Guide to Music Information Resources

   Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

There are numerous music dictionaries and encyclopedias located in Reference.   Some of the more prominent sources are listed here.

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians  6 vols.
 Ref ML 105 .B16  2001 

Baker's Dictionary of Music
 Ref ML 100 .S635  1997

Encyclopedia of Popular Music.  6 vols.
 Ref ML 102 P66 G84 1995

NEW! Naxos Music Library
An extensive collection of Classical, Jazz, World, Folk, and Chinese music recordings.  Users can also read notes about the music and biographical information about the composers while listening to the recordings.

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.  20 vols.
 Ref ML 100 N48  

New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
 Ref ML 102 O6 N5 1992

Britannica Online is the Web version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It is an excellent general encyclopedia which includes links to important Web sites.  


 

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