The College has subscribed to 3 simultaneous logins to the Naxos Music Library since October 2005. Naxos Music Library is a large web based music listening service owned by the Naxos classical record label. It provides access to over 130,000 tracks from 8,800 CDs and almost 7,000 composers which comprise the entire Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues, plus other licensed independent labels [figures as at 3 November 2005]. You can listen to whole CDs or individual tracks from the complete Naxos and Marco Polo (less well known classical music worldwide) catalogues encompassing classical, jazz, blues, world, folk, and Chinese music.
Naxos Music Library is available at all times, round the clock. The music is streamed in Microsoft WMA 9.0 format at near-CD quality (64Kbps - broadband or DSL/ISDN required) or FM quality (20Kbps - suitable for a dial-up connection). You can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists can also be easily created for educational use, or for hours of continuous enjoyment. Whilst listening, you can read information about the works (the ’sleevenotes’), artists and composers. Music students with personal computers can ask to be put on the Library’s list of approved IP addresses so that they can connect to the service from their own rooms.
It is not possible to download or burn to CD any music on Naxos Music Library.
Please remember to log out after using the service, as there is a maximum of three simultaneous users.
Download a copy of the Naxos Music Library brochure (PDF, 3MB)