Music
Books
Search for books by author, title, keyword or subject in the Maple Woods Library
online catalog at http://mwlibrary.mcckc.edu. A link on the catalog page connects
to the online catalog of MOBIUS, a network of academic libraries in Missouri. The
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Selected Reference Books
REF 785.42 B493 The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues
REF 781.72 En19 Encyclopedia of African American Music
REF 784.54 Sm6e Encyclopedia of Indie Rock
REF 784.5 G948-z The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
REF 780.973 M973 Music in American Life
REF 780.3 N42G The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REF 781.91 Ab8w The World Atlas of Musical Instruments
Music Databases
Academic Search Elite Articles from leading journals on music, technology,
social sciences, art, and many other subjects.
JSTOR An archived database of articles from academic journals in many fields
including music.
MasterFILE Premier A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide
range of general interest topics.
Oxford Music Online Provides full-text articles from multiple music reference
resources including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Grove
Dictionary of Musical Instruments, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
ProQuest Research Library Provides access to magazine and journal articles
covering a wide range of topics including many music publications like Billboard.
Internet
Music Sites
http://www.ams-net.org/www-musicology.php
A resource compiled by the American Musicological Society of websites useful
for research of many topics related to music.
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music
Black Grooves
http://blackgrooves.org
Sponsored by the Archives of African American Music & Culture at Indiana
University. Covers new releases and reissues in gospel, blues, jazz, funk, soul,
hop-hop, and classical.
music.washington.edu/musical-instruments-collection
A website maintained by the University of Washington School of Music that
features music and musical instruments from around the world.
Jazz Sites
http://www.hamilton.edu/jazzarchive/interviews
Digital interviews with jazz musicians. Pictures.
http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia
An online encyclopedia of jazz musicians including historical figures to
currently active players.
http://redhotjazz.com
A wealth of information about the people and the music. Includes many
sound files.
Music of the Holocaust Site
Music and the Holocaust
http://holocaustmusic.ort.org/
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