Music : Research Guide
About this guide
This research guide was put together by UTC Librarians and has links to a variety of resources that you have access to. Use this guide to find:
- Recommended databases and subscriptions
- Quick Search box for finding books, articles, movies and more
- Links to more help
Try These First
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Naxos Music LibraryClassical music with some limited selections from other genres.
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Naxos Music Library - JazzNaxos Music Library Jazz offers over 252,000 tracks from more than 25,500 CDs. Over 43,000 jazz artists are represented. The service comprises recordings of 22 labels of Fantasy and over 540 other labels.
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Oxford History of Western MusicOnline reference collection that explores the rich and diverse tradition of Western music.
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Grove Dictionary of American MusicComprehensive coverage of American Music including popular music, musical theater, opera, concert music, and music technology, and musical traditions of many ethnic and cultural groups.
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Music IndexScholarly journals, book reviews and trade publications covering all aspects of classical and popular music.
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International Music Score Library ProjectMusic scores in the public domain.
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Arts and Humanities DatabaseFull text articles from contemporary journals in arts, humanities, cultural studies, philosophy, religion, history, literature, music, and more.
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JSTORScholarly journals in arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences, excluding full text from the last 3-5 years.
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Project MUSEScholarly journals, e-books, and reviews spanning the humanities and social sciences.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index RetrospectiveArchive index covering important humanities and social sciences journals published from 1907 to 1984
How to use Naxos
Naxos Music Library is the world´s largest online classical music library. The library offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues plus the complete catalogues or selected titles from over 250 classical, jazz and world music labels, as well as classic pop and rock.
Features of Naxos Music Library:
- Search by keyword, composer, title, genre, or label
- Liner notes provided for most recordings
- Create playlists
- Audio book transcriptions on the history of classical music
- Libretti and synopses of over 700 operas.
- A pronunciation guide for composer and artist names.
- A glossary of musical terms
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