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Subjects: General Reference
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Music Databases
- Smithsonian Global Sound This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Includes audio files from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings comprising a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive streaming video collection including documentaries, newsreels, theater, musical performances, and much more from across the disciplines.
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window(Searches through citation information)
An online collection of recordings, mostly Western art music. Each piece includes notes on the work and biographical information about the composers and artists.
Music Reference Sources
Garland Encyclopedia of World MusicCall Number: Ref ML100 .G16 1998 and OnlineAvailability and more information from Catalyst...
Each volume covers a continent, and each signed article includes an extensive bibliography. The first volume also includes essays on the ethnomusicologist and their methods as well as a comprehensive glossary, discography, bibliography, and index for each volume.
