Classical Music Downloads
Here is the easiest and best way of getting classical music to your ears without leaving the comfort of you own home. With the success of iTunes and Napster, finding, downloading, and taking your classical music with you where ever you go is a snap. Each service has their own advantages and disadvantages for you to examine before you decide which option is best for you.iTunes
- Huge selection of classical music
- Buy entire albums or single tracks
- Easy to use platform that is free to download on a Mac or PC
- Burn as many CDs as you want with your purchased music
- iPods are the only compatible device to download your iTunes purchases
- Extensive music libraries can fill up hard drive space, though many of today's computers are made with large storage capacities
Napster
- Huge selection of classical music
- You can listen to music without having to buy and download it, which can save you precious hard drive space
- Members can pay a low monthly fee for the Napster service
- Easy to use platform
- Compatible with over 75 portable music players
- Some artists' music is not available on Napster
- Once your membership has ended, all of your downloaded music will expire, unless you had purchased it Read the full review of Napster for more in-depth coverage.
Classical Music on Satellite Radio
I went to my parents house not to long ago and discovered my mom listening to classical music on the TV. Their satellite television provider has teamed up with XM Satellite Radio to provide non-stop classical music (and other genres) all day, all night, and all week long on a number of channels. Satellite radio has become more and more popular, as it should, with the technology available to consumers today. With satellite radio available on portable music devices, home and car stereos, and even your satellite TV, listening to commercial free classical music has never been easier.Here are the top rated satellite radio providers.
For a more in-depth anaylis of both satellite radio providers, read this step by step comparison.Here are the top rated satellite television providers who offer satellite radio channels in their television programming:
Free Classical Music Sheet Music
It seems more and more people are learning to play instruments, and with that, they also want sheet music. However, buying scores of music can prove to be pretty costly. Here is a list of sites that provide you with some free classical sheet music.- Noel, Noel, Noel - This site provides a handful of Christmas sheet music.
- 8Notes - Another site that provides free Christmas sheet music.
- MFiles - A large source of midi's, classical sheet music, Christmas sheet music, and more.
- Sheet Music Archive - This site offers hundreds of downloadable sheet music pdf files. However, because they are a relatively small site, you are only able to download two pieces per day. Still, that's 730 free pieces of music a year!
- Easy Sheet Music - This web site also offers a handful of easy classical sheet music.
- MSN Group: Classical Piano - Each month, this MSN group provides a new downloadable classical work in high quality pdf. format. This site requires an MSN registration.
