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Key Music Databases

Music Online: Listening
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Large database of streaming audio of classical, jazz, and world music

Includes: American Music, Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music Library, Popular Music Library, and Smithsonian Global Sound
Oxford Music Online (Grove Music Online)
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Encyclopedic coverage of music including definitions of music-related terms, in-depth articles, and extensive bibliographies.
Naxos Music Library
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Another large collection of streaming audio
Classical Scores Library
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Extensive collection of musical scores

Academic Search Complete
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Large, broad collection of multidisciplinary academic journals, magazines, and news; great starting point for many topics
JSTOR
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Includes many music history, theory, composition, and other full-text journals. Usually does not include most recent few years.
ERIC
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The primary education database; including music education articles and resources

IPA Source
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English language translations and transcriptions of classic vocal literature

Find Books with the CatSearch

For books about composers, search composer’s name as Subject

For Music Tech: Try searching Sound Recording Reproducing as a subject

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