Music Resources Guide

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http://subjectguides.yor.ac.u/music
!or stude"ts "eedi"g academic a"alysis ##
$%&'R is the most comprehe"sive (ull te)t resource a"d *roject M+%, ca" be
releva"t. &he best i"de)es (or music are R-LM Abstracts o( Music Literature
.*ro/uest01 2octoral 2issertatio"s i" Musicology '"li"e alo"g 3ith the more
ge"eric Web o( %cie"ce a"d 4ritish 5uma"ities -"de) .*ro/uest0. %tude"ts
studyi"g Music &ech"ology 3ill also 6"d the -,,,/-,& ,lectro"ic Library .-,,,
7plore0 very use(ul.
!or stude"ts "eedi"g scores ##
As 3ell as the large collectio" o( scores i" the $oh" *ay"ter Music Library 3e
have a gro3i"g "umber o( electro"ic scores. &hese i"clude 8lassical %cores
Library: 9olume - a"d 8lassical %cores Library: 9olume -- .both o" trial u"til the
e"d o( :;<=0.
&he resources ,arly ,"glish 4oos '"li"e .,,4'0 a"d ,ightee"th 8e"tury
8ollectio"s '"li"e .,88'01 3hile pri"cipally te)t based1 also co"tai" (acsimiles
o( early music1 broadsheet ballads etc.
We also recomme"d usi"g the (ree 3eb resource -"ter"atio"al Music %core
Library *roject as this co"tai"s ma"y (acsimile images o( origi"al scores o(
(amous 3ors. !or more electro"ic score resources see the ,lectro"ic
Resources > te)ts tab o" the Music %ubject Guide.
!or stude"ts "eedi"g audio resources ##
8lassical Music Library a"d ?a)os Music Library are the t3o mai" electro"ic
audio collectio"s. We also curre"tly have trials .u"til e"d o( :;<=0 to
America" %o"g1 8o"temporary World Music1 $a@@ Music Library a"d
%mithso"ia" Global %ou"d (or Libraries. !or historic sou"d recordi"gs the
resource Archival %ou"d Recordi"gs is also use(ul.
!or stude"ts "eedi"g 6lm resources ##
'pera i" 9ideo is a" e)celle"t 6lm resource1 3e are also curre"tly trialli"g
2a"ce i" 9ideo .u"til e"d o( :;<=0.
!or stude"ts "eedi"g re(ere"ce materials ##
Aey resources i"clude: Grove Music '"li"e1 8lassical Music Re(ere"ce
Library a"d the ')(ord 2ictio"ary o( ?atio"al 4iography . We are also curre"tly
trialli"g the Garla"d ,"cyclopedia o( World Music '"li"e a"d A(rica" America"
Music Re(ere"ce .u"til e"d o( :;<=0.
!or stude"ts "eedi"g "e3s/media resources
!or period "e3spapers 3e recomme"d the <Bth C <Dth 8e"tury 4ur"ey
8ollectio" ?e3spapers.
!or more co"temporary "e3spaper revie3s ?e)is +A is use(ul1 as are the other
?e3spaper resources.