Music
Call numbers for music resources
Library of Congress classification
M – Music
ML – Literature on music
MT – Musical instruction and studyDewey classification
780 – Music
782-783 – Vocal
784-788 – InstrumentsThese lists are representative of resources in the collection
Note: reference books (REF) and instructional materials can be used only in the library.
Classical/General
Harvard Dictionary of Music REF 780.3 Har
World Musicians REF80.922 Wor
American Composers: a biographical dictionary REF 920 Ewe
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians REF ML 100 .N48 1981
Baker’s Dictionary of Music REF ML 100 .S635 1997
New Grove Dictionary of American Music REF ML 101 .U6 N48 1986
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians ML 105 .B16 1992
Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music ML 105 .H38 1996
Outline History of Western Music ML 161 .O96 1998
Opera and Theatre
New Grove Dictionary of Opera REF ML 102 .O6 N5 1992
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre ML 102 .M88 G3 1994
Stage It with Music: guide to musical theatre ML 102 .M88 H6 1993
Definitive Kobbe’s Opera Book MT 95 .K52 1987
Jazz and Blues
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz ML 102 .J3 N48 1988
Who’s Who of Jazz ML 106 .U3 C5 1985
Rock, Popular and Country
Billboard Book of the Top 40 Hits REF 781.016 Whi
Rock & Roll Year by Year REFf 781.66 Cra
Guinness Encyclopedia of popular Music REF ML 102 .P66 G84 1992
Encyclopedia of Country Music: the ultimate guide ML 102 .C7 E54 1998
Rock Who’s Who ML 102 .R6 H5 1996
American Popular Music: a multicultural history ML 3477 .A67 2006
History and Criticism (a selection of circulating books)
Studies in Music with Text ML 1400 .L48 2006
Birth of Be-Bop: a social and musical history ML 3506 .D48 1997
Swing Era: the development of jazz, 1930-1945 ML 3506 .S36 1968
Blues: the basics ML 3521 .W45 2005
The Rock History Reader ML 3534 .R633 2007
Performance (a selection of circulating books)
Mastering the Art of Performance: a primer ML 457 .G66 2006
Mastery of the French Horn MT 425 .H65 2006
Singing in Style: a guide to vocal performance MT 892 .E45 2006
Appreciation (a selection of circulating books)
For the Love of Music: invitations to listening ML 160 .S84 2006
Music as Thought: listening to the symphony ML 1255 .B68 2006
Understanding Music MT 6 .Y86 U53 2002
Music videos and CDs are also available for checkout.
Databases for Music
Classical, jazz, world/folk, new age, and Chinese music recordings in 75,000+ tracks plus related text information about the musical works.NOTE: requires Windows Media Player version 9 or later - limit of 25 simultaneous users for this resource
Features articles on popular music genres such as jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music from 1900 to the present. Also includes information on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals.
Includes full-text back issues of selected journals in such areas as history, statistics, sociology, literature, and economics.
Full-text articles from "over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals."
Websites
Digital Librarian – Locating Lyrics, Sheet Music, Librettos, & Scores
http://www.digital-librarian.com/sheet.htmlIndiana University School of Music - Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Composers
http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/composer.htmlIndiana University School of Music - Worldwide Internet Music Resources:
Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups
http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/artist.html
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