Music
Core Resources
Background information: online encyclopedias
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music This link opens in a new windowMajor reference source for World Music and Ethnomusicology; organized geographically.
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Grove Music Online This link opens in a new windowThe first stop major reference work for Western classical music. Go here to get background information and context. Often a great please to start for traditional Music History papers.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online: Music This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies Online give an overview of a topic, then an annotated bibliography of works on that topic. A great guide to use when starting your research or doing topic exploration. The music collection includes entries on composers, genres, and forms.
Databases to find articles in journals
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals and books in all subject areas, still images, moving images, audio, and primary sources. It now includes the contents of ArtStor.
Streaming music
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Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowOnline streaming music service, strongest in classical music.
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Subjects: Music