Library Guide: Music Resources
Welcome to the Music Resources Guide! This guide provides resources for information pertaining to music and music history. For more in-depth research assistance, please visit the library's reference desk.
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Reference Resources
Contemporary musicians: profiles of the people in music
Baker's biographical dictionary of popular musicians since 1990
The Facts on File dictionary of music
Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture
Jazz: a regional exploration
Online Databases
NOTE: Remote access to the following databases is restricted to City Colleges students, faculty and staff. To access off campus, log-in with your MyCCC username and password.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Database of multidisciplinary encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources. Use this database to search for information about a musician (by name) or a music genre (i.e: jazz, blues, classical, etc.)
Grove Music Online
Offers more than 8,000 articles on composers, performers, conductors, instruments and notation, forms, and genres, and individual works.
Internet Resources
National Jukebox (Library of Congress)
Includes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. All songs can be listened to online, but can not be downloaded.
Performing Arts Databases
Official guide to the performing arts collections and exhibitions at the Library of Congress. The site is searchable by name or topic --- includes a description of the various collections and links to digitized resources in Music, Theater, Dance & Film.
NPR Music
Includes concerts, interviews, news, profiles, reviews, and studio sessions covering various genres of music.
All about Jazz
Provides reviews on new book and CD releases, musician interviews, concert information, etc.
Last Updated: May 07, 2020
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