Music Research Guide: Background Information

Online reference resource for research in ethnomusicology. Each volume contains an overview of a region, a survey of its musical heritage, traditions and themes; and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Articles include detailed photographs that show musicians, musical instrument, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies. Links are provided to the associated audio examples for each volume.

This one-volume music dictionary includes entries on all styles and forms in Western art music along with articles on world music, instruments, and popular music, jazz, and rock.

A concise dictionary of popular music and musicians; includes definitions, biographical material, and brief historical overviews of the major players and genres in twentieth-century popular music.

An introduction to four hundred years of opera and its composers with recommended key recordings for the key opera singers.

An e-book edition focusing on the accomplishments of women in music from antiquity through contemporary feminist aesthetics; includes chapters on women in American popular music, African-American music, and non-Western music.