CSP Library: MUS 322 Music History II: Begin Your Research

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Use the Oxford Music Online or the Credo databaseto find background information about topics in music. This can serve as a good introduction to a new topic. Search for a composer, performer, type of music, etc.

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General Reference database that includes general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases and many other reference materials in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Reference Books

Reference resources are a useful tool to gain basic facts and summary information about a topic. These reference works include articles about music and musicians and historical time periods. There are additional reference resources which are specific to music genres, eras, etc. Browse the 780 section for books related to music. Browse the 900 section for books related to hsitorical and geographical information.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Edited by Stanley Sadie ; executive editor, John Tyrrell.
Call Number: R 780.3 N42S2 2001
ISBN: 1561592390
The Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin.
Call Number: R 780.9 T179o 2005
ISBN: 0195169794
New Oxford history of music
Call Number: R 780.9 W459n
Publication Date: 1954-1990

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