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A collection of essays on the history of Western music. The first two volumes can be especially helpful for you if you need ideas for your research paper.
This classic reference work is the best one-volume music dictionary available. With authoritative scholarship, it's the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music.
Clearly arranged, the structure of the book provides a quick overview of the history, symbolism, construction and playing technique of each of the instruments discussed.
Grove Music Online is the world’s premier online music encyclopedia, offering comprehensive coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship.
Updated frequently, Grove Music Online is an essential tool for anyone interested in researching, teaching, or just learning more about music. Written and edited by more than 9,000 subject experts, Grove’s 57,000 articles offer clear overviews of topics from a scholarly perspective and include extensive bibliographies, which are curated to guide users through existing scholarship. Grove’s 40,000 biographical articles provide life information and detailed works lists for composers, performers, and other important musical figures. Grove Music Online also features more than 6,000 images, musical examples, and links to audio and video examples. It is the perfect starting point for scholarly research, but with a clear and engaging writing style, Grove is easily accessible to amateur music-lovers as well.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is the first comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. Browse and search hundreds of articles about the music of every continent in a single, integrated online collection.
Each volume contains an overview of a geographic region, a survey of its musical heritage, and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. More than 9,000 pages of material and 300 audio recordings, combined with entries by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the world, make this the most complete body of work focused on world music.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The Oxford History of Western Music
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
The Complete Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments: A Comprehensive Guide to Musical Instruments from Around the World
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments: From All Eras and Regions of the World