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New Grove Music Star

Definitive encyclopedia for anything pertaining to music, instruments, composers, and musicians.

Also known as:	Oxford Music Online
	Grove Music Encyclopedia

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International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text: IIMP Star

Citations, abstracts, and full text of articles from music periodicals from over 20 countries, 1874-present.
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Music Index Star

Indexes articles in 400 music periodicals, 1975-present.
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Naxos Music Library Star

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85,000+ tracks of recorded classical, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music, with notes. Faculty can call Ref. desk 545-0150 for playlist password.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Star

References to music journal articles and other scholarly literature, 1967-present.
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Additional Databases in Performing Arts > Music

Academic Charts Online

Database trial ends 05/31/13. Please send comments to Pam Juengling,413-545-1858.

Includes over 60 years of popular music data.
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American Song
68,000 tracks of historical recordings of jazz, blues, gospel and other genres, 1890's-1970's.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language arts and humanities journals, 1975-present.
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Classical Music Library
Audio database of classical music, with reference section. Playlist option available. Downloading available for a fee.
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Classical Scores Library
Classical scores and manuscripts from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
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Dance in Video
Videos of dance performances, and documentaries on dance, from the 1950's to present.
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Films On Demand
3,800 educational videos and historical newsreels. To create playlists and link to course pages, see FAQ.
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
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Essays, images and audio examples about world music.
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Humanities International Complete
Journal articles in archaeology, classics, cultural studies, arts, philosophy, history, linguistics, and literature, plus literary magazines, 1975-present.
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Index to Printed Music

Database trial ends 05/31/13. Please send comments to Pam Juengling,413-545-1858.

This invaluable resource for music researchers and students indexes music from ancient Greek times to the present.
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LibraryMusicSource
A collection of some 35,000 scores and parts for classical music, available for download and printing. Includes solo parts for small and large ensemble works.
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Music and Performing Arts Online
Indexes scholarly journals in music, dance, theater, film, and puppetry, 1864-present.
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Naxos Music Library Jazz
Around five thousand tracks of recorded jazz music, with notes. Faculty can call Ref. desk 545-0150 for playlist password.
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Naxos Sheet Music
Sheet music for 14,000 scores.

Also known as:

Sheet Music Now

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Naxos Video Library
Requires Adobe Flash 10. *NOTE*: This site is in Beta. Naxos is still working on technical issues. Please contact dbhelp@library.umass.edu if you are having technical issues.
Streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries.
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Opera in Video
A growing collection of filmed opera stage productions, with some interviews and other documentary videos.
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Performing Arts Directory
Contact information and descriptions for organizations, facilities, and agencies for music, theater and dance.
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RIPM Online Archive of Music Pers.
Full text of approx. 100 international, historical music journals, 1800-1950.
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RIPM Retro. Index to Music Periodicals
Index to international historical music periodicals, 1800-1950. Some full text.
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Smithsonian Global Sound
Music from America and elsewhere on the Folkways label. Listen for free and download for a fee. Playlist option available.
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