Music Research Guide
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Journal Articles |
Background & Reference Information |
Books & More |
Selected Websites |
Interlibrary Loan |
Further Information
MultiSEARCH ... for articles, books & more
Find Journal Articles
Based on these descriptions, select the database that best meets your needs.
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
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| International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP), 1996 - present |
| Indexes and abstracts covering national and international sources. |
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| Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present |
| Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social
science journals. |
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Find Background & Reference Information
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional
sources as you begin your research.
General Reference Resources
| Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, Ref ML 100.B38 2003 |
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| Oxford Music Online |
| Provides access to The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and The Oxford Companion to Music. Audio examples require free download of Scorch software. Limited to three users -- please remember to log off. |
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| Heritage of Music, Ref ML 160 H527 1989 |
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| New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Ref ML 100 N48 2001 |
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| New Grove Dictionary of American Music, Ref ML 101 U6 N48 1986 |
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| New Oxford History of Music, Ref ML 160 N44 1990 |
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| Oxford Dictionary of Music, Ref ML 100 K35 1994 |
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Pop/Rock Music
| Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Ref ML 102 P66 G84 1995 |
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| Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music, Ref ML 3470 M36 |
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| New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, Ref ML 102 R6 R64 1995 |
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| Rock Who's Who, Ref ML 102 R6 H5 1996 |
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| Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, Ref ML 3534 R64 1992 |
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| St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, (5 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref E169.1 .S764 2000 |
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Jazz/Blues
| Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Ref ML 102 J3 F39 1999 |
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| Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950, Ref ML 102 P66 K55 |
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| Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz, Ref ML 102 J3 C34 |
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| New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Ref ML 102 J3 N48 2002 |
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Opera
| International Dictionary of Opera, Ref ML 102 O6 I6 1993 |
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| New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Ref ML 102 O6 N5 1992 |
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| New Kobbe's Opera Book, Ref MT 95 K52 1997 |
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Musical Theater
| American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, Ref ML 1711 B67 2001 |
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| Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Ref ML 102 M88 G3 1994 |
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| Ganzl's Book of the Musical Theatre, Ref MT 95 G2 1989 |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref PN2035 .O94 2003 |
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Instruments
| New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Ref ML102 I5 N48 1984 |
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| Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments, Ref ML 102 I5 B34 1992 |
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World Music
| Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Ref ML 100 G16 1998 |
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| JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance, Media M1627 J82 1990 |
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Biographies
| Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Ref ML 105 B16 1992 |
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| Contemporary Composers, Ref ML C75 1992 |
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| International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory, Ref ML 106 G7 W4 |
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| Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers, Ref ML 105 N67 1995 |
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Books & More
Use Penfield's
library catalog
to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more.
If the library catalog does not have what you need, use
WorldCat or the
SUNYConnect Union Catalog
to identify titles that you might borrow through our
interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
Selected Websites
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian
specializing in this discipline.
Internet Resources - General Resources
| AMG All Music Guide |
| A searchable database to recordings of popular music in all styles and genres, including rock, country, jazz, world and rap - with ratings and essays on performers. Also provides links to other All Media sites: Classical, All Movies, and All Game. |
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| Composer Biographies |
| From Adam de la Halle to Frank Zappa, this site provides biographies as well as other relevant links to composers |
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| Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music |
| A gateway site of varied and useful links in ethnomusicology |
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| JW Pepper |
| A printed music distributor specializing in music performance material. Features a searchable database and links to major music publishers and music resources on the Internet |
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| Music Dictionary |
| Online dictionary of musical terms |
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| Operabase |
| Information related to opera. Offers access to a database of opera houses and festivals, a performance and artist search engine, and opera-related news and reviews |
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| Public Domain Music |
| A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music |
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Interlibrary Loan
Use the
library catalog
to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need.
Please also check the list of available
e-journals.
If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available,
you may request it online through our
interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)
Further Information
Ask A Librarian
Citing Your Sources
Evaluating Your Sources
