Music Research Guide: Reference Sources

Music
A Pollak Library Research Guide

Reference The following is a selected list of some of the Reference books that might of interest to music students. Reference books are found on the first floor of the north wing of Pollak Library. They do not check out and can give the researcher a quick overview on a topic, provide contact information on groups or individuals, offer vocational guidance and more.

Dictionaries and EncyclopediasThese books are a great way to quickly obtain beginning information on a topic, theory, person, piece of music or musical term.

Handbooks and Manuals A source of practicable and current information for the working music professional who needs assistance on the business aspects of a music career.

Biographies These sources will provide biographical information on people both living and dead in the field of music.

Directories Directories are useful as sources of contact information within the music industry.

Research Guides Books that will provide research assistance and explain the research process for the music student.

Vocational Guidance These are books and web sites that will provide assistance in job hunting and will give advice on career development.

	Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
REF ML 102 M68 H57	American Musical Film Encyclopedia, by Thomas S. Hischak, 1999. This book contains information on over 1,700 film songs. It also contains alternate song titles, movie songs from other sources, Oscars awards, list of film musicals, and extensive indexing.
REF ML 128 M78 B6 1996	American Song; The Complete Musical Theatre Companion by Ken Bloom, 1996. This two volume set contains data on over 4,800 American musicals from 1877. It includes production on and off Broadway, resident theatre productions by major artists and original television musicals. Information on the musicals may include; when opened, which theatre, composer, producer, librettist, director, set design, cast, choreographer and songs. The extensive indexes (name, song and chronological), are especially useful.
REF ML102. P66 M67	Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall / David V. Moskowitz
REF ML106. U3 B87	Dictionary of American classical composers / Neil Butterworth
REF ML102 G6 E63	Encyclopedia of American gospel music / W.K. McNeil, editor
REF ML 102 M88 G3	The Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre by Kurt Ganzl, 1994 This two volume set contains entries on musicals, writers, composers, performers and more. Information on musicals will include the plot of the musical. Information on people will include much of their work chronologically. The books contain some illustrations.
REF ML 102 P66 G84	The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, edited by Colin Larkin, 1998. This an eight volume set which contains information on groups and individual performers and a rated list of their albums. A list of fanzines and a song title index are included in the 8th volume.
REF ML 1100 C63	The Literature of Chamber Music by Arthur Cohn, 1997 This four volume set lists composers alphabetically and contains biographical information and discussion of the composers chamber music.
REF ML 100 N48 2001	The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by Stanley Sadie, 2001 This twenty-nine volume set is a standard in the field. It contains detailed entries on all aspects of music; performers, composers, theories, instruments, periods, places, and more. Entries on people will include a complete list of their work. A bibliography is included. The online version is called Grove Music
Ref ML 102 O6 N5	The New Grove Dictionary of Opera edited by Stanley Sadie, 1992. This five volume set includes entries on composers, performers, theaters, operas, opera companies, and more like. Many entries contain a bibliography of recommended readings. Entries on operas will include a brief synopsis of the plot. This set is a part of Grove Music, an online music encyclopedia.
Ref ML100 .K35 2006	The Oxford Dictionary of Music by Michael Kennedy
REF ML108 D576	The Oxford dictionary of musical terms / edited by Alison Latham
REF ML160 T18	The Oxford history of western music / Richard Taruskin v. 1-6
website	Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress website that offers a search engine for Music, theatre, and dance materials found in the American Memory Project.
RER ML102 P66 S58	Popular music: the key concepts / Roy Shuker
	Handbooks, Manuals
Ref ML 3795 B33 1995	Music Business Handbook and Career Guide by David Baskerville, 1995. This handbook is designed to assist the music professional with the business aspects of a career in music. It contains advice on publishing, copyright, licensing, unions, agents, promotion, contracts, merchandising, production, studios, film scoring, and careers options.
REF MT 67 S657 1998	Song Writers Market, 1998. This handbook will provide information on where and how to market your music to record companies, producers, music publishers, managers, agencies, classical groups and theater companies. It includes types of music sought, complete contact information, and articles with advice.
REF ML 3790 S5	This Business of Music by Krasilovsky and Shemel, 1995. This book offers advice to the professional on the details of handling a career in music. Included is information such as contracts, copyright, labor agreements, licensing, and taxation.
	Biographies
REF ML106 U3 W2	American singing groups : a history from 1940s to today / Jay Warner
REF ML102 P66 B35	Baker's biographical dictionary of popular musicians since 1990 / introduction by David Freeland v1-2
Electronic Database	Biography and Genealogy Master Index This database is the best place to begin a search for biographical information on a person. It indexes current reference print sources on individuals both living and deceased worldwide. There are about 12 million entries in this database.
REF ML 106 G7 W43	International Who's Who in Music, edited by Sean Tyler 1998/99. This two part set is broken into Classical and Popular musicians alive world-wide. It contains over 8,000 entries with a emphasis on essential career information including works or repertory. The appendix includes directory information by county such as record companies, agents, publishers, festivals and events and organizations.
REF ML 102 R6H5	The Rock Who's Who by Brooke Helander, 1996. This book contains biographical information on rock performers. The entries contain a chronological listing of their material. The bibliography is at the end of the book and is rather extensive.
	Directories
REF ML 12 I57 1996	International Directory of Music Organizations, 1996. This book includes standard directory information such as names and addresses and FAX associated with the organization. It also lists special events, publications, committees, annual conferences and purpose of the organization. It is extensively indexed.
REF ML 3710 R43	Recording Industry Sourcebook, This is a directory of names, addresses and telephone numbers in the music industry. It contains categories such as producers, labels, agencies, distribution. attorneys, business management, industry associations, publicity and promotion, album production coordinators and studios.
	Research Guides
REF ML 3797 I79 1999	Irvine's Writing About Music by Mark A. Radice, 1999. This manual gives advice on music writing and the documentation of that writing. The book works as a style guide, offers advice on the writing process, music notation, bibliographies, the nature of musical sources and more.
REF ML 113 D83 1997	Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography, by Vincent Duckles, 1997. A annotated bibliography of the premier international reference tools in the field of music research. Many of the books listed in this bibliography would be found in a large music research library.
REF ML74.7 A94	Song sheets to software: a guide to print music, software, and web sites for musicians by Elizabeth C. Axford
REF ML 113 C68 1993	Sourcebook for Research in Music by Phillip D. Crabtree, 1993. This book is intended to be used by the student as an introductory course in the field of music research. It describes the basic bibliographical tools for research in music their use. Also included is a glossary of bibliographical terms and a breakdown of Library of Congress Music classification.
	Vocational Guidance
5th Floor, South, ML3795 B42	Beyond Talent: Creating a successful Career in Music by Angela Myles Beeching
REF ML3795 F497	Career opportunities in the music industry / Shelly Field
REF ML 3795 M53	The Gigging Musician: How to get, Play, and Keep the Gig, 2001, by Billy Mitchell This book offers practical information from working professionals on making a living as a musician, on a wide variety of topics. Some topics covered would be control of finances, dealing with crowds, sales skills, standards of behavior while working, and more.
REF ML 3795 G74	Great Jobs for Music Majors by Jan Goldberg, This book contains advice on searching for a job in the field of music, considering graduate schools, and the various career paths that are open to music majors.
Ref ML 3795 B33	Music Business Handbook and Career Guide by David Baskerville, This handbook is designed to assist the music professional with the business aspects of a career in music. It also contains practicable advise on career development and options.
ML3790 .K62 2003	Music is Your Business : helping musicians help themselves with the business of music Christopher Knab ; with legal tips from entertainment law attorney Bartley F. Day
REF ML 3790 M84	*The Musicians Business and Legal Guide,*
REF ML112 W58	The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing by Randall D. Wixen
REF MT 67 S657	Song Writer's Market: 2,000 Places to Market Your Songs, Cindy Laufenberg ed., A guide to where and how to market your music. The book contains names, addresses, types of music and advise for the songwriters.