Getting Started: Online Encyclopedias
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowEncyclopedia entries on topics and composer biographies with works lists; entries will include a bibliography of related sources.
- Harvard Dictionary of MusicThis 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.
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music OnlineOnline 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.
- Women & Music: A HistoryAn 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.
