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Basic Reference Tools

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
ISBN: 1561592390

Publication Date: 2000

Available online
New Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randal
ISBN: 0674372999

Publication Date: 2003

Available online

Handbooks and Guides to the Field

Shadows in the Field by Gregory F. Barz (Editor); Timothy J. Cooley (Editor)
Call Number: ML 3799 .S5 1997

ISBN: 0195109104

Publication Date: 1996-11-21
Ethnomusicology by Helen Myers (Editor); Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Call Number: ML 3798 .E84 1992b

ISBN: 0393033775

Publication Date: 1992-10-01
Garland Library of Readings in Ethnomusicology by Kaye Shelemay (Editor)
Call Number: ML 3799 .G37 1990

ISBN: 0824064690

Publication Date: 1990-09-01

Standard Texts on World Musics

Ethnomusicology by Helen Myers (Editor); Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Call Number: ML 3799 .E83 1993

ISBN: 0393033783

Publication Date: 1993-05-01

World Musics and Music Education

Lessons from the World by Patricia S. Campbell
Call Number: MT 1 .C22 1991

ISBN: 0028723619

Publication Date: 1991-05-01

Finding Information About Ethnomusicology

1. Search a topic. Either look for a country or culture in list of subdivisions, or use the name of the country to narrow the search by subject subdivision:

Music--Greece
Folk music--United States--Southern States

2. Search directly under the culture:

Indians of North America--Songs and music
Cheyenne Indians--Music

3. Search under a name of a musical instrument:

Ch'in music
Banjo music

4. Go to Music Library's World Music Guide

Finding Books

This search box finds books and e-books owned by Appalachian State University Libraries.

Journals, Videos, and Web Sites

E-JOURNALS

VIDEOS

A 30-volume collection entitled The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance is available in the Music Library. To find call numbers, enter a TITLE search for "JVC" in the Library Catalog.

STREAMING AUDIO

Smithsonian Global Sound

WEB SITES

Wesleyan University (http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/ethno.html)

Online Research Tools

Oxford Music Online
Provides access to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which includes The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.

Provides access to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which includes The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Covers popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day.

Covers popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Includes all formats of scholarly works on music and related fields--articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, films and videos, and conference proceedings.

Includes all formats of scholarly works on music and related fields--articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, films and videos, and conference proceedings.
Music Index
Indexes more than 850 music periodicals from more than 40 countries covering all styles and genres of music.

Indexes more than 850 music periodicals from more than 40 countries covering all styles and genres of music.
Classical Music Library (Music Online)
Distinguished classical recordings (approximately 100,000 albums) that users can listen to online.

Distinguished classical recordings (approximately 100,000 albums) that users can listen to online.
Naxos Music Library
Comprehensive collection of classical music, contemporary jazz, world, folk, adult contemporary, Chinese, pop, and rock music.

Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
Grove Music Online
The authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history, theory, and cultures of music around the globe.

The authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history, theory, and cultures of music around the globe.

Electronic Journals

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