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Brings together 50,000 pages of text, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the diverse history and culture of the African American experience through music. Materials date before 1814 up to the present day. Browse genres such as blues, folk, jazz, gospel, orchestral, and opera.

This resource provides a rich collection of influential performances and documentaries spanning eras and demonstrating classical music's dynamic evolution. It contains all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances, chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances. Coverage of musical time periods spans Medieval to the 21st century, with recordings from the 1950s to the present. Browse performers and ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; search composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin.

The Classical Music Reference Library is a comprehensive online database designed to support the study and appreciation of classical music. It provides access to a vast collection of resources, including biographies of composers and performers, analyses of musical works, and historical context for various compositions. The database features a rich array of full-text articles from scholarly journals, music encyclopedias, and reference works, making it an invaluable tool for researchers, students, and educators in the field of music. Users can explore thematic essays that delve into specific genres, periods, and styles, as well as access audio examples and performance reviews. The platform also offers advanced search capabilities to facilitate targeted research. With its extensive coverage of classical music literature and resources, the Classical Music Reference Library serves as an essential resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of classical music's rich heritage and evolving landscape.

The Classical Scores Library is a comprehensive online database providing access to digital scores of classical music. It offers a vast collection of in-copyright scores from the classical canon, serving as an authoritative resource for musicians, scholars, and music enthusiasts. The database covers a wide range of classical music periods and genres, allowing users to search, browse, and study scores from various composers and works. It includes full scores, study scores, and piano reductions, enabling detailed analysis and performance preparation. The platform offers advanced search capabilities, allowing users to find specific works, composers, or musical elements. Additionally, the Classical Scores Library integrates with Alexander Street's Music Online platform, providing a seamless experience for accessing related audio recordings and other multimedia content. This resource is invaluable for music education, research, and performance, offering high-quality digital reproductions of scores that can be viewed, printed, or used for academic study.

The digital version of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music incorporates all 10 volumes of the original print edition. Volumes 1-10 cover the following geographical regions: Africa, South America, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, East Asia, Europe, Australia and the Pacific Islands, and General Perspectives and Reference Tools for The World's Music. Content is browsable by places, cultural groups, subjects, instruments, and genres.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Source is designed to assist singers with foreign language diction and communication by providing IPA transcriptions and literal translations in order for the singer to imbue each syllable with the appropriate emotional content. The collection includes more than 15,000 arias, art songs and liturgical texts in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish and Latin. Representing works from 925 composers and 1,144 poets, users can easily find the repertoire they need.

This archive is a collection of over 12 million full-text scholarly journal articles, e-books, periodicals, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Browse subject areas including Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Medicine & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Artstor, Ithaka S+R, and Portico.

Naxos Music Library [NML] is the world's largest online classical music library. Currently, it offers streaming access to more than 197,000 CDs with more than 3 million tracks of both standard and rare repertoire. Genres include orchestral, concerto, opera, instrumental, chamber music, sacred and secular choral, operetta, wind ensemble, and chamber music; browse also contemporary instrumental and jazz, pop and rock, and Chinese music. Peruse playlists featuring themes such as Animals in Music, Love Scenes, in Music, The Night in Music, and many others. Explore curated study guides to learn more about the Baroque Era, the Classical Era, music from Australia or South Korea, musicology, and so much more. Create your own personal account to create playlists, add albums and tracks to Favorites, and access Naxos on your mobile devices.

Music Online: Opera in Video provides access to the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world's best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work's importance to the operatic canon. Content is in Italian, English, German, French, and other languages. Release dates range from 1933 to 2010.

Each Oxford Handbook offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research. Specially commissioned essays from leading international figures in the discipline give critical examination of the progress and direction of debates, providing scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives. Browse 1,500+ books, book chapters, images, videos, audio, and front and end matter. Narrow your search by subjects including medicine and health, religion, literature, philosophy, music, social sciences, politics, science and mathematics, psychology, and law.

This extensive reference resource for comprehensive coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship is home to Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. Search authoritative, peer-reviewed articles with rich supporting materials including bibliographies, media, and links to related resources. The powerful search engine offers filtering options to refine by source, type, subject, and availability. Browsable topics include audio engineering, compositional practice and technique, conducting methods and techniques, ethnomusicology, music theory and analysis, musical sources and bibliographies, the philosophy of music, sound studies, and more.

Produced by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, this music bibliography features citations, abstracts, and subject indexing. It facilitates both focused research and browsing for readers of all levels from classical to popular music, from ethnomusicology to music therapy, from elementary music education to advanced music theory. This database contains citations and abstracts, which are drawn from articles, books, conference proceedings, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings and videos, and reviews.