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Background Information: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
and Handbooks
Use these sources to
define terms and concepts in music. It is often useful to consult encyclopedias
or dictionaries at the beginning of a research project to obtain an overview
of a concept, school of thought, or a particular musician or music personality's
contributions to the field.
Encyclopedia
of the Musical Theatre
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre provides information on many aspects of
the musical theatre. Specific plays, writers, lyricists and composers are
discussed, and definitions of terms and concepts relating to musical theatre
are also included.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a multivolume work devoted to the
music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is devoted to a single region.
Each volume is organized as follows - Part one is an introduction to the region,
its culture and its musical forms as well as a survey of previous music scholarship;
Part two covers major issues and processes that link the music of the region;
Part three is a detailed account of individual music cultures within the region.
Volumes on Africa, South America/Mexico/Central America/the Caribbean, Southeast
Asia, and Australia and the Pacific Islands are currently available.
International Dictionary of Opera
This reference book contains information on composers, conductors, librettists
and performers as well as producers, directors and designers. In-depth discussion
of individual operas is also provided.
New American Dictionary of Music
New American Dictionary of Music includes entries for musical terms and concepts;
composers and performers; and specific musical works. Cross references and
a reference bibliography are also provided.
The New Grove Dictionary of American Music
This book provides definitions of musical terms and concepts and also includes
information on composers, performers and individual works.
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
Information about individual jazz performers and composers, jazz groups and
bands, concepts and terms, instruments, record companies and labels, and institutions
is contained in two volumes.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians "attempts to discuss everything
that can be reckoned to bear on music in history and on present-day musical
life (as of 1980)." More than half the entries pertain to composers from ancient
and mythological times to contemporary times. Other articles focus on scholars,
writers on music, theorists and administrators. There are also articles on
people in other arts who are important to music as well as articles on dancers,
designers, and theatre producers whose contributions entitle them to be mentioned
for their place in music history. The terminology of music is fully treated.
And last, there is an article on the music of every recognized country at
the time the dictionary was produced and overview articles for the music of
broad geographic regions such as Africa, East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments provides information on the
instruments of classical and modern Western music, on nonwestern and folk
instruments, on the makers of those instruments, and on the Western performance
tradition.
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
This work contains information concerning composers, performers and conductors
as well as individual operas. Entries on specific operatic librettos and popular
topics of operatic discussion are also included.
The Oxford Companion to Popular Music
The Oxford Companion to Popular Music includes alphabetical entries about
people and groups, shows and films, and songs and albums.
The Oxford Dictionary of Music
This book provides extensive coverage of all aspects of music, including entries
on composers, performers, specific musical works, musical concepts and musical
instruments.
Biographical Information
Check the sources
below for biographical articles on composers. For a more in-depth description
on doing biographical research try the library
catalog by subject or keyword. For instance to find biographical materials
on Johann Sebastian Bach available in Owens Library, enter bach johann
Sebastian and su biography as a keyword search in the library catalog.
Biographical Dictionary
of Russian/Soviet Composers
This dictionary provides biographical information on more than 2,000 Russian/Soviet
composers. Bibliographical information as well as discographies and lists
of major works are also included.
Contemporary Composers
Contemporary Composers includes entries for 500 composers from around the
world. Entries include biographical information, a list of works and critical
analysis.
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
This book focuses primarily on "the history of concert music in the Western
tradition." Biographical and bibliographic information for hundreds of composers
and performers is included.
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers
Biographical and bibliographic information for hundreds of female composers
is included. Entries also contain information on compositions and publications,
and a comprehensive discography for each composer.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians "attempts to discuss everything
that can be reckoned to bear on music in history and on present-day musical
life (as of 1980)." More than half the entries pertain to composers from ancient
and mythological times to contemporary times. Other articles focus on scholars,
writers on music, theorists and administrators. There are also articles on
people in other arts who are important to music as well as articles on dancers,
designers, and theatre producers whose contributions entitle them to be mentioned
for their place in music history. The terminology of music is fully treated.
And last, there is an article on the music of every recognized country at
the time the dictionary was produced and overview article for the music of
broad geographic regions such as Africa, East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
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Find
Music Articles
Locate music articles,
article citations, and article summaries using these periodical databases
and print indexes. Be sure to check the Music WWW
Resources page for appropriate Web-based periodical databases. It also
contains a link to the International
Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) and the ERIC
database.
Art Index
The Art Index is a printed index for article citations in journals and magazines
covering a broad range of topics including architecture, art history, interior
design, photography and film. Limited coverage of music and music related
topics such as performance art is also provided. Article citations about music
personalities that have an impact on the fine arts are indexed.
Music Index (1947-1997)
The Music Index is a printed index for article citations in journals and magazines
covering a broad range of topics including past and present personalities,
the history of music, form and types of music, musical instruments from the
earliest times to modern electronic instruments, plus computer produced music.
In addition, there are references to book reviews, reviews of music recordings,
and performances. First performance article citations and obituary articles
are also indexed.
PsycINFO (1887-present)
EBSCOhost from Search
for Articles
PsycINFO contains journal article citations and article summaries from over
1300 psychology journals and the journals of related disciplines. This database
contains references to articles about mental health and the psychological
aspects of music and the creative process. Article citations and summaries
on music therapy are also contained in this database.
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Music History and Criticism
Baroque Music
This book deals primarily with the composition of Baroque music. Sections
on Baroque style, the sacred concerto, lute and keyboard music and French
and Italian opera are included.
Folk and Traditional Music of the Western ContinentsSections on the cultural setting and structure of folk and traditional music
are included. Information on Germanic, Eastern European, French, Italian,
African, American Indian and African-American music is presented.
History of Music
History of Music contains information about ancient and primitive music; music
from Medieval Europe and the Renaissance; and music from the seventeenth through
the twentieth centuries.
A History of Western Music
An historical account of music from the end of the ancient world through the
twentieth century. Topics include Gregorian Chant and secular music; Medieval
and Renaissance music; Baroque style; Romanticism; and Neoclassicism. A bibliography,
chronology and glossary are also provided.
Music in the Classic Period
This book provides information about the meanings of classicism; Baroque and
rococo styles; and the transition from classicism to romanticism. Musical
categories such as the symphony, the sonata, the concerto, chamber music and
opera are discussed in light of the classical style.
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Renaissance provides information on many Renaissance composers,
including Dunstable, Binchois, Josquin Des Prez and Palestrina. Chapters on
national styles and instrumental music are also included.
The New Grove Dictionary of American Music
This book provides definitions of musical terms and concepts and also includes
information on composers, performers and individual works.
The New Oxford History of Music
This series includes the volumes Ancient and Oriental Music; Early Medieval
Music up to 1300; Ars Nova and the Renaissance; The Age of Humanism; Opera
and Church Music; The Growth of Instrumental Music; The Age of the Enlightenment;
The Age of Beethoven; Romanticism; and The Modern Age.
Nineteenth-Century Romanticism in Music
Included here are sections on defining Romanticism, Romantic musical styles
and form; German, French and Italian musical Romanticism; and nineteenth-century
nationalism in music. Biographical chapters on Beethoven and his contemporaries
are also provided.
Concise Oxford History of Music
This volume covers the history of Western music as it grown and developed
from Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean lands. Chapters
Schirmer History of Music
This book, a comprehensive guide to primarily Western music and includes sections
on the Middle Ages; the Baroque Era; the Preclassic to Classic Era; the Romantic
and Post-Romantic Eras; the Twentieth Century; and the New World.
Twentieth-Century Music: An Introduction
Focusing primarily on twentieth-century Western music, this book provides
information concerning traditional tonality; new tonalities; atonality and
twelve-tone music; and the avant-garde.
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Music Research
A Guide to Research
in Music Education
This book deals with issues such as identifying the research problem; writing
a research proposal; and learning research methodology. There are also discussions
on techniques for doing qualitative, experimental and historical research
as well as for quantifying research data.
Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography (Duckles)
This reference work is designed to fulfill the requirements of upper level
and graduate students who need to become acquainted with the resources of
music research. It is organized to allow students to progress toward mastery
of the literature in a chosen field of specialization within the larger dimensions
of the field of music. Chapters in this book focus on using and evaluating
the following types of research materials - dictionaries and encyclopedias,
histories and chronologies, guides to musicology, bibliographies of music
literature, bibliographies of music, reference works on individual composers
and their music, catalogs of music libraries and collections, catalogs of
musical instrument collections, histories and bibliographies of music printing
and publishing, and discographies and related sources. There is also a chapter
on electronic information resources.
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Owens Library Services
Interlibrary
Loan Service
If a book or article is identified that is not owned by Owens Library, request
the item through Interlibrary
Loan. There is a fee of $1.00 per article. Use the online
interlibrary loan forms to send requests online.
Help
with Research
Students can sign up for an individual appointment with library staff on the
best approaches for doing library research for any assignment. Ask for details
at the Library Services Desk.
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