At a glance
Music Library
Research databases
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Browse all music databases here.
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| Oxford Music Online |
Includes Grove Music Online |
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| Oxford Bibliographies Online: Music |
Peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on musicology and ethnomusicology |
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| Oxford Reference Works: Performing Arts |
Search multiple encyclopedias and dictionaries on opera, theater, and related topics |
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| Garland Encyclopedia of World Music | Devoted to music research of all the world's peoples; includes audio examples |
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| Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians | Concise biographies | ||
| Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments | Instruments and their makers | ||
| Musical America | Current news and directories | What's new? | |
| The Cambridge Companions to Music | Online books on a wide variety of music topics. | ||
| Opening Night! Opera & Oratorio Premieres | Cross-index of data for over 38,000 opera and oratorio premieres | ||
| IPA Source | International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. | ||
| Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive | Core trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theater, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. | ||
| Digital Resources for Musicology | Links to substantial open-access projects of use to musicians and musicologists. Maintained by CCARH. | ||
Discographies |
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| Bielefelder Kataloge Klassik | Classical | ||
| The Jazz Discography | Jazz | Help | |
| Discography of American Historical Recordings | Multiple genres | Help | |
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Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music (CHARM) |
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Indexes to periodical literature |
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Articles, reviews, obituaries. Bulk coverage 1996-present | Help | |
| RILM | Articles, reviews, commentary, dissertations. 1967-present | About | Video intro |
| Music Index | Articles, reviews, obituaries, dissertations. 1973-present | Help | |
| RIPM | Articles published ca. 1800-1950 | What's new? | Help |
| Bibliographie des Musikschriftums |
International and interactive bibliography of literature on music |
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Indexes to printed music and manuscripts |
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| RISM | Historical manuscripts | Video update | Help |
| Index to Printed Music | Monuments, critical editions | Help | |
| Notnaia Letopsis | Russian music publications | ||
| Hofmeister XIX | 19th century music published in German-speaking countries | About | Help |
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