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Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Oxford Music Online
Core music encyclopedia, includes the important Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

MGG online : Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Important German language encyclopedia. Includes comprehensive bibliographies and works lists as well as onboard Google translate tool.
Music Online: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Search for encyclopedic entries on topics related to world music
Oxford History of Western Music
Search encyclopedic entries related to Western classical music.
Oxford Reference
Search encyclopedia and dictionary entries on wide range of academic disciplines
Oxford Bibliographies: Music
Search peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies in music

Index to Printed Music
Find scores for individual pieces of music published in standard scholarly editions, series and sets from ancient Greece to the present.
IPA Source
Search for transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts
Frescobaldi Thematic Catalogue Online (FTCO)

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Search dissertations and theses from colleges and universities around the world from 1743 to present. Full text theses from 1997-present

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Excellent source for scholarly articles on music topics, with good international coverage.
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Coverage includes scholarly articles as well as music magazines.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses, including the Duke University Press
Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new window
Search for articles and interviews related to rock music

Contemporary Composers Web Archive
This Archive aims to preserve the personal / official websites belonging to notable 20th century composers.
Ethnographic Sound Archives Online
Search a collection of historic field recordings from around the world, including supporting field notes and ethnographers' metadata.
RIPM Jazz Periodicals
RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals with Full Text
Search for journal articles from 19th and early 20th-century music journals, containing many music reviews
RIPM Preservation Series: European & North American Music Periodicals
Search the full text of rare musical journals from major European and American cities
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Includes digital copies of musical works printed between 1473 and 1700 in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America
RISM Online Catalogue of Musical Scores
Search for records for music manuscripts, printed music, libretti, and treatises held in music libraries, archives, churches, and other institutions around the world
Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000
Search the archive of the Daily Telegraph, a leading London newspaper.
Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975
The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974
Performance Design Archive Online
Covers aspects of theater production design from the 17th century to the present.