Music 345 - Resources for Electronic Music
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Fourth floor Music & Media Collections
LPs (vinyl!) |
Music Scores |
Music Reference Books |
CDs, videos |
Music Books (circulating) |
Getting Started
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., 2001 MUSIC REF ML100.N48 2001
Also available online through the library homepage (Oxford Music Suite)
- Good place to start your research
- Works Lists
- Bibliographies lead you to more resources
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th ed. MUSIC REF ML105 B6 1991
- People – classical music
New Harvard Dictionary of Music, 4th ed. MUSIC REF ML100 .A64 2003
Also see the Oxford Dictionary of Music online
- Good for terminology
Finding books - recordings – music scores
Search the TCNJ Library Catalog -- Search Tips:
- Use the full catalog search (click More Search Options from library homepage)
- When searching by keyword, use boolean operators and, or, not to combine search terms:
moog and carlos
- When searching by keyword, use quotation marks to keep words together:
“ambient music”
- Think about the format you want. Set limits to “Sound Recording” or “Music Score” with
Limit to (optional)
- Important for music: To see a more detailed record, click on
- Not sure if it’s a vinyl LP or CD? Check location:
Location: Music Collection - Sound Recordings = Vinyl LP (located on shelves at top of stairs)
Location: Media Services – CD = CD (behind the desk, ask Media Staff
More Resources for Recordings:
Finding Journal Articles about music
Scholarly journal articles are an important source for research because they present material that is cutting edge and tends to be more specialized.
IIMP: International Index to Music Periodicals available online--go through the library homepage
Finding Newspaper Articles and Reviews
Historical New York Times (1851-2003)
Access World News (NewsBank)
Useful websites
International Computer Music Association
Need more and can’t find it in the TCNJ Library?
- Search Worldcat to see what is in other libraries (books, scores, recordings, videos), then....
Find an article or book that TCNJ does not own or have access to?
- Submit an Interlibrary Loan Request .
Linda Dempf
September 22, 2008
