Naxos Music Library

The Naxos Music Library (NML) is the most comprehensive collection of classical music available on-line!

The NML is an invaluable resource for universities, music schools, public libraries, schools, music professionals and collectors! Need to reference a composition? Need information for a school project? Are you an avid collector with a passion for all things classical? Then the NML is for you!

Naxos is the world’s leading producer of classical music. Naxos produces more new recordings than any other label or corporate entity. The library offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues as well as jazz and world music, educational products and a growing range of historical recordings* featuring the biggest performers in the history of classical music. We have added thousands of titles of other independent labels and will continue to include leading independent labels from around the world. Naxos is the only label, independent or major, with a substantial commitment to music education offering a wide range of educational products. Naxos also provides music to all major educational book publishers such as McGraw-Hill, WW Norton and Prentice Hall. Our servers are based at Hong Kong’s government-owned Cyberport complex. We have our own team of musicologists, programmers and designers in our offices in Hong Kong and Manila backing up the service. We offer in the subscription a complete set of tools designed for academic institutions to manage usage in their libraries.

Online content saves you time, money and space! You can log in remotely to access all the info on the site. The fee structure is flexible, the setup is very simple , you have instant customer support and their is multiple and simultaneous access and the range of content is vast!

Some of the features include:

  • Easy-to-use yet sophisticated search engines
  • CD covers, complete track lists and music notes
  • Administrator functions
  • Static URL to track, repertoire, CD and playlist
  • Access with iPhone or iPod Touch
  • Create and edit Playlists that can be accessed the all users registered to your NML

Genres included in the NML:

  • Classical music
  • Contemporary Jazz
  • Jazz / Folk / Blues Legends
  • Nostalgia
  • World music
  • Contemporary
  • Instrumental
  • Chinese music
  • Pop and Rock

Eductional Content  has multiple layers of useful tools:

  • Junior Section
    • The Story of Classical Music
    • Music for Kids
    • Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra
  • Study Area
    GCSE and A-Level material
    • Study notes on a wide variety of subjects
    • Topics include: musical form, music history, world music, chamber music, opera, minimalism, neo-classicism and more
    • Listening questions, with musical excerpts and practice exam questions covering a wide range of topics
  • Other Resources
    • Lives and Works of the Greatest Composers
    • Classics Explained
    • Opera Explained
    • The Instruments of the Orchestra
    • The History of Classical Music
    • The History of Opera
    • Glossary
    • Pronunciation Guide
    • Opera Synopses
    • Opera Libretti
    • Music Fundamental Terms

For more information or for a free trial, contact Jan Hoorweg – jan@nextmusic.co.za or alternatively +27 11 450 3584