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Encyclopedias and Background Information

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Start here for background information on musical styles, time periods, composers, and more. Contains The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, and other music encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
Photographs, biographies, essays, art, music, maps and documents on all things Chicago.
Access note: Freely available to the public.

Reference Tools in Print

These encyclopedias and reference tools are available in print at the Richardson Library:

Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (print only)
Lincoln Park Reference Collection
R. 781.650922 F288b1999
Loop Reference
R. 781.650922 F288b1999
Jazz: The Rough Guide (print only)
Lincoln Park Reference Collection
R. 781.650922 C311J1995
Folk & Blues: The Encyclopedia (print only)
Lincoln Park Reference Collection
R. 781.640973 S783f2001