General
Resources and Bibliographies in Music
- Grove
Music Online (MHC
Only)
An online reference book. The Library also owns the printed version [New
Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians] with
a copy in the reference sections of both the main Library and the Pratt
Music Library at call number ML100 .N48 2001 Ref.
- RILM
Abstracts of Music Literature (MHC
Only)
An index to citations, with abstracts, on international music literature.
It offers citations from over 300 sources in 202 languages, including
original language titles with title translations and abstracts in English;
full bibliographic information; author, journal and in-depth subject
indexes. The database contains all formats of scholarly works--articles,
books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, films and videos, conference
proceedings and lists concert reviews, recording notes, and pedagogical
manuals if they are of scholarly interest. Updated monthly. Corresponds
to the print index RILM (Repertoire International de Litterature
Musicale), which can be found in the Pratt Music Library at call number
ML 1 .R2 Ref. for the years 1967 - 1995. Journals
Indexed in RILM.
- Classical.com's
Classical Music Library (MHC
Only)
A digitized collection of over 12,000 tracks of classical music recordings,
fully licensed for listening online. The Classical Music Library also
includes reference resources (program notes, composer biographies, chronologies,
images, etc.) which
are cross-referenced with the recordings. There is also the option to
download recordings to your own computer or to a CD for a small fee
per-track. The collection can be searched or browsed in a variety of
ways and recordings can be organized into personal playlists for future
listening or study. Note:
The service requires a current version of the Windows Media Player
and Flash software as well as either Internet Explorer or the
Netscape web browser. [Further
technical notes]
- Naxos
Music Library (MHC Only)
Very similar to Classical.com, Naxos Music Library is a collection of
classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos,
Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks,
including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. It also
includes notes on the works being played as well as biographical information
on composers or artists in Naxos's extensive database. Note:
Also, as with Classical.com,
this service
requires a current version of the Windows Media Player.
- Music
Index
An index to over 600 music periodicals. Printed volumes [v.1(1949)-v.54(2002)-
] are
located at MH/Pratt Reference ML118 .M84.
- JSTOR
A digital archive of backfiles of academic journals. Music
Collection (32 journals) added recently. Searchable by keyword,
author, title.
Use JSTOR Search screen and
click Music and/or other collections for your search.
- Project Muse
A digital archive of recent issues of some academic journals. Searchable
across journals by keyword, author, title, and subject through the Basic
search screen. Or use the Project Muse "quick
navigation" tool to select the subject Category Music and choose
a specific journal to search.
- Worldwide
Internet Music Resources (Indiana University School of Music)
- DW3
(Duke World Wide Web) Classical Music Resources (Duke University
Music Library)
- Music
Reference Works (University of California, Berkeley, The Music Library)
- Music
Library Resources (University of Washington)
Specific Subjects
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