A reference source is a compendium of authoritative information, compiled for ease of use.
Reference materials include
Most music reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.) are shelved in the M call number range in the reference collection on our main level. Titles include:
All music guide to classical music
REFERENCE ML156.9 .A385 2005
Encyclopedia of the Blues
REFERENCE ML102 .B6 E53 2006
The Garland encyclopedia of world music
REFERENCE ML100 .G16 1998
10 volumes organized by region - accompanying CDs are shelved in the media room.
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
REFERENCE ML100 .N48 1980
The new Grove dictionary of opera
REFERENCE ML102.O6 N5 1992
The Oxford history of western music
REFERENCE ML160 .T18 2005
The rock song index: the 7500 most important songs of the rock and roll era
REFERENCE ML128 .R6 P65 2005
The Routledge guide to music technology
REFERENCE ML102 .S67 R68 2006
Sourcebook for research in music
REFERENCE ML113 .C68 2005
Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world
Available through Credo Reference
The Harvard biographical dictionary of music
Available through Credo Reference
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians online
Availabe through Oxford University Press
