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Music: Recommended Resources

This page is a selective guide to assist Music students with locating initial resources

For Bibliographies of Composers

See call number range: ML134.A to ML134.W

    Fusion & Fusion +

Use the Fusion Plus catalog as your first option for locating books, scores, microfilms, journal titles (but NOT articles), sound recordings, and videos owned by Indiana State University, as well as Web-based resources that are accessible via the catalog (electronic books and journals, databases).

 

Music Chronologies

Bibliographies: Early Music Sources

Bibliographies: Historical Sets, Collected Works, and Monuments of Music

General Music Bibliographies

 

For Additional Resources, locate the "Music In Print" Series by searching the Fusion or Fusion+ catalog for title "Music in Print"

Bibliographies: Thematic Catalogs

Indexes of Music Periodicals

Guide to Music Reference and Research Materials

General Music Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The Norton History of Music Series

The library should own 2 copies of each of these works.  They are very fragile so please take care when handling.

Biographical Resources

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias of Musical Instruments

Dictionaries and Encylopedias of Opera