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MUSIC --SELECTED RESOURCES

Keeley Library Revised January 23, 2001

See also:
Drama

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT MUSIC

in World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2001 Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.13	inEncyclopedia Americana. Danbury, CT:Grolier, 1999 Ref. 031 E56A 1999 v.
Longyear, R.M. "Music" . v.13	.

To locate items in our library network, search our New WebCat™using the following subjects.

Music
Instrumental music
Choral music
Composition (Music)
Concerts
Computer music
Vocal music Dance music
Electronic music
Folk dance music
Folk music
Improvisation (Music)
Singing
Voice Jazz
Motion picture music
Musical form
New age music
Popular music
Romanticism in music
Television music Music--Acoustics and physics
Music appreciation
Musical analysis
Music--19th century..etc)
Music, American
Music--20th century--History and criticism

SELECTED VIDEOS

Russian folk song & dance	784.4947 R969
Soviet Army, Chorus, Band & Dance Ensemble	784.4947 S729

PERIODICALS AND NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE

SIRS NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL REPRINTS:

INFOTRAC WEB ONLINE PERIODICALS DATABASE

ELECTRIC LIBRARY

As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access SIRS, INFOTRAC AND ELECTRIC LIBRARY, both from library workstations, and from home. From home or a school lab computer, go to SAILS Databases . You will need your library barcode when dialing from a home computer or a lab

SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS

Each type of book listed below is useful for a particular purpose. These kinds of resources exist for books in many different subject areas. As you use them, you will become more familiar with them, and will appreciate their value.

Resource Type:	Selected Title	Call Number
Bibliographic Guides: These resources lead you to other books and journals	Music Reference and Research Materials	Ref. 780.16 D835 1974
Dictionaries: These give definitions for music terms, brief biographies of musicians, etc.	Oxford Dictionary of Music Introduction to the Language of Music Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians	Ref. 780.321 Ref. 780.3 B223 Ref. 780.922 B168
Handbooks: They are usually one-volume works which specialize in this subject.	Carlton's Complete Reference Book of Music Baker's Dictionary of Music Music, the Illustrated Guide to Music Around the World, from its Origins to the Present Day Career Opportunities in the Music Industry Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments Encyclopedia of the Musical Theater	Ref. 780.3 C285 Ref. 780.3 S631 Ref. 780 B632 Ref. 780.2373 F456 Ref. 784.1903 I29 1996 Ref. 782.8103 G798
Encyclopedias: These are encyclopedias devoted to this subject	Oxford History of Music Grove's Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians	Ref. 780.9 O98 Ref. 780.3 G884
Collected Biographies Many of these will be updated with supplements	Popular American Composers, From Revolutionary Times to the Present,	Ref. 780.92E94p
Anthologies: collections of music	International Library of Music 6 volumes	Ref. 784.8 I61 1935

JACKDAWS
Primary Source documents located near Reference Desk

Blues in America , a Social History
Includes documents and audio cassette tape
Includes reproducible Student Activities.

Band Music in American Life a Social History
Includes documents and audio cassette tape.

MUSIC BROWSING GUIDE 780'S
See our guide,Finding Your Way in the Library, and our Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves.

780's    General Guides
781's    General Principles and Musical Form
             .1 Basic Principles
             .2 Elements of Music
             .3 Composition
             .4 Techniques o Music
             .5 Kinds of Music
             .6 Traditions of Music
             .7 Sacred Music
             .8 Musical Forms
782's    Vocal Music             .
783's    Music for Single Voices   The Voice
784's    Instruments and Instrument Ensemble and Their Music
             .1 General Principles, musical forms, instruments
             .2 Full (Symphony) Orchestra
             .3 Chamber Orchestra
             .4 Light Orchestra
             .6 Keyboard, , Electronic,Percussion Bands
             .7 String Orchestra
             .8 Wind Band
             .9 Brass Band
786's     Keyboard, Mechanical, Electrophonic, Percussion
             Instruments
               .2 Pianos
               .3 Clavichords
               .4 Harpsichords
               .5 Keyboard Wind Instruments   Organs
               .6 Mechanical and Aolian Instruments
               .7 Electrophones, Electronic Instruments
               .8 Percussion Instruments
               .9 Drums and Devices Used for Percussive Effects

787's     Stringed Instruments (Chordophones) Bowed String
             Instruments
                .2 Violins
                .3 Violas
                .4 Cellos
                .5 Double Bases
                .6 Other Bowed Stringed Instruments
                .7 Plectral Instruments
                .8 Plectral Lute Family
                .9 Harps and Musical Bows
788's    Wind Instruments (Aerophones)
                .2 Woodwind Instruments
                .3 Flute Family
                .4 Reed Instruments
                .5 Double Reed Instruments
                .6 Single Reed Instruments
                .7 Saxophones
                .8 Free Reeds
                .9 Brass Instruments (Lip Reed Instruments)

Note: Biographies of individual musicians in individual categories are located in each category. Example: Segovia, an Autobiography of the Years 1893-1920 Call number is 787.610924 S474

787=stringed instruments
.6= guitar

Collected music biographies are in the 780.922 stacks

INTERNET RESOURCES

American Popular Music to 1900	Dance Music Resource Pages
Opera Links from Librarians Index to the Internet Opera Glass Aria Database	Scotts Theater Links Performing Arts Links
Virtual Library: Theater and Drama	Lives, the Biography Resource
Infomine-Visual and Performing Arts	A Brief Guide to Internet Resources in Theater and Performance Studies
Music Search ASCAP Historic American Sheet Music Popular Song Index 19th Century American Songsheets	Online Music Lessons Music Resources on the Internet BigBands Database CDNow WWW Music Database
Didaskalia, Ancient Theater Today	Grammy Awards

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Keeley Library, B.M.C.Durfee High School of Fall River
September, 1978 to June, 2001