MUSIC

Reference Books | Databases | Periodicals | Websites

REFERENCE BOOKS

• Historical dictionary of sacred music. Scarecrow Press, 2006. R781 S93h 2006
• Masterworks: a Musical Discovery, 1998. 781.1 M37 (also available online)
• The NPR Classical Music Companion Terms & Concepts from A to Z. 1997. netLibrary eBook
• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1989. R780.3 N48
• The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2002. R781.65 N48
• The Oxford companion to music. New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. R780 O9
• Women and music in America since 1900: an encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, 2002. R780 W625

DATABASES

Click here for Humanties databases (includes Music).

PERIODICALS

Find Journals on Music, available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases.

WEBSITES

General | Music Theory | Choral Music | Audio Clips & Radio | Publications

-- GENERAL

• AMG All-Music Guide: Encyclopedic music reference site searchable by song title, album, artist, style, or record label.
• Classical Net: Site for finding biographical information on composers, recommended recordings of standard repertoire, and articles and reviews.
• Cyber Hymnal
• Duke Classical Music Resources
• EFDSS Root Source: Guide to folk music and dance in England.
• K-12 Resources for Music Educators
• MuseData: Electronic Library of Classical Music Scores: From Stanford University.
• Pianopedia
• Public Domain Music: Reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music.
• Renaissance Liturgical Imprints
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Online resource list from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University.

-- MUSIC THEORY

• Dissertations in Musical Theory
• saggi musicali italiani: Database for Texts on Music Theory and Aesthetics: From Indiana University.
• Texts on Music in English: Electronic texts on music theory and aesthetics.

-- CHORAL MUSIC

• ChoralNet: Central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community.
• Database of the Choral Music Repertoire of the World
• Texts of Art Songs and Other Classical Vocal Pieces

-- OPERA

• The Aria Database: Information, translation, and MIDIs of famous opera arias.
• Opera Glass Opera Resources: From Stanford University.
• Opera Memphis

-- AUDIO CLIPS & RADIO

• Classic Cat: A directory with links to over 1500 free-to-download classical performances on the internet, sorted by composer and work.
• Classical Live Online Radio: Collection of over 90 classical music radio stations, broadcasting live on the Web.
• Classical Music Mobile: Pay-Per-Download Classical MP3s

-- PUBLICATIONS

• Journal of Music Theory Homepage: Founded at Yale in 1957, JMT is the oldest music-theory journal now published in the United States.
• MuSICA: Music & Science Information Computer Archive: Provides all issues of MuSICA Research Notes. MRN is a newsletter of analysis and commentary on the broad field of research on music and behavior, including evolution, brain mechanisms, child development, perception, learning, memory, performance, health and related topics.