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Welcome to the Music Research Guide. Here you can find resources from the Library and the web to assist you with classwork and research.

Reference Resources for Music

Use reference materials such as encyclopedias and dictionaries to:

Choose or narrow down a research topic
Find background information on a topic
Identify the key issues of a topic

Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin
Call Number: ML 160 .T18 2010
ISBN: 9780195386301
Publication Date: 2009-07-27
The Oxford History of Western Music is a five volume survey of the traditions of Western music.Richard Taruskin.
Music Innovators by Salem Press
Call Number: ML 394 .M87 2016
ISBN: 9781619258969
Publication Date: 2016-05-01
Keeping in mind the long history of music and its powerful effect on the human social and cultural psyche.
Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century by Alfred William Cramer; Salem Press Staff
Call Number: ML 105 .M883 2009
ISBN: 9781587655128
Publication Date: 2009-05-08
Every essay contains ready-reference followed by a brief paragraph explaining the individual's significance.