Resources - MUS 3315 - Survey of Music Literature

Reference / Background Sources

Cambridge companions to music This link opens in a new window
Provides access to e-books in the Cambridge Companion series for composers, instrumental music, opera, popular music, and more.. The essays are written by scholars in that field and provide background information and an analysis of the topic selected, offering a good starting point for research.

Oxford Dictionary of Music online
Good starting point. Brief entries on people, places, musical terms and styles, etc. Part of the Oxford Reference collection.

Oxford music online This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive reference work for music in English, with continually updated content. Searches Grove Music Online initially; on search results pages, provides links to more results from The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press.

Articles

Journal articles and databases are key resources for you as you build knowledge in your discipline. Journal articles are accessed through OneSearch or in specific databases. Databases include a wide range of sources including e-journals, e-books, primary source materials, and streaming audio & video.

Here are some places to start:

Music index This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts for more than 475 periodicals in all areas of music, including articles, book reviews, recording reviews, first performances, and obituaries.
Music periodicals database This link opens in a new window
Provides article citations and abstracts for all types of music, drawn from more than 600 publications that include scholarly and popular periodicals, books, and reference works. More than 20 countries are represented, and full text is available for approximately one-third of the titles. All citations from 1996 forward have an abstract, includes limited retrospective coverage dating back to 1874.
RILM abstracts of music literature This link opens in a new window
Indexes hundreds of thousands of publications on all aspects of music.

Sound Recordings and Video

Print scores and analog recordings can be found in OneSearch. We continue to build online musical score and streaming audio/video resources.

Digital Concert Hall This link opens in a new window
Provides access to live performances of the Berlin Philharmonic, as well as hundreds of concerts recorded over more than 50 years. The site also offers interviews, documentary films, and opera performances.
medici.tv This link opens in a new window
Provides access to thousands of recorded classical concerts, operas, ballets, master classes, and documentaries, as well as live broadcasts from major concert halls and music festivals. Watch through a web browser, or using AirPlay or Chromecast. Free apps are available for use on iOS and Android devices. The player automatically adapts to the user's connection to provide the highest possible level of video quality.
Music online This link opens in a new window
Provides a unified platform for searching across all of the Alexander Street Press music databases, including audio, video, scores, and full text. Includes the following collections: African American Music Reference, American Song, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Music in Video, Classical Scores Library, Contemporary World Music, Dance in Video, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Jazz Music Library, Opera in Video, and Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries. Alexander Street Press.
Naxos music library. This link opens in a new window
Provides streaming access to thousands of recordings from classical, jazz, and world music labels. Also includes supplemental text resources and ability to create playlists.

MUS 3315 - Survey of Music Literature

Reference / Background Sources

Articles

Sound Recordings and Video

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