Reference Sources

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | Bibliographies | Anthologies | Histories and Chronologies
| Opera, Choral, Vocal | Musical Instruments | Individual Composers |

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

American Women Songwriters: a Biographical Dictionary, by Virginia L. Grattan. R920 G82A

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky. 8th ed. R780.92 S67

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky. R780.92 S67B

Biographical Dictionary of Russian/Soviet Composers, edited by Allan Ho and Dmitry Feofanov. R780.92 B57H

Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler. R785.42 F32B

Contemporary Composers, edited by Brian Morton and Pamela Collins. R780.922 C77M

Dictionary of Electronic and Computer Music Technology, by Richard Dobson. R786.7 D72D

Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, by Irwin Stambler. Rev. ed. R920 S92E

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, various editors. 10 v. R780.9 G28

v.1 Africa

v.2 South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

v.3 United States and Canada (ON ORDER)

v.4 Southeast Asia

v.5 South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent

v.6 Middle East (ON ORDER)

v.7 East Asia: China, Japan and Korea (ON ORDER)

v.8 Europe

v.9 Australia and the Pacific Islands

v.10 The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools (ON ORDER)

Great Composers, 1300-1900: a Biographical and Critical Guide, compiled and edited by David Ewen. R920 E83G

Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers, by David Mason Greene. R920 G83G

Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed. edited by Eric Blom. 10 v. R780.3 G77B

Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Don Randel. R780.3 H28

Harvard Dictionary of Music, edited by Willi Apel. R780.3 H28A2

International Dictionary of Black Composers, edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. 2v. R780.92 I79

International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory, edited by David M. Cummings. R920 W47M15

Jazz: the Essential Companion, by Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather and Brian Priestly. R785.42 C28J

Latin American Classical Composers, a Biographical Dictionary, compiled and edited by Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer and John M. Furman. R780.92 F52L

New Grove Dictionary of American Music, edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie. 4 v. R781.773 G77N

New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, edited by Barry Kernfeld. 2 v. R785.42 N39K

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie. 20 v. R780.3 G77N

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. 29 v. (ON ORDER)

New Harvard Dictionary of Music, edited by Don Randel. R780.3 H28R

New Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Denis Arnold. 2 v. R780.3 N39A

 

Bibliographies

African Music: a Bibliographical Guide to the Traditional, Popular, Art, and Liturgical Musics of Sub-Saharan Africa, by John Gray. R016.78 G82A

Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, compiled by the Music Library Association. R016.78 M97B3

Collected Editions, Historical Series and Sets, and Monuments of Music, a Bibliography, by George R. Hill and Norris L. Stephens. R016.78 H56

Electronic and Computer Music: an Annotated Bibliography, by Robert L. Wick. R016.7867 W52E

Historical Sets, Collected Editions and Monuments of Music, a Guide to their Contents, by Anna Harriet Heyer. R016.78 H39H3

Music Index: a Subject-Author Guide to Current Music Periodical Literature. R025.37 M98

Music Reference and Research Materials, an Annotated Bibliography, by Vincent H. Duckles and Ida Reed. R016.78 D92M5

Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker: a Bibliography and Guide, by David Damschroder and David Russell Williams. R016.781 D26M

 

Anthologies

Anthology of Music: a Collection of Complete Musical Examples Illustrating the History

of Music, edited by K. G. Fellerer. 48 v. +R780.9 A79M 

Historical Anthology of Music by Women, edited by James R. Briscoe. R780.92 H58B 

Monuments of Renaissance Music; Edward E. Lowinsky, general editor. 5 v. R780.9 M87 

Norton Anthology of Western Music, edited by Claude V. Palisca. 2nd ed. 2 v. R780.82 N78O2 

Recent Researches in American Music. v. 1- (38) STANDING ORDER. R784.2 R32A 

Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era. v. 1 - (105) STANDING ORDER. R784.2 R32B 

Recent Researches in the Music of the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance. v. 1 - (33) STANDING ORDER. R784.2 R32M 

Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. v. 1 - (29) STANDING ORDER. R784.2 R32S 

Recent Researches in the Music of the Renaissance. v. 1 - (120) STANDING ORDER. R784.2 R32R 

Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman. 12 v. R780.92 W76S

v.1 Before 1599

v.2 1600-1699

v.3 1700-1799 Keyboard Music

v.4 1700-1799 Vocal Music

v.5 1800-1899 Keyboard Music

v.7 - v.12 (ON ORDER)

 

Histories and Chronologies 

Companion to Baroque Music, compiled and edited by Julie Anne Sadie. R780.9032 C76S 

Heritage of Music, edited by Michael Raeburn and Alan Kendall. 4 v. R780.9 H38R

v. 1 Classical Music and Its Origins

v.2 The Romantic Era

v.3 The Nineteenth-Century Legacy

v.4 Music in the Twentieth Century 

Music since 1900, by Nicolas Slonimsky. R780.9 S67M5 

New Oxford History of Music, various editors. 10 v. R780.9 N39 

Oxford History of English Music, by John Caldwell. 2 v. 780 C26H (Stacks)

Women Composers: the Lost Tradition Found, by Diane Peacock Jezic. 2nd ed. prepared by Elizabeth Wood. R920 J39W2 

World Music: The Rough Guide, edited by Simon Broughton et al. R784.5 R79B 

 

Opera, Choral, Vocal 

American Hymns: Old and New, by Albert Christ-Janer, Charles W. Hughes and Carleton Sprague Smith. 2 v. R783.9 A63M 

American Oratorios and Contatas: a Catalog of Works Written in the United States from Colonial Times to 1985, compiled by Thurston J. Dox. 2 v. R016.7828 D79A 

American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950, by Alec Wilder. R784.0973 W56  

American Popular Songs, edited by David Ewen. R016.784 E83A 

American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, by Ken Bloom. 2 v. R782.81 B68A 

Broadway Musicals Show by Show, by Stanley Green. 5th ed. R782.1 G83 

Broadway Song Companion; an Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style, by David P. DeVenney. R016.782 D39 

Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order, compiled by James H. Laster. R016.783 L28C

Catalogue of Vocal Solos and Duets Arranged in Biblical Order, compiled by James H. Laster. R016.7836 L28C 

Choral Music for Children, an Annotated List, edited by Doreen Rao. R016.7827 C47M 

Choral Singer's Companion, by Robert Corp. R784.9 C78C  

Concert and Opera Singers; a Bibliography of Biographical Materials, compiled by Robert H. Cowden. R016.7821 C79C 

Definitive Kobbe's Opera Book, edited, revised and updated by the Earl of Harwood. R782.13 K72M 

Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes, including Cantatas, Oratorios, Lieder, and Art Songs, compiled by Harold Barlow and Sam Morgenstern. Rev. ed. R016.784 B28 

Fourteenth-Century Italian Cacce, edited by W. Thomas Marrocco. R784.4 M28F2  

Ganzl's Book of the Musical Theatre, by Kurt Ganzl and Andrew Lamb. R782.81 G27G  

Graduale Triplex, edited by the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes. R783.5 G82R  

Great Song Thesaurus, by Roger Lax and Frederick Smith. R784.5 L29G2 

Hymnal 1982 Companion; Raymond F. Glover, general editor. 4 v. R783.9 H96A 

Index of Gregorian Chant, compiled by John R. Bryden and David G. Hughes. 2 v. R016.7835 B89 

International Opera Guide, by F. M. Stockdale and M. R. Dreyer. R782.03 S97I 

Italian Madrigals, by Alfred Einstein. 2 v. R784.1 E67 

Liber Usualis, edited by the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes. R783.21 C29L 

Madrigal at Farrara: 1579-1597, by Anthony Newcomb. 2 v. R784.1 N39M 

Medieval English Songs, by E. J. Dobson and F. L. Harrison. R783.4 M33E 

Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia; a Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera, edited by David Hamilton. R782.1 M39H

Music of Christian Hymns, by Erik Routley. R783.9 R79M 

Music of the English Church, by Kenneth R. Long. R783.026 L77M 

Musical Settings of American Poetry: a Bibliography, compiled by Michael Hovland. R016.784 H79M 

National Anthems of the World, edited by W. L. Reed and M. J. Bristow. R784.7 N29R6 

New Church Anthem Book: One Hundred Anthems, compiled and edited by Lionel Dakers. R782.265 N39D 

New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie. 4 v. R782.1 N39 

New Oxford Book of Carols, edited by Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott. R782.28 N39K 

One Hundred English Folksongs, edited by Cecil J. Sharp. R784.4 S42O 

Opera: a Research and Information Guide, by Guy A. Marco. R016.7821 M28O 

Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West. R782.103 W28F 

Phonetic Readings of Schubert Lieder, by Candace A. Magner. R782.4216 M24P 

Repertoire for the Solo Voice; a Fully Annotated Guide…, by Noni Espina. 2 v. R016.784 E87R 

Ring of Words: an Anthology of Song Texts, selected and translated by Philip L. Miller. R781.96 M565R 

Song: a Guide to Style and Literature, by Carol Kimball. R782.4216 K56S  

Songs of the Theater, by Richard Lewine and Alfred Simon. R016.782 L39S 

Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire: Sacred Latin Texts, compiled and annotated by Ron Jeffers. R016.784 J33T 

Treasury of English Church Music, 1545-1650, edited by Peter LeHuray. R783.0942 L34T 

The World of the Oratorio, by Kurt Pahlen. R782.23 P24W 

 

Musical Instruments 

Art of Organ Building, by George Ashdown Audsley. 2 v. +R786.5 A93 

Brass Bibliography: Sources on the History, Literature, Pedagogy, Performance, and Acoustics of Brass Instruments, by Mark J. Fasman. R016.7889 F28B 

Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music, compiled and edited by Walter Willson Cobbett. 3 v. R785.7 C72C2 

Complete Encyclopedia of the Guitar; Terry Burrows, general editor. R787.87 C76 

Dawning of American Keyboard Music, by J. Bunber Clark. R786.4 C62D 

Dictionary of Pianists, by Wilson Lyle. R920 L96D 

Dictionary of Pipe Organ Stops, by Stevens Irwin. R786.63 I89D2 

Encyclopedia of Percussion, edited by John H. Bech. R786.8 E72B 

Great Violinists, by Margaret Campbell. R920 C26G 

Guide to Organ Music, by Viktor Lukas. R786.5 L95G 

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, by Maurice Hinson. R016.78 H57G2 

Guitar and Mandolin: Biographies of Celebrated Players and Composers, by Philip J. Bone. R927.8 B77G2 

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, by William H. Rehrig. 2 v. R016.784 R34H 

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments; Robert Dearling, general editor. R784.19 I66D 

International Encyclopedia of Violin-Keyboard Sonatas and Composer Biographies, by Alan Pedigo. R787.2 P33N2 

Musical Instruments: an illustrated history from Antiquity to the Present, by Mary Remnant. R781.9 R38M 

Musical Instruments of the Western World, by Emanuel Winteritz. R781.91 W56 

Musical Instruments of the World: an Illustrated Encyclopedia, by the Diagram Group. R781.91 D52M 

New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, edited by Stanley Sadie. 3 v. R781.91 N39S 

Organ Literature: a Comprehensive Survey, by Corliss Richard Arnold. 2 v. R786.509 A87O2 

Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music, by Frederick Neumann. R781.67 N39O 

Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments, by Anthony Baines. R784.19 B25X 

Percussion Ensemble Literature, edited by Thomas Siwe. R016.7868 S59 

Percussion Solo Literature, edited by Thomas Siwe. R016.7868 S59P 

Pianist's Bookshelf: a Practical Guide to Books, Videos and Other Sources, by Maurice Hinson. R016.7861 H57 

Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature, by Jane Magrath. R016.78 M24P 

Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements and Paraphrases, by Maurice Hinson.R016.7861 M57Pa 

Piano Information Guide: an Aid to Research, by Robert Palmieri. R016.7861 P26P 

Piano Duet Repertoire, by Cameron McGraw. R016.7864 M24P 

Symphony Orchestras of the United States: Selected Profiles, edited by Robert R. Craven. R785.06 S96C 

Symphony Orchestras of the World: Selected Profiles, edited by Robert R. Craven. R785.06 S96Ca 

Violin and Keyboard: the Duo Repertoire, by Abram Loft. 2 v. R785.7 L73V 

 

Individual Composers 

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel 

Thematic Catalogue of the Works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, by E. Eugene Helm. R780.924 H36T 

Bach, Johann Sebastian 

Bach English-Title Index, by Ray Reeder. R016.7822 R33B 

Cantatas of J. S. Bach: an Analytical Guide, by W. Murray Young. R782.24 Y79C 

Compositional Process of J. S. Bach; a Study of the Autograph Scores of the Vocal Works, by Robert Lewis Marshall. 2 v. R783.092 B23M 

Oxford Composer Companions: J. S. Bach, edited by Malcolm Boyd. R780.92 J82 

Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, by Wolfgang Schmieder. R780.15 B23S 

Beethoven, Ludwig van 

Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis aller vollendeten Werke Ludwig van Beethovens by Georg Kinsky and Hans Halm. R780.15 B33K 

Brahms, Johannes 

Brahms' Complete Song Texts in One Volume, by Beaumont Glass. R782.42 B82 

Historical, Descriptive and Analytical Account of the Entire Works of Johannes Brahms,by Edwin Evans. 4 v. R784 E92A 

Johannes Brahms: an Annotated Bibliography of the Literature from 1982 to 1996, with an Appendix on Brahms and the Internet, by Thomas Quigley. R016.78 Q95 

Johannes Brahms: an Annotated Bibliography of the Literature through 1982, by Thomas Quigley. R016.78 Q95J

 Handel, George Frideric 

G. F. Handel: a Guide to Research, by Mary Ann Parker-Hale. R780.92 P28G  

Haydn, Franz Joseph 

Franz Joseph Haydn: a Guide to Research, by Floyd K. Grave and Margaret G. Grave.R016.78 G82F 

Joseph Haydn: Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis, by Anthony van Hoboken R780.924 H72J v.1 

Kay, Ulysses 

Ulysses Kay: a Bio-bibliography, compiled by Constance Tibbs Hobson and Deborra A. Richardson. R016.78 H72U 

Lasso, Orland di 

Orlando di Lasso: a Guide to Research, by James Erb. R016.782 E82D 

Monteverdi, Claudio 

Claudio Monteverdi: a Guide to Research, by K. Gary Adams and Dyke Kiel.R016.782 A32C 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis Saemtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amade Mozarts, by Ludwig Ritter von Koechel. 7th ed. edited by Franz Giegling, Alexander Weinmann and Gerd Sievers. R780.15 M79K 

Compleat Mozart: a Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, edited by Neal Zaslaw with William Cowdery. R780.92 Z28C 

Mozart and His Circle: A Biographical Dictionary, by Peter Clive. R920 C65M 

Mozart Compendium: a Guide to Mozart's Life and Music, edited by H. C. Robbins Landon. R780.92 M79L 

Mozart Repertory: a Guide for Musicians, Programmers and Researchers, edited by Neal Zaslaw and Fiona Morgan Fein. R016.78 M79Z 

Purcell, Henry 

Henry Purcell, 1659-1695: an Analytical Catalogue of his Music, by Franklin B. Zimmerman. R780.15 P98Z 

Schubert, Franz 

Schubert: The Complete Song Texts, by Richard Wigmore. R784.3 S24C 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph 

Catalogue of the Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, by Michael Kennedy. 2nd ed. R016.78 K37C2

 

Compiled by Carol Tome. Contact tome@ac.marywood.edu

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