Finding Books
Reference sources are a good place to start your research. You will find reference sources in the print reference collection, e-books and electronic databases.
Suggested reference books include:
General
- The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
- REF ML100.A48
- The Harvard Dictionary of Music
- REF ML100.A64
- The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music
- REF ML100.B38
- The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
- REF ML100.G16
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- REF ML100.N48
Biographical Works
- From Convent to Concert Hall: A Guide to Women Composers
- REF ML82.F76
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
- REF ML102.J3 F39
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
- REF ML102.P66 B35
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
- REF ML105.B16
- The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
- REF ML105.H38
- International Dictionary of Black Composers
- REF ML105.I5
- The Great Composers, Their Lives and Times
- REF ML390.G82
- Icons of Hip Hop
- REF ML394.I26
Broadway Musicals
- American Song : the Complete Musical Theatre Companion
- REF ML128.M78.B6
- Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers
- REF ML128.M78.S86
Country Music, Folk Songs
- The Folk Songs of North America: in the English Language
- REF M1629.L83.F6
- The Encyclopedia of Country Music
- REF ML102.C7.E54
- Country Music: the Encyclopedia
- REF ML102.C7.S73
- Country Music Sources: A Biblio-Discography of Commercially Recorded Traditional Music
- REF ML156.4.F5.M43
Opera
- The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera
- REF ML102.O6 B55
- The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
- REF ML102.O6 N5
- The New Kobbe's Opera Book
- REF MT95.K52
Rock, Popular, Contemporary, Jazz
- The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues
- REF ML102.J3.B55
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
- REF ML102.J3.N48
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- REF ML102.P66.G84
- The Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs of the Rock and Roll Era, 1944-2000
- REF ML128.R6.P65
- All Music Guide to Jazz: the Definitive Guide to Jazz Music
- REF ML156.4.J3.A45
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History
- REF ML3534.G754
Musical Instruments
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
- REF ML102.I2.I5
- The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments
- REF ML102.I5.B34
- The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
- REF ML102.I5.N48
- Encyclopedia of Percussion
- REF ML102.P4.E5
- Musical Instruments: Craftmanship and Traditions from Prehistory to the Present
- REF ML460.R2813
- The Complete Encyclopedia of the Guitar: The Definitive Guide to the World's Most Popular Instrument
- REF ML1000.C66
Suggested reference databases include:
Available off-campus from the Off Campus Access Menu.
A catalog search is the best way to find books owned by the library.
- Search the MCC Library Catalog
If you want to browse the shelves, most music books are located at the following call numbers:
- M - Music
Finding Articles
Much college-level research will be done using periodicals/journal articles. Journal articles can be found through our subscription databases.
Suggested article databases include:
Available off-campus from the Off Campus Access Menu.
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Remember to carefully evaluate information found on the Internet. Unlike most traditional print sources, Internet sources may not go through any review process before the information is made available to the public.