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Music

A guide to doing research in music using books, articles, and other sources at the Saint Mary's College library and the Notre Dame library.

Oxford Music Online

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Comprehensive encyclopedia of Western European art music (“classical music”), with some coverage of jazz, non-European, and folk music. Also includes the Oxford Dictionary of Music and Oxford Companion to Music. Previously known as Grove Music Online.

Print encyclopedias in the reference room

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: ML 100 .G16
Publication Date: Garland, 1997
From Convent to Concert Hall: A Guide to Women Composers
Call Number: ML 82 .F76 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Women and Music in America since 1900
Call Number: ML 82 .W625 2002
Publication Date: 2002
The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia by Thomas S. Hischak
Call Number: ML 102 .M8 H59
Publication Date: 1995

Online Reference Tools

The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randel (Editor)
Publication Date: 2003
The Grove Book of Operas by Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Publication Date: 2006
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
Publication Date: 2008
The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music
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St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture by Thomas Riggs
Publication Date: 2018
The History of Latin Music by Stuart A. Kallen
Publication Date: 2013
The History of Gospel Music by Adam Woog
Publication Date: 2013