Databases for Music History Articles
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Grove Music Online This link opens in a new windowAccessed through Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online is the perfect starting point for scholarly research with 51,000 articles on topics related to music. Grove's also provides access to these music dictionaries: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition (29 volumes, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd edition (3 volumes, 2002), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes, 1992) and The Norton Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (1 volume, 1994).
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Music Reference Collection This link opens in a new window
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Music Index This link opens in a new windowYou can use Music Index to find literature concerning every aspect of the classical and popular world of music. The database carefully categorizes and organizes information from more than 640 international music periodicals. A broad range of subjects are indexed, including; musicological and organological topics, book reviews, record reviews, first performances and obituaries.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
You can use JSTOR to access full-text, full-image, scholarly journal articles. This archival database covers the Humanities and Social Sciences. Specific topics include African-American Studies, Anthropology, Finance, and Mathematics.
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ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Research Library provides access to a wide range of the core academic titles, from business and the sciences to literature and politics. The database expands daily and currently includes more than 6,000 titles, 75% of which are available in full text.
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
You can use Academic Search Premier to search for full text articles covering topics in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. A useful database for a broad range of needs, Academic Search Premier indexes nearly 13,800 publications, with over 4,700 of them providing access to the full-text.
Music History Books
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A History of Western Music
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Call Number: Upper Level 780.9 G918h 2019ISBN: 9780393668179The definitive survey of Western music. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, it remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what's important, where it fits, and why it matters. -
Music of the Baroque
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Call Number: Upper Level 780.9032 Sch81 2001ISBN: 9780195122329Music of the Baroque and its accompanying anthology of scores offer a lively and detailed introduction to European music from 1600 through 1750. It discusses selected works from the principal traditions of the period,emphasizing their distinctive features and placing them within their larger historical contexts. Close analysis of individual works is enriched by material on the social and cultural context of the music, the biographies of representative musicians, and developments in musical style and performance practice. -
Music in the Middle Ages
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ISBN: 9780313338847Music both influences and reflects the times in which it was created. In the Middle Ages, the previous Dark Ages, the Crusades and the feudal system all impacted the types and forms of music in the period. Charlemagne standardized the church mass and promoted the Gregorian chant, to the point of threatening excommunication if any other were performed. Musical notation -- the staff line -- was developed during the period. This volume is a thorough guide to music of the middle ages. -
Music since 1900
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ISBN: 0028724186An extensive descriptive chronology provides the backbone of the book, as the great lexicographer, musicologist and storyteller Nicolas Slonimsky offers a narrative walk through the major events in Western music for the better part of the 20th century. A dictionary of terms and a comprehensive index make this a most valuable source. -
Women and Music in America since 1900
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Call Number: Northwestern Reference 781.773 W842ISBN: 9781573562676The 20th century heard a rich sound coming from America: women making music.This encyclopedia represents the first major effort to describe the role of women in all forms of music in the U.S. since 1900. Entries cover such material as, important individuals, biographical overviews, gender issues, education, music genres, honors and awards, organizations, and professions. Each entry concludes with a short list of further readings.
Journal Title Search
Not sure if UNW has access to a specific journal? Use Journal Title Search to search for journals by title and find which database it is in.
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Journal Title SearchUse this tool to search for full text journals held by the Berntsen Library (either electronically or in print).
Google Scholar
Search Google Scholar to find citations to scholarly articles. While some articles are freely available via the web, many are not. If you find a useful article citation using Google Scholar, check the Berntsen Library's Journal Title Search to see if you can access the journal via the library. Otherwise, you may request the article via Inter-Library Loan by submitting a request through Library Search.