Music Resources MUS 1613  Music Theory  

1. Reference Books:

titleS CALL #

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

R780.92  / B177

The International Cyclopedia of Music & Musicians

R780.3 / T375I

Music Reference and Research Materials

R016.78 / D858, 1997

The New Groves Dictionary of Music & Musicians

R780.3 / N42

The New Groves Dictionary of Opera

R782.103 / N42

The New Harvard Dictionary of Music

R780.3 / Ap2ha

The New Kobbe's Complete Opera Book

R782.13 / K793

2. Library Databases with Related Content:

 

DATABASE titleS

PRODUCT NAMES

Academic Search Elite

EBSCOhost

MasterFile Elite

EBSCOhost

3. Periodical Indexes in Print:

 

 

title

CALL #

Music Index

Ref  / 016.78 / M973

RILM Abstract of Music Literature Ref / 016.7805 / In8

4. Finding Periodicals:

 

  To locate music periodicals in the University Library, use the SWAN online catalog.
    1.  Select the Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Title Search from the SWAN online catalog menu.
    2.  Enter the periodical title.  An alphabetical list of periodicals available will appear.
    3.  If the University Library has a subscription to that periodical, the periodical will be listed along with the issues available, location and formats of the listed issues - bound, loose, microfiche or microfilm - will be provided.

   

5. Web Links:

CLICK on the SITE NAME:

American Music Resources

The Aria Database

CAIRSS for Music: (Computer-Assisted Information Retrieval Service System)

Carolina Classical Connection

Classical Search

The Cyber Hymnal

Instrument Encyclopedia

Music Research Databases

MUSICA Virtual Choral Library

Resources for Church Musicians

 

6. Dewey Decimal Classification System:

MUSIC TOPIC:

CALL #

Music Bibliography

016.78

Christian Music

245 & 246.75

Elementary Music Education

372.8

Music Therapy

615.85154

Music

780-789

Music Biographies

927.8

   

7. Media Resources:

Audio and video recordings, etc that are used with music courses are located in the Media Services area.
These materials can be found by searching the SWAN online catalog.

8. Music Scores:

 

Scores are located in the Media Services area of the Harriet K. Hutchens Library.  The scores may be searched
in the SWAN online catalog by title or by AUTHOR (use AUTHOR to search by composer name).

 

9. Other Library Resources:

 

Curriculum Lab:

 

This lab contains a collection of teaching materials that can be used with elementary and secondary music education.  In the area of music, there are textbooks, piano pedagogy and instrumental methods books.  These materials can be found by searching the online catalog.

 

Christian Education Resource Lab:

 

The Christian Education Resource Lab contains a collection of teaching materials that can be used with graded choir programs and adult choirs at church.  These materials are published by the Southern Baptist Convention.

10. To Request Research Assistance from a Librarian:

SBU Bolivar Campus Students

417-328-1604 except Saturdays

SBU Salem Center students

SBU Springfield Center students

SBU Mountain View Center students

All other SBU students

1-800-743-5774

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday except holidays

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