MUS 107: Composing

Reference Resources & Books

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Ref ML 100 .N48
Grove Music Online
Online version of Grove (Oxford) is updated quarterly and is considered to be the premier authority on music.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Ref ML 102 .I5 I5

Library Catalog

Try searching "words or phrase" first, then take a look at the various Subject Headings to lead you to related materials.

Sample searches:

oliver messiaen
quartet for the end of time (can limit to AV materials by choosing Library: Media Services)

Music online reference resources

Gain a better understanding of musical terminology and historical significance through these reference materials.

Online Resources

JStor

A collection of abstracts and articles from scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. You can search for both Articles and Reviews from amongst 64 full-text Music titles.

Lexis-Nexis

Excellent source for full-text, up-to-date reviews and critiques of composer scores and performances, in newspapers and magazines.

New York Times

National newspaper, provided by Academic Universe. Offers searchable ASCII text (no images) to abstracts and full-text. Jan. 1, 1969 - May 31, 1980, abstracts; June 1, 1980 through the current issue, full-text

New York Times

The New York Times (Sep 18, 1851 - Dec 31, 2004, full-text) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

NPR.org

National Public Radio often has streaming audio of previous broadcasts. Here's a link to search results for "Messiaen and Quartet for the End of Time."

Classical Music Library

Classical Music Library offers an impressive classical music collection enabling you to listen to a continually growing collection - currently over 20,000 titles. This Classical Music Library service is a complete collection of recordings, accompanied by a vast reference database.

WorldCat

The OCLC Online Union Catalog. Over 80 million records of many types of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries around the world. Updated daily. You may need to check WorldCat to find where scores and recordings are held.

ATLA Religion Index

Comprehensive database in religious and theological scholarship. Includes index citations, journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from ATLA's print indexes: Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR). Covers from 1949 to the present.

Last updated: 9/25/09 ag, contact Andy Gulati for assistance, 291-4261