Research Guides: HLMU 3320: Music History II: Home

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This guide has been created for students in HLMU 3320: History of Music II.

On this guide, you will find links to OneSearch, books, and other resources. If you need help just contact me, your Humanities Librarian, by email or schedule a research appointment.

You might also want to review our Music & Worship Resource Guide for additional resources.

Helpful Reference Books

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Call #: R 780.3 G812
This is the big one -- 20 thick volumes packed full of information on musical history, composers, artists and more.
The Oxford History of Western Music
Call #: R 780.9 T196O
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.
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Call #: R 780.3 H341
Publication Date: 2003
This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music.
The Chicago Manual of Style
Call #: R 808.027 C534
Publication Date: 2010

Access to Journals & Online Books

Garland Music Online
This a comprehensive online resource covers music research of all the world's peoples. Browseable by places, cultural groups, instruments, etc.
Grove Music Online (Oxford Music Online)
Includes the full text of major Grove reference works as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music ...plus articles written specifically for this online edition. Check out their free Timelines and Topical Guides, too.
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http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/book/omo_gmo
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature is an international bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines. RILM provides a broad, international coverage and concise abstracts. All scholarly works are indexed (articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, films and videos, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, reviews, etc.).
JSTOR
JSTOR is an interdisciplinary archive of over one thousand leading academic journals from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
Music Index (EBSCO)
An index of the subjects and authors of articles in over 750 international music periodicals since 1976. This is for all levels of music research.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Music
This database includes full-text books from across the diversity of music scholarship, covering significant titles in musicology and music history, ethnomusicology, and music theory.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
Historical Abstracts is a database of research articles and other publications regarding the history of the world (excluding North America) from 1450 to the present.

Met Opera on Demand This link opens in a new window
A streaming platform featuring performances of the Met (New York Metropolitan Opera). Includes cinematic Live in HD performances, classic telecast performances from the 1970s-2000s, and audio-only radio broadcasts dating back to the 1930s.

Useful Websites

Mutopia Project
Free, public domain classical and contemporary sheet music
8notes
Sheet music for all major instruments
IMSLP
Free sheet music
Musical Offerings
CU undergraduate musicology journal

Search Additional Libraries

OhioLINK
OhioLINK is a network of over 120 Ohio university and college member libraries and the State Library of Ohio. OhioLINK books typically arrive at Cedarville within 3-5 business days.
SearchOhio
SearchOhio is a network of 19 public library systems throughout the state of Ohio that provide you with access to approximately 9.5 million popular books, DVDs and CDs. SearchOhio books typically arrive at Cedarville within 3-5 business days.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Cedarville University is a member of OCLC, an information-sharing network of libraries. If you can't find the article or book you need through OhioLINK or SearchOhio, request it through ILL.

Resources for Music

NAXOS Music Library
The NAXOS Music Library consists of over 500,000 music tracks that can be listened to in CD quality online.

Biography Resources

Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Bank provides biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. BRB offers substantive narrative profiles, each about 2,000 words long, from H.W. Wilson publications and other respected publishers.