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Helpful resources for concert reports and research papers.
Information About People
Information About Musical Instruments
Information About Specific Pieces
Information About Musical Terms, Genres, Style Periods
Books to Check Out
Periodicals
PEOPLE
New
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/composers.html
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/composer.html
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians [Music and McWherter Libraries Ref ML105.B16 2001]
http://www.allmusic.com
Contemporary Composers [Music Library Ref ML105.C75 1992]
Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music [Music Library Ref ML102.P66 G84 1995]
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers [Music Library Ref ML105.C7 1987]
International Who's Who in Classical Music [Music Library Ref ML105.I54]
International Who's Who in Popular Music [Music Library Ref ML105.I58]
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz [Music Library Ref ML102.J3 N28 2002; earlier edition in McWherter]
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
New
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
http://www.eyeneer.com/World/Instruments/
Smithsonian Institution -- http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/music.htm
Metropolitan Museum in New York City - go to this page and select "Music" http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/musical_instruments.html
http://www.premamusic.com/links.instruments.html#anchor849374
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MUSICAL TERMS, GENRES, STYLE PERIODS
New
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
New Harvard Dictionary of Music [Music Reserve ML100.N485 1986; earlier editions in McWherter Reference]
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary
http://www.allmusic.com
Terminology (Austin
Symphony Web site) http://www.austinsymphony.org/music/
Blues.
http://www.hub.org/bluesnet/blues.html
Chant.
http://www.solesmes.com/anglais/ang_solesmes.html
Folk Music. http://www.jg.org/folk/folkhome.html
Jazz.
http://english.hk.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/artists/by_genre/jazz/composers/
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.rockhall.com/
World Music. http://www.heartheworld.org/links/index.html
Classical Music Page. http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html
All Music Guide.
http://www.allmusic.com/
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INFORMATION ABOUT A SPECIFIC PIECE OF MUSIC
CD's and LP's usually contain notes, so check to see if the library has a recording of the work.
Browse the book stacks in the MT125 call number area, where you will find collections of program notes for standard orchestral repertoire.
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BOOKS TO CHECK OUT FROM THE MUSIC LIBRARY
Browse the stacks
in these areas:
ML 410 --
Books with call numbers that begin with ML 410 are biographies of composers,
arranged with all books about a composer grouped together. Composers
are alphabetical in the section: Mozart books begin with ML 410.M9,
Schubert with ML 410.S3, etc.
ML 549 through
ML 1092 -- books about instruments, grouped as keyboard, string,
percussion, etc.
ML 3450 through
3561 -- books covering various areas of popular music and jazz.
MT 95 --
opera synopses: plots, characters, historical setting.
MT 125 --
for information about specific works - program notes for standard orchestral
repertoire.
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PERIODICALS
Music periodicals are located in the Music Library. Titles of journals are listed in the online catalog.
Indexes for
finding articles:
International
Index to Music Periodicals.
Indexes the last few years for most journals, has full text for many journals (more complete information at the web site).
Music Index. Printed volumes in the Music Library cover 1949-1998.
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Revised August 30, 2004.
Send questions/comments/suggestions to Anna Neal
Music Library | 115 Music Building | The University of Memphis | University Libraries | Memphis, TN 38152-3250
Phone: (901) 678-2330
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