Performing Arts Resources

* M U S I C Go to THEATRE Main Page \|Selected Titles \| Search HAL\| Browse Shelves \| Find Articles \| Videos \| CD's \| Web Sites \| Blue= Print RED = Electronic Databases and Books Green = Web Sites Note about Print Resources (Ref. means book is in the Reference area on the 1st floor. All other books are on the shelves on the 2nd floor) Note about Off-Campus Access To access databases and NetLibrary electronic books, make a note of the titles you are looking for and then go to the 'Off-Campus Access" link on the library homepage under "Find Articles." Click on "Databases by Title." Click on the database you need or NetLibrary. You will then need to enter your name and barcode number from your student I.D. card to gain access. Greenwood Press ebooks are only available from on campus.

Selected Titles: Print and Electronic / Use to get ideas for research topics or get overview of a topic
	Bibliographies Baroque Music: A Research and Information Guide Ref. ML116 .B37 1993 Folk Songs of Virginia (a descriptive index) Ref. ML128 .F75 D3 1949 Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire Ref. ML128 .P3 H5 2000 Jazz Performers: Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials (e-book) Link to Book J.W. Pepper Company (Use as a bibliography of sheet music) Link to Web Site Medieval Music: The Sixth Liberal Art Ref. ML114 .H8 1974 The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide Ref. ML128 .C4 H5 1978 Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks Britannica Online Link to Database Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera Ref. ML102 .O6 W35 1996 Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States Ref. ML102 .S67 E5 1993 Folk Music Sourcebook Ref. ML19 .S26 Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Belief, Customs, Tales, Music and Art Ref. GR35.63 1997 V.1 International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians Ref. ML100 .T47 1975 Grove Music Online (Includes New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz) Link to Database New Harvard Dictionary of Music Ref. ML100 .N485 1986 New Oxford Companion to Music Ref. ML100 .N532 1988 The Opera Companion: A Guide for the Casual Operagoer MT95 .M25 1961 Virginia Tech Multimedia Dictionary / listen to pronunciation & examples! Link to Web Site Directories American Musical Society Directory Ref. ML27 .U5 A83362 1995 Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities Ref. ML13 .D57 1995 Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts ML1 .M97 1995 Biography and History Resources Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Ref. ML105 .B16 1991 Biography Resource Center Link to Database Dictionary of 20th Century Composers Ref. ML118 .T5 A History of Western Music - 6th ed. (Grout & Palisca) ML160 .G872 2001 History Resource Center Link to Database Jazz in American Culture ML3508 .P46 1997 Music Since 1900 - 1st ed.(historical chronology) Ref. ML197 .S634 M98 New Oxford History of Music Ref. ML160 .N44 (vols. 1-3, 10) Short History of Opera ML1700 .G83 1965 (vols. 1-2) Opera People (oversize book section) ML87 .S8 1982 Outline History of Western Music ML161 .W64 1966 See Also: Selected CD's / Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music See Also: Selected CD's / Treasury of Early Music See Also: Selected Videos / Music In Time Back to Top
Search Catalog (HAL) / find books that relate to your topic
	Do keyword search in online catalog (Limit results to Bluefield College or search all HAL libraries to find books to order through interlibrary loan) Do keyword search in World Catalog (find books to order through Interlibrary Loan) Click on the database "World Catalog." When search screen comes up, choose the option "WorldCat" at top of screen rather than "ArticleFirst"
Browse the Shelves by Call Number Area / find books, videos & DVDs, or CD's
	M's Music/Scores M5-1490 Instrumental Music M6-175.5 Solo Instruments, such as Piano M1495-5000 Vocal Music M1497-1998 Secular vocal music M1999-2199 Sacred vocal music ML's Literature about Music (History and Criticism, Biography, Instruments, Music Genres and Periods) MT's Musical Instruction and Study (Analysis, Theory, Composition, Instrumental Techniques) Back to Top
Find Articles & Information / Use indexes/databases to find articles, abstracts or citations from journals. Browse journals online or in our print collection.
	Electronic Indexes/databases available through Easley Library: Arts and Humanities Search (Citation Index) / This is an Index only (no full text) to subjects in the humanities, including music. Use this to locate titles of articles which then can be searched in a full-text database or ordered through interlibrary loan. Associations Unlimited / Look for associations/organizations/societies in the music field Digital Library of Appalachia / look for resources in the field of Appalachian culture, including music ERIC / Look for citations and articles in the field of Music Education. Use the thesaurus for search terms. Expanded Academic Index ASAP / Do a keyword search for abstracts and full-text articles. You can also do a publication search to see what music journals are indexed. JSTOR / Browse publications by topic or search for articles by keyword. These are not current articles, but are an archive of journal articles with varying coverage dates. Includes music journals. Lexis-Nexis / Look for news articles on more modern topics related to music Electronic database freely available on the Internet: DOAJ / Directory of Open Access Journals / Search this free online database for scholarly articles in 24 music journals. Print Journals: Choral Journal Clavier (a magazine for pianists and piano teachers) Creator (magazine of balanced music ministries) Hymn Journal of Research in Music Education Journal of Singing Keyboard Music Educators Journal Musical Quarterly Pedalpoint Teaching Music Back to Top
Selected Videos Humanities Through the Arts / originally a television series. Various call numbers Link to HAL Music in Time / Flutist James Galway guides a journey through the time periods of music ML160 .M87 1990 V. 1-16 Performance Practices Series (Piano) / 5 time periods of music. Various call numbers Link to HAL The Singer's Voice / Singing technique for voice students MT821 .S56 1991 V. 1-5 Selected CD's Music and Musicians MT6 .M44135 M9 1994 Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music MT6.5 .N67 1996 Treasury of Early Music:An Anthology of Masterworks/Middle Ages, Renaissance & Baroque M1497.P277 T73 1988 Selected Web Sites / additional helpful information
	All-About-Jazz -- a variety of resources for jazz lovers American Memory Collection (Library of Congress) - resources in American culture and history, including a Performing Arts, Music category. Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music - University of Washington Libraries Intute: Arts and Humanities - A portal for online humanities resources, including music Internet Public Library -- look in the "Arts & Humanities" section for Music resources K-12 Resources for Music Educators Librarians' Internet Indexx (LII) -- the "Arts & Humanities" section leads to "Fine Arts" which leads to Music Luminarium / online anthology of English Literature with music according to time period! Music History 102: A Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present Performing Arts Reading Room - Internet Resources (Library of Congress) OAIster -- "find the pearls" of digital resources from a variety of collections from a variety of institutions Sheet Music Consortium - four universities' digital sheet music collections, each collection viewable by individual university or searched collectively. Also links to other online sheet music collections. Back to Top Main Page