A good way to start your research is to define your
topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background information
in encyclopaedias such as:
Bach English-title index. Reeder, R. |
Music Ref ML 134 .B1 R43 1993 |
| Britannica Online |
Online Encyclopedia |
| Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. 7 vols |
Ltn Ref 781.6309 C762 2003 |
Contemporary composers. Morton, B. |
Music Ref ML 100 .C69 1992
Ltn Ref 780.922 C761 1992 |
| CREDO reference |
Includes the full text from the Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, the Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music,
the Harvard Dictionary of Music and
the Penguin Dictionary of Music. |
Dictionary of Australian music. Bebbington, W. |
Music Ref ML 360 .D53 1998
Ltn Ref 780.99403 D554 1998 |
Garland encyclopedia of world music. 9 vols. & CDs. |
Music Ref ML 100 G.16 1998
Ltn 780.9 G233 1998 |
| Grove Music Online |
Includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. |
Historical sets, collected editions, and monuments of music: a guide to their contents. Heyer, A. 2 vols. |
Music Ref ML 113 .H52 1980 |
Index of Gregorian chant. 2 vols. |
Music Ref ML 102 .C45 B8 |
International directory of music education and music education institutions. Bartle, G. |
Music Ref ML 12 .I5 2000 |
Music reference and research materials: an annotated bibliography. Duckles, V. |
Music Ref ML 113 .D83 1997 |
Music translation dictionary. Grigg, C. |
Music Ref ML 108 .G855 1978 |
NAXOS Music Library
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Naxos Music Library is a comprehensive collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 170,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
More information |
New Grove book of operas |
Music Ref ML 102 .O6 N53 1996 |
New Grove dictionary of American music .4 vols. |
Music Ref ML 101 .U6 N48 1986
Ltn Ref 780.97303 N532 1986 |
New Grove dictionary of jazz. 3 vols. |
Music Ref ML 102 .J3 N48 2002
Ltn Ref 781.62603 N532 1994 |
New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. 29 vols. |
Music Ref ML 100 .N48 2001
Ltn Ref 780.3 N547 |
New Harvard dictionary of music |
Music Ref ML 100 .H35 1986
Ltn 780.3 H339 1986 |
Oxford companion to musical instruments |
Music Ref ML 102.15 B34 1992
Ltn Ref 784.1903 B162o 1992 |
| Oxford dictionary of musical terms |
Ltn Ref 780.14 O98 2004 |
Oxford English Dictionary Online |
Online Dictionary |
Pandora guide to women composers |
Music Ref ML 105 .F85 1994 |
Schwann opus |
Music Ref ML 156.2 .O6 |
Schwann spectrum |
Music Ref ML 156.2 S69 |
Sound ideas: Australian composers born since 1950. Broadstock, B. |
Music Ref ML 106 .A93 B7 1995 |
Virgin encyclopedia of popular music |
Music Ref ML102 .P66 L37 1999 |
Word-by-word translations of songs and arias. Coffin, B. |
Music Ref ML 54.6 .W65 |
| ML |
Literature of Music |
| ML 48-54 |
Librettos |
| ML 111-158 |
Bibliography |
| ML 159-3795 |
History and criticism |
| ML 410 |
Biography |
| ML 460-1354 |
Instruments & instrumental
music |
| ML 1100-1354 |
Chamber, orchestral, band music |
| ML 1400-3275 |
Vocal music |
| ML 3800-3923 |
Philosophy & physics of music |
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| MT |
Instruction & Study |
| MT 40 - 67 |
Composition |
| MT 68 |
Improvisation |
| MT 70-86 |
Orchestration, conducting |
| MT 170-810 |
Instrumental technique |
| MT 820-949 |
Singing |
| MT 955-960 |
Opera, theatre production |
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| M |
Scores |
| M 2 |
Historical collections |
| M 3 |
Collected works by one composer |
| M 6 - 175 |
Solo instruments |
| M 178 |
Chamber Music collections |
| M 286-287 |
String duos |
| M 288-289 |
Wind duos (includes brass) |
| M 320-353 |
String trios |
| M 355-359 |
Wind trios (includes brass) |
| M 420-453 |
String quartets |
| M 455-459 |
Wind quartets (includes brass) |
| M 520-524 |
String Quintets |
| M 555-559 |
Wind quintets (includes brass) |
| M 1001-1042 |
Orchestra |
| M 1100-1160 |
String orchestra |
| M 1200 - 1366 |
Band- jazz ensemble |
| M 1495-3275 |
Vocal |
| M 1611-1616 |
Voice & orchestra |
The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The
best way to access articles in these journals is by using the [print
indexes and] databases listed below. When you find an article you
want to read, use the Library
Catalogue and the E-journals
list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic
copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links
to the full-text article.
| Grove Music Online |
Includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. |
| I.I.M.P.
FULL TEXT |
International Index to Music
Periodicals - some full text
Description
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| NAXOS Music Library
|
Naxos Music Library is a comprehensive collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 170,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
More information |
| RILM
Abstracts of MusicLiterature
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Produced by the Répertoire
International de Littérature Musicale - articles from
more than 5200 journals, as well as books, conference proceedings,
dissertations etc. More
information | Help
searching |
| RowyNet -Classical scores online |
Free archive of classical sheet music for solo. More than 1150 scores. Free online multilingual music lexicon.
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