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Selected Reference Books

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  • American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary
    		• Ref ML 390 E815 1983
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
    		• Ref ML 105 B16 2001 (v.1-6)
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century
    Classical Musicians
    		• Ref ML 105 S612 1997
  • The Complete Book of Classical Music
    		•  Ref MT 6 E89
  • The Definitive Kobbe's Opera Book
    		•  Ref MT 95 K52 1987
  • Dictionary of Afro-American Performers
    		• Ref ML 106 U3 T87 1990
  • The Down Home Guide to the Blues
    		• Ref ML 156.4 B6 S26 1990
  • The Encyclopedia of Jazz
    		• Ref ML 105 F36
  • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa
    		•  Ref ML 100 G16 1998 v.1
  • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South America,
    Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
    		•  Ref ML 100 G16 1998 v.2
  • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Southeast Asia
    		•  Ref ML 100 G16 1998 v.4
  • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music:
    The United States and Canada
    		•  Ref ML 100 G16 1998 v.3
  • Great Composers 1300-1900
    		• Ref ML 105 E944
  • The Great Song Thesaurus
    		•  Ref ML 128 S3 L4 1984
  • The Green Book of Songs By Subject: The Thematic Guide
    to Popular Music
    		•  Ref ML 156.4 P6 G73 2002
  • Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers
    		• Ref ML 390 G85 1985
  • The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
    		• Ref ML 102 P66 G84 1995 (v.1-6)
  • Heritage of Music
    		•  Ref ML 160 .H527 1987 (v.1-4)
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Black Music
    		• Ref ML 105 I39 1982
  • The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians
    		•  Ref ML 100 T47 1975
  • Music Reference and Research Materials: An
    Annotated Bibliography
    		• Ref ML 113 .D83 1988
  • Music Since 1900
    		•  Ref ML 197 S634 2001
  • Musical Instruments of the World
    		• Ref ML 102 I5 D5
  • The New Grove Dictionary of American Music
    		• Ref ML 101 U6 N48 1986 (v.1-4)
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
    		•  Ref ML 102 J3 N48 2001 (v.1-3)
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
    		• Ref ML 100 N478 (v.1-20)
  • The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music
    		• Ref ML 100 .N9 1988
  • The Oxford Companion to Music
    		•  Ref ML 100 S37 2002
  • The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music
    		•  Ref ML 102 P66 P5 1998
  • Popular Titles and Subtitles of Musical Compositions
    		• Ref ML 113 B39 1975
  • Rock On Almanac
    		•  Ref ML 3534 N58 1989
  • Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref ML 82 W625 2002 (v.1-2)
  • Women in American Music
    		• Ref ML 128 W7 B6
  • World Music
    		•  Ref ML 3545 W66 1994

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    Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

    Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of Music subjects, including:
    Arrangement (Music)
    Choral music
    Church music
    Composition (Music)
    Conducting
    Counterpoint
    Hymns
    Instrumental music
    Mozart
    Music
    Music -- History
    Music -- Instruction and study
    Music -- Performance    		 Music -- 17th Century
    Music -- Theory
    Musical instruments
    Opera
    Organ
    Percussion
    Piano
    Popular Music
    Singing
    Vocal music
    Voice
    Woodwind

    ...Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

    M -- Music (General)
    ML -- Literature of Music
    MT -- Music Instruction

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    Databases for Research

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    *For additional databases, see the Databases for Research page.

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    Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

    The following periodicals, held by Edens Library, are excellent resources for exploring current topics in Music. Check the Library Catalog for holdings.

    The American Organist
    The Choral Journal
    Clavier
    The Diapason
    The Hymn
    The Instrumentalist
    Journal of Research in Music Education    		 The Journal of Singing
    Music K-8
    Music Educators Journal
    The Musical Quarterly
    The Organ
    Teaching Music

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    Recommended Internet Sites for Music

  • Music (General)
  • Instrument-Specific
  • Composers
  • Classical
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  • Sheet Music
  • Opera
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    Music (General)
    All Music Guide (AMG)
    Digital Mozart Edition (NMA Online)
    "The purpose of this web site operated by the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum in cooperation with the Packard Humanities Institute is to make Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical compositions widely and conveniently accessible to the public, for personal study and for educational and classroom use. Wholesale downloading or reuse of the contents of this website is prohibited under all circumstances, whether commercial or otherwise. The digitized version offers the musical text and the critical commentaries of the entire Neue Mozart-Ausgabe...Some restrictions apply to the reproduction of images of source materials, particularly in the supplement to the edition."

    PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEB SITE IS TO BE USED STRICTLY FOR PERSONAL STUDY. COPIES CANNNOT BE MADE EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER THE "FAIR USE" PRINCIPLES OF COPYRIGHT LAW
    Music on the Internet (refdesk.com)
    Music Theory Online: A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research, and Scholarship
    The Pulitzer Prize
    "The Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners is more than simply a roster of names and biographical data. It is a list of people in journalism, letters, and music whose accomplishments enable researchers to trace the historical evolution of their respective fields and the development of American society." - Seymour Topping, 'Pulitzer Prizes History'
    (2/1/05)
    RISM Online (Repertoire international des sources musicales
    Bibliographic database of primary music materials in libraries throughout the world
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    Instrument-Specific
    Beginning Instrumental Techniques and Advice
    GuitarLessons.Net
    Instrument Encyclopedia (Univ. of Michigan)
    "A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments"
    Piano Home Page
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    Composers
    The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
    "A membership association of more than 120,000 U.S. composers, songwriters and publishers of every kind of music and hundreds of thousands worldwide."
    Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
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    Classical
    The Classical Music Dept of the WWW Virtual Library
    DW3 Classical Music Resources (Duke Univ.)
    "The world's most comprehensive collection of classical music links"
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    Sheet Music
    Historic American Sheet Music
    Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
    Sheet Music Plus
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    Opera
    Metropolitan Opera
    Since 1883, the organization now known as the Met has presented opera in New York City. This site provides information about current performances, radio and television broadcast schedules, and the availability of recordings. Also includes an illustrated history of the Metropolitan Opera and synopses of dozens of operas. Current season information is searchable.
    Operabase
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    *NOTE: The date at the end of each "Recommended Internet Sites" entry indicates when the entry was added or modified.

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    Date: 6/22/07
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