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Music Resources: Reference

Dictionaries

  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML105 .B16 2001 vol. 1-6
  • Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML100 .H36 1999
  • Harvard dictionary of music
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML100 .A64 2003
  • New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML102.J3 N48 2001
  • New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
        
    CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML100 .N48 2001 vol. 1-26
  • New Grove Dictionary of Opera
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML102 .O6 N5 1992 vol. 1-4
  • Oxford Comapnion to Music
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML100 .S37 2002
  • Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML100 .K35 1994

Encyclopedias

  • Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML102 .J3 F39 1999
  • A century of American popular music : 2000 best-loved and remembered songs (1899-1999)
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML128.P63 J37 2002
  • Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML102.P66 C66 2003
  • Five centuries of women singers
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML400 .E38 2005
  • Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML102 .P66 G84 1992 vol. 1-4
  • Story behind the song : 150 songs that chronicle the 20th century
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML3477 .B36 2004
  • Women and Music in America Since 1900:  An Encyclopedia
        
    CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML82 .W625 2002 vol. 1-2

Guides

  • Green Book of Songs by Subject
         CALL NUMBER:  Ref. ML156.4 .P6 G73 2002
  • Choral music : a research and information guide
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML128.C48 S53 2002
  • The public domain : how to find & use copyright-free writings, music, art & more
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF3022.Z9 F57 2006
  • Vocal chamber music : a performer's guide
         CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML128.V7 D86 2008