Section 26

Grove Music Online

Brief Description: 

Now part of Oxford Music Online, the Grove music resources are the best place to start your music research.

Full Description: 

Comprehensive music reference tool incorporating New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Opera, and New Grove Jazz, along with the Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music, which are part of the new Oxford Reference Online interface.

Resource Type: 
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Internet Resources

Greenwood encyclopedia of rock history

Brief Description: 

Six volume set with entries arranged chronologically.

Full Description: 

Six volume set with entries arranged chronologically.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML3534.G754 2006
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A guide to the blues : history, who's who, research sources

Brief Description: 

Includes a short history of the blues with some musical analysis. Mostly contains short biographies.

Full Description: 

Includes a short history of the blues with some musical analysis. Mostly contains short biographies.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML3521.S58 1994
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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians

Brief Description: 

Contains short biographies of musicians of all types.

Full Description: 

Contains short biographies of musicians of all types.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML105.B16 2001
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Encyclopedia of popular music

Brief Description: 

Contains articles on all aspects of popular music.

Full Description: 

Contains articles on all aspects of popular music.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML102.P66 G84 1998
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New Grove dictionary of jazz

Brief Description: 

Definitive reference source for the history of jazz. Content is also included in Grove Music Online/Oxford Music Online.

Full Description: 

Definitive reference source for the history of jazz. Content is also included in Grove Music Online/Oxford Music Online.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML102.J3 N48 2002
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Big book of blues : a biographical encyclopedia

Brief Description: 

A collection of short biographies of blues musicians.

Full Description: 

A collection of short biographies of blues musicians.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML102.B6 S26 2001
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Encyclopedia of the blues

Brief Description: 

Contains mostly brief biographical entries, often with short bibliographies.

Full Description: 

Contains mostly brief biographical entries, often with short bibliographies. It also has longer articles on places and instruments.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML102.B6 E53 2006
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New Grove dictionary of American music

Brief Description: 

Contains articles on all aspects of American music.

Full Description: 

Contains articles on all aspects of American music.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML101.U6 N48 1986
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Garland encyclopedia of world music

Brief Description: 

Excellent source covering the history and practices of music from around the world. Each volume covers a different geographical area.

Full Description: 

Excellent source covering the history and practices of music from around the world. Each volume covers a different geographical area.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref ML100.G16 1998
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