Music & Music History
Finding Books And Print Music Materials:
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Sage
This is the catalog for identifying books and print materials in the CSU library collection. -
Prospector (regional
catalog)
Identifies and allows requests for books and print materials from libraries in the Front Range area. -
WorldCat
(CSU affiliates only)
Database to identify books and print materials in libraries in the US for interlibrary loan purposes. Note the ability to limit to sound recordings or musical scores. - Library of Congress
Classification
Click on "M" for music book call numbers. Some of interest:
M2: monuments of music
M3: collected editions of individual composers
ML100 - ML113: encyclopedias and dictionaries
ML134: thematic catalogs
Research Databases:
- Grove
Music Online [also called Oxford Music Online] (CSU affiliates only)
A detailed standard source. The print version can be found at
ML100 .N48 2001 Ref -
Classical Music Reference Library (CSU affiliates only)
Brief articles on music topics from standard reference books. - Naxos
Music Library (CSU affiliates only)
Listen to recorded music by numerous composers from a number of record labels. -
Music Index
(CSU affiliates only)
Indexing and links to articles back to 1975. -
JSTOR
(CSU affiliates only)
Full text articles from major music journals well into the past. -
Digital
Dissertations and Theses (CSU affiliates only)
Indexing for theses and dissertations written in the US; the most recent are full text. - Web of
Science (CSU affiliates only)
Unique for its ability to search cited authors and articles.
General Sites:
- Worldwide Internet music resources Subject directory to internet resources from Indiana University Music Library.
- Subject Guide to Music directory to resources prepared at CU Boulder.
- Cyberspace music resources. Site at CU Denver by Judith Coe.
- Popular American Music. UCLA Digital library of sheet music with links to other digital sheet music collections in the U.S.
- Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary. Online dictionary of musical terms and musical examples.
- International Repertory of Musical
Iconography
Provides access and control of iconographical sources. - Research Center for Music
Iconography
Research into musical subject matter represented in artworks.
Classical Sites:
- Choral Public Library. Wiki with thousands of choral scores, royalty free.
- Classical music indexes & resources. Shirley Kaiser site with links to lyrics, graphics, artists and organizations.
- Classical Music Navigator. Online reference site.
- Classical.net Homepage for multiple resources on classical music. Includes reviews of classical CDs.
Classical Composers:
- Dr.Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. Information on over 500 composers, links to other sites.
- Women Composers and women's music. Anthology of over 24 websites from Indiana University.
Big Band, Jazz, Rock, etc.:
- Country Music Association Homepage for the association dedicated to country music.
- Jazz Review Site dedicated to all aspects of jazz music.
- Red hot jazz archive. Streaming audio of more than 1,000 recordings by all the jazz greats.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Includes rock music history, calendar of events, etc.
Folk, Ethnic:
- African Music Encyclopedia. Countries and musicians of Africa.
- Archives of African-American Music and Culture. Current popular music and culture from Indiana University.
- Ethnomusicology, folkmusic, and world music. Ethnomusicology from the University of Washington Music Library.
- Folk music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America. Tunes and texts of folk music from the British Isles and America.