Music--History & Theory

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Naxos Music Library
comprehensive collection of online classical music available on your computer or smart phone.
Oxford Music Online
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
comprehensive, ongoing guide to publications on music from all over the world, including journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and dissertations. 1967-present.
Music Index (online)
Index to music periodicals, popular & scholarly. 1972 to the present.

Oxford Music Online
Major music resource with 3 different resources to search:
- search The Oxford Companion to Music
  short biographical entries on musicians, as well as musical term definitions
- search The Oxford Dictionary of Music
  Need a quick definition? Look here!
- search Grove Music Online
  The major music encyclopedia: authoritative (but long) entries; good starting point for research
OnMusic Dictionary
Definitions, audio pronounciation, and occasional music/video examples (OnMusic is the successor to the Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary)

Help guides for Irvine's Writing about Music

Irvine's is available in the Music Reference section at the IC Library

Music Librarian

(607) 274-3887

ML48-54	Librettos
ML93-96	Manuscripts/Facsimiles
ML100-102	Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
ML128	Subject Bibliographies
ML159-307	Music History
ML410--429	Biographies
ML549-747	Keyboard Instruments
ML750-927	String Instruments
ML930--990	Wind Instruments
ML1030-1040	Percussion Instruments
ML1100-1165	Chamber Music
ML1200-1270	Orchestral Music
ML1300-1354	Band Music
ML1400-2951	Vocal Music
MT6-18	Music Theory
MT40-68	Composition
MT70-88	Orchestration
MT90-165	Analytical Guides

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