. Thanks!
Here are a few more tidbits:
- The Classical Music Library page offers contradictory info - note the text I bolded.
Classical Music Library Free Download of the Week
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Every two weeks, Alexander Street offers a free music download from our popular online music collection. This download is freely available, regardless of whether or not your library subscribes to the collection.
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- Wait, there's more music! See Free Download from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- On either music download page, those who want to be emailed whenever new music is available should enter a title, organization, and organization type. So what, if you don't work. Just enter something in each field, to be subscribed to the email notification list. For example, your title may be "alumnus" of an educational institution or "patron" of a public library.