Music history

Specialists

Ray Heigemeir

Public Services Librarian for Music

(650) 384-9985

raymondh@stanford.edu

Music

Music history

Music theory

Jazz

Instrumental music

Composers

Ethnomusicology

Musical instruments

Musical theater

Voice

Popular music

Opera

Blogs

Significant music acquisitions 2016-2017 | October 23, 2017

New exhibit at the East Asia Library - Mario Paci: An Italian Maestro in China | January 17, 2017

Richard Maxfield Collection now streaming online | July 24, 2014

Archival phonograph collection now online | September 19, 2013

Notable acquisition: Musical reminiscences of an old amateur | April 21, 2011

Topic guides

Music research essentials

Music of the 20th century

Music before 1500

Music of the 16th & 17th centuries

Chinese contemporary music

Notable collections

Richard Maxfield Collection

The Richard Maxfield Collection consists of electronic music written by Maxfield on open reel tape from 1959 to 1964.