Using Catalogs:
- Use Stewart Library's online
catalog to find musical recordings housed in our collection.
- Search by general keyword or alphabetically browse by author
(composers, conductors, groups, etc), title and subject
- Be sure to limit by CD's, Cassettes, Tapes
under Limits at the bottom
of the screen.
- Use WorldCat
to find music in other libraries, locally and globally
- Select
Sound
Recordings. Be aware sound recordings may not be available
via interlibrary loan
- Use your WSU student ID number to access
from off campus
From the Internet:
Many different types of music are available on the Internet. These
can be stored in many different file types. Use the Web
Resources links below and Search
Engines to search for audio files on the Internet. Try
using Hotbot, do an advanced
search and limit to real media and/or audio, or AltaVista's
Advanced Audio Search. Also try Listen.com
for MP3's and radio.
From Online Stores:
Order music online from Amazon Books,
Barnes and Noble or many other stores.
Interlibrary Loan:
If we do not own a particular CD, Video or other media needed, we
can try to borrow it for you from another library through Interlibrary
Loan. Be aware, it is often difficult to order media as
many libraries do not lend audio tapes, CD's or videos.
Using Catalogs:
Use the library's online catalog,
to find books on music, musical instruments, musicians, music education,
and other music topics. You can search by keyword or alphabetically
browse by author/composer, title and subject. Use WorldCat
to find books in other libraries. For
home or off campus access please use your WSU Login.
Music Books: Most music books are found in the General Collection
on the Top Level under the call number "M." It is useful
to browse the shelves to get an overview of the music collection.
| Useful call
number areas for music are: |
- M 1 - M 1490 -- instrumental music
- scores -- most scores are located in this area, the
exact call number depends on the number of instruments.
- ML 1 - 3930 -- literature on music
- ML 100 - ML 158 -- reference works on music
- ML 159 - ML 3739 -- history and criticism
- ML 385 - ML 429 -- biography
- ML 430 - ML 455 -- composition
- ML 3930 -- literature on music for children
- MT 1 -- MT 960 -- musical instruction and study
- MT 1 -- pedagogics
- MT 2 - MT 5 -- history and criticism
- MT 7 -- music theory
- MT 20 - MT 32 -- special methods
- MT 40 - MT 67 -- composition
- MT 170- MT 810 -- instrumental techniques
- MT 220 - 255 -- piano
|
Scores: Find scores
using the library catalog. Search by title or author/composer. Most
music scores are found in the call number area of "M1000"
on the lower level. It is very useful to browse the shelves to get
an overview of the music collection.
From Bookstores:
Order books online from Amazon Books,
Barnes and Noble or Yahoo Books
Page.
Interlibrary Loan:
If we do not own a particular book or article you need, we will
borrow it for you from another library through Interlibrary
Loan.
Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries and other
materials you use to "refer" to. Use these resources for
background information on a topic.
For
home or off campus access please use your WSU Login.
ONLINE REFERENCE RESOURCES
- Grove
Music Online - Universally acknowledged as the unsurpassed
authority on all aspects of music.
- Online Encyclopedias
- Use online encyclopedias to find background information, facts
or dates on a topic of interest.
- All Music Guide - Short
articles on every style of music and many artists including biographical
essays, discographies and bibliographies.
PRINT REFERENCE RESOURCES
(Encyclopedias and Dictionaries)
Listed below are some
selected examples. Use the catalog or browse the shelves to see
many more reference books on Music. Music reference resources are
located in the reference area on the Middle Level.
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians - Reference
Table 6B. This is useful for biographical information.
- A Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes - Reference, ML128.V7B3
1976
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music - Reference Table
6 B. This is a wonderful new encyclopedia of world music.
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (REF Index
Table 6B) -- This contains long articles on a wide variety of
subjects. Each article has a bibliography. Online version is listed
above.
- New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments and Instrument
Makers (REF Index Table 6B) -- Information on instruments,
their history and evolution.
- New Harvard Dictionary of Music (REF ML 100 .N485 1986)
-- has definitions of musical terms and historical articles. See
"Education in the United States" for a history of music
teaching practices.
- The Library also owns a number of more subject specific dictionaries
and encyclopedias including: The New Grove Dictionary of American
Music, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, The Guinness
Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America, and many others.
- The Library also owns a number of more subject specific biographical
sources, including: International Encyclopedia of Women Composers,
Contemporary American Composers, and many others.
Ask at the Reference
Desk on the Middle Level north, for help in finding these and other
music reference resources.
ARTICLE DATABASES
To find articles on your
topic you need to use article databases, also known as periodical
indexes. Each database usually covers a group of subject related
journals. Search by subject or keyword in these indexes. For
home or off campus access please use your WSU Login.
- Arts
& Humanities Search - Citations from many of the world's
leading arts and humanities journals. 1980 - present, updates
weekly.
- Academic
Search Premier - Provides some full text articles in over
a thousand magazines and journals.
-
Lexis/Nexis Academic - Full-text coverage of many newspapers
from across the US and around the world. Useful for finding reviews
of music performances.
- EbscoHost
Education Databases - For articles and other types of information
on teaching music. Cross-database searching for several databases,
including ERIC, selected full text.
- IIMP
-- International Index to Music Periodicals - Citations,
abstracts and some full-text articles on all aspects of music. Dozens
of journals are full text including
- American Music Teacher
- Guitar Player
- Jazz Educators Journal
- Journal of Voice
- Opera Journal
- IIPA
-- International Index to Performing Arts - Citations, abstracts
and some full-text articles on all aspects of the performing arts.
- Music Index - 1966 - present. Reference Table 3A
BROWSING CURRENT PERIODICALS
Current magazines and
journals on music and music education can be browsed in the Current
Periodicals Area, including:
| American Choral Review
|
ML1.V889 |
High Fidelity
|
ML1.H638 |
| American Music Teacher |
MT 1 .A512 |
Journal
of Musicology |
ML 1 .J864 |
| Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music
Education |
ML 1 .C332 |
Journal of Music Theory
|
ML 1 .J68 |
| The Choral Journal |
ML1.C5514 |
Journal of Research in Music
Education |
ML 1 .J86 |
| Clavier |
ML 1 .C617 |
Musical Quarterly |
ML 1 .M9872 |
| Current Musicology |
ML1.C976 |
Piano & Keyboard (before
1993 was called Piano Quarterly) |
ML 1 .P581 |
| Down Beat |
ML1.D748 |
Rolling Stone |
AP1.R754 |
Here are
some WWW sites to get you started. Most of these will take you to
other links, so explore!
- 120
Years of Electronic Music - This site charts the development
of electronic musical instruments from 1870 to 1990.
- AMG's All Music Guide - From
the paper copy publishers of the standard reference, All Music
Guide, this site contains ratings and reviews of more than 400,000
record albums. Search by artist, album, song, style, or label.
- The American
Folklife Center at the Library of Congress - Created
as a repository for American Folk Music, and all aspects of folklore
and folklife from this country and around the world.
- Arias Database -
The Aria Database is a diverse collection
of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers
and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and
aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files
of operatic arias and ensembles.
- Best Children's
Music - A very select, but exceptional, library of children's
music that's updated regularly.
- Composers
- Biographies and discographies from E. C. Schirmer Music Company.
- Core
Music Reference Guide -- From the William & Gail Cook
Music Library at the Indiana University School of Music.
- Google
Directory: Music - Long lists of useful links on all aspects
of music
- How
to Find Sheet Music on the Internet - Look for the links to
free sheet music.
- Instrumental
Music Teachers Resources - A Canadian emphasis but lots of
useful links
- K-12
Resources for Music Educators - Resources for music educators
and students of all areas and educational levels.
- Librarians index
to the Internet: Music - Directory of quality Web sites on
every music topic.
- The Lester S. Levy
Collection of Sheet Music - From Johns Hopkins University,
this site contains over 29,000 pieces from1780 to 1960 including
full images of those published before 1923 in public domain.
- Listen.com - Links
music lovers to legally downloadable music on the Web. Search
by artist's name or browse genres such as Blues, Show Tunes, World,
Reggae, and more. There is also a great Beginner's Guide with
advice on downloading players.
- Lyrics Try lyrics.com,
lyricsondemand.com, songfacts.com
- Music Links -
From the George F. Devine Music Library at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. Another comprehensive list of links
- Music
Resources - The Sibelius Academy, a conservatory in Helsinki,
provides a list of music sites on jazz, blues, rock, and pop pages.
It also covers famous composers, gospel, instruments, research,
theory, and opera.
- UW Online
Music Resources - Great list of links on all music topics.
- Worldwide
Internet Music Resources - From the William and Gayle Cook
Music Library Indiana University School of Music.
- Women
Composers and Women's Music - Also from Indiana University.
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