Using Catalogs:
- Use the library's online catalog
to find recordings owned by Stewart Library.
- Search by general keyword or browse alphabetically by author
(composer or performer), title, or subject
- Be sure to limit by CD's, Cassettes, Tapes under
Limits at the bottom of the screen.
- Use World Cat
to find media in other libraries locally and globally.
Audio tapes, CD's and
videos are housed on the Lower Level in the Media/Reserve collection,
generally under the call number M.
Audio Files on Web
Sites: Use Web resources listed below and Internet
search engines to find music audio files. AltaVista's
Advanced Audio Search is an excellent place to begin.
Using Catalogs:
Use the library's online catalog,
to find scores and books on vocal music, technique, performance
practice, singing, choral music, opera and other related topics.
You can search by keyword or alphabetically browse by author, title
and subject. To find scores by a specific composer, do a general
keyword search using the composer's name and the word scores.
For example, to find Mozart scores, enter Mozart scores
as a general keyword search. Scores are generally found in the M
1 - M 1490 call number range on the upper Top Level of
the library. Use World
Cat to find books in other libraries. Unlike recordings, most
libraries are willing to loan music books and scores. For
home or off campus access please use your WSU Login.
Music Books and Scores: Most music books and scores in our
library are found in the General Collection under the call number
M on the upper level. It is useful to browse the
shelves in this area to get an overview of our music collection.
| Useful call
number areas for vocal music are: |
- M 1500 -- opera scores
- M 1600 -- songs
- ML 1 - 3930 -- literature on music
- ML 457 -- performance practice
- ML1400 -- choral music
- ML1500 = history of choral music
- 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
- MT875 -- choral singing
|
Subject Headings:
Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings are:
- Vocal Music
- Singing
- Choral Singing
- Performance Practice
- Choruses
- Cantatas
- Opera
- Choirs
- Conducting, choral
- Children's choirs
- Voice (medical aspects)
Useful subdivisions include:
methods, instruction and study, interpretation
From Bookstores:
Order books online from Amazon Books
or Barnes and Noble. Also use Books
in Print sources as needed.
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:
The authoritative encyclopedia for all aspects of music. Includes
links to digital sound, images, and related sites. Updated quarterly
and annually. Be aware that our subscription allows for only 6-8
simultaneous users.
- Oxford
Reference Online: Click on Performing Arts
to access several music reference resources.
- xreferplus:
Click on Music to access several music reference
resources
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
- Choral music for children - Reference, ML128.J8C5 1990
- Choral music for women's voices - Reference, ML128.V7B87
- A Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes - Reference, ML128.V7B3
1976
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music - Reference Table
3A
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Reference
Table 3A) - This contains long articles on a wide variety of subjects.
Each article has a bibliography. Online version is listed above.
- New Harvard Dictionary of Music (REF ML 100 .N485 1986)
-- has definitions of musical terms and historical articles.
- 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.
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.
NEWSPAPERS
- Many other newspapers
and broadcast news services are available on the Web.
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
- American Music Teacher MT 1 .A512
- The Choral Journal ML1.C5514
- Journal of Research in Music Education ML 1 .J86
- Journal of Singing
- The NATS Bulletin ML1.N271
Bound volumes of older
issues are found on the lower level in the "M" stacks.
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
Here are
some WWW sites to get you started. Most of these will take you to
other links, so explore!
