General

A-Z Glossary. From HNH.com, the Classical Music Website.

British vs. American Musical Terms

Cadenza Glossary. A multi-lingual dictionary of English, French, German and Serbian musical terms.

Classicalworks.com.  Brief definitions.

Dictionary of Musical Forms Limited list of definitions such as aria, sonata, and symphony.

Essentials Of Music

Glossary of Sheet Music Terms

Table of Dynamic Markings. From ppp to fff.

Handy Glossary of Common but Frequently Misunderstood Sheet Music Terms

Music Acronyms Dictionary

Music Cognition Handbook: Glossary of Musical Terms.

Music Dictionary. With audio, links, photos.

Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music: A Glossary of Terms.

Solomon's Glossary of Technical Musical Terms
 

Styles

Blues Language. Explains those references in blues songs.

Dance Dictionary. Defines several of the contemporary dance music styles from acid house to tribal.

Electronic Music.

Folk File: A Folkies Dictionary. A collection of terms related to folk music, plus some mini-biographies, musicology terms, trivia, and miscellaneous facts and figures.

Glossary of Folk Musical Instruments & Styles from Around the World.

Hip Hop Dictionary.

Jazz Age Slang

Jazz Glossary.

Jazz Slang

Medieval Music Glossary.

Rap Dictionary

World Music

African Styles Of Music.

Brazilian Glossary of Musical Types and Rhythms.

Flamenco Glossary

Glossary of African Ethnic Music

Glossary of Indian Music Terms

Glossary Of Latin Music Terms

Hot Salsa: The Dictionary

Rasta/Patois Dictionary 

World Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

Musical Instruments

Banjo Glossary  "For those who want to know but don't want to ask."

Glossary of Bells and Their Music

Glossary of Folk Musical Instruments & Styles from Around the World.

Glossary of Musical Instruments. From Banjo to Zurna.

Dictionary of Taiko Terminology

Audio & Recording

Audio Recording Terms Glossary.

Glossary of Music Industry Terms

Guitar Nine Glossary of Terms. Terms used in studio recording.

Mp3 Machine.com For Mp3 terminology.

Music Technology Glossary

Last Updated: 10/2007