Classical Music Subject Guide

This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety classical music topics.

 

Background Information Sources

Available in the Library's reference area:

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (10 volumes, 10 CDs)
REF ML100 .G16 1998
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (29 volumes)
REF ML100 .N48 2001
New Oxford Companion to Music (2 volumes)
REF ML100.O835 1983
Baker's Dictionary of Opera
REF ML102 .O6 B26 2000
Crowell's Handbook of World Opera
REF ML102 .O6 M6 1974
Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6 volumes)
REF ML105 .B16 2001
Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
REF ML105 .H38 1996
Who's Who in American Music : Classical
REF ML106 .U3 W6 1985
Great Composers and Their Works (2 volumes)
REF ML160 .S48 2000
Chronicle of Classical Music
REF ML390 .K35 1994
Contemporary Composers
REF ML390 .M677X 1992
Definitive Kobbé's Opera Book
REF MT95 .K52 1987

 

Books

Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the ML (Music) call number range.

  • classical music
  • composers
  • orchestra
  • opera
  • symphony
  • sonata
  • 15th century music
  • 16th century music
  • 17th century music
  • 18th century music
  • 19th century music
  • 20th century music
  • [composer]
  • [composition]
  • [instrument]

Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles

Internet Resources

Several Internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available on Web Resources page; follow link for Music.