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
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| New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (29 volumes) |
REF ML100 .N48 2001
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| New Oxford Companion to Music (2 volumes) |
REF ML100.O835 1983
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| Baker's Dictionary of Opera |
REF ML102 .O6 B26 2000
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| Crowell's Handbook of World Opera |
REF ML102 .O6 M6 1974
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| Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6 volumes) |
REF ML105 .B16 2001
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| Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music |
REF ML105 .H38 1996
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| Who's Who in American Music : Classical |
REF ML106 .U3 W6 1985
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| Great Composers and Their Works (2 volumes) |
REF ML160 .S48 2000
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| Chronicle of Classical Music |
REF ML390 .K35 1994
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| Contemporary Composers |
REF ML390 .M677X 1992
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| Definitive Kobbé's Opera Book |
REF MT95 .K52 1987
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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
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- symphony
- sonata
- 15th century music
- 16th century music
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- 17th century music
- 18th century music
- 19th century music
- 20th century music
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- [composer]
- [composition]
- [instrument]
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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.