Reference Books
Though lots of information can be found online, some of the best information is still in print. Check out these titles in the reference section on the first floor of the library:
New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians REF ML102.O6N5 1992
New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments REF ML102.I5 N48 1984
New Grove Dictionary of Opera REF ML100.N48 2001 29 vols.
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music REF ML102.P66 G84 1995
Popular Music REF ML120.U5 S5
In the Stacks
Books on music in the general collections are all shelved with call numbers starting with M. (This is one of the only classifications where the letter and the subject match up!)
Subject Headings
The following phrases may be helpful to search as subjects or keyword in the library catalog to find books on the shelves:
- Blues (Music)
- Composition (Music)
- Jazz
- Music
- Music-Philosophy and aesthetics
- Music-United States-History and Criticism
- Musical Accompaniment
- Musical Instruments
- Musicals
- Opera
- Singing
- Songs-Texts
Electronic Reference
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Includes information from the Britannica encyclopedias, magazines, videos, and websites. - CREDO Reference
Online reference, including handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries.
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