Research Guides: MUSC 211: Western Music and its Social Ecosystems, 1600-1830: Key Sources

Catalyst

Oxford Music Online
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This key reference collection includes Grove Music Online, the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music.

Oxford Handbooks (Music)
In-depth, high-level articles by top scholars on various aspects of music, including: singing, theory, opera, dance, interactive audio, mobile music studies, music education, and censorship.

Oxford History of Western Music
From Gregorian Chant to the end of the 20th Century, this set of volumes surveys this history of Western Music. Each signed article (of 50 to 100 pages) examines one chunk of history. Remember to follow up on the notes (gathered at the end of each volume) to point you toward the authors' sources or other suggested reading. The final volume contains a comprehensive chronology, bibliography, and master index.

Credo Reference
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Provides full access to hundreds of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical information, images, bibliographies, and links to journal articles, books, and online sources.

Music Index
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This is one of the primary tools for locating articles written in any given year (for 1949 to 1969, see the print version in the reference room at Ref ML118 .M84). Keyword searching is often the best way to navigate this database, but be sure to look at the subjects (found at the bottom of any article entry) to see what keyword strings might be most useful.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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A vast index to scholarship about music, ethnomusicology, music therapy, and the like. Covers 1967 - present.
JSTOR
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A digital archive of important scholarly journal literature from many fields. Most journals are included from their first issue until 5 years ago.
Project MUSE
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Search through the full text of key books and journals from across the disciplines, with emphasis on recent scholarship.