Arts & Humanities : Music
Core Resources
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Databases for Articles
Databases for Music
A & H Search ![]()
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Also Known as: Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Arts & Humanities SearchA & H Search is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. [more]
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A full-text database consisting of the Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, Ecology & Botany and General Science Collections which provide access to the back files of over 300 scholarly journals. Areas included are history, sociology, business, economics, ecology, literature, mathematics, music, political science, population studies, Asian studies, philanthropy and finance. Coverage begins with volume one of each title and continues to within 4-5 years of the present. [more]
Music Index ![]()
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Music Index covers more than 40 international music periodicals, listing articles dealing with every aspect of classical and popular music. [more]
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ![]()
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New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is the premier music encyclopedia. Includes the New Grove Dictionaries of Jazz and Opera. [more]
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RILM, published by Repertoire International de Literature Musicale, indexes articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, film, and videos. [more]
Journals
Journals for MusicTips for finding journals and journal articles
Browse Journals on Music ![]()
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- Looking for a specific article or journal? Try the Journal/Article Finder
- Need to search for articles by keyword or topic? Try Databases in the Databases tab
Other Resources Online
Other Resources Online for Music
Boolean Operators - YouTube Video ![]()
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Choral Public Domain Library ![]()
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Also Known as: choral; scores; music
Gutenberg: The Sheet Music Project ![]()
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Paper Assistance - Where to brain storm topics, find articles, etc ![]()
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Tips for searching a full-text database ![]()
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VARIATIONS Prototype: Online Musical Scores ![]()
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WIMA: Werner Icking Music Archive ![]()
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eBooks / Books
eBooks / Books for MusicTips for finding books
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ![]()
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ![]()
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera ![]()
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Oxford Companion to Music ![]()
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Who's Who in Opera ![]()
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- The Book Finder first searches in the MERLIN catalog.
- If no resources are found in MERLIN, the search moves to the MOBIUS catalog (a catalog of many Missouri libraries).
- Need to search for a book by keyword or topic? Search the MERLIN catalog

