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Music Research Guide
This guide is the starting point
for identifying, locating, using, and evaluating materials relating
to music in the Carmichael Library and on the Internet. If you
need additional assistance, please
Ask a
Librarian or contact
Jason
Cooper, Technical Services Librarian at
cooperjd@montevallo.edu,
or 665-6114
Finding Library
Materials
Library Catalog
The
Library
Catalog is often the best place to begin research. Search by author,
title, subject, keyword, or a variety of other specialized searches.
- To find items related to Mozart's symphonies,
try a General Keyword Search: mozart symphony
- A General Keyword Search would also help to
find items related to Verdi's Requiem Mass: verdi requiem
- If you only have title information about a
piece, try a Title Keyword Search: emperor concerto, clock symphony
- Use an Author Alphabetical Search to help with
the spelling of composer's names: rachman, tchaikofsky
Several examples of standard music
subject headings appropriate for use in the Main Catalog when searching
for music materials are:
- Music
- Music -- History and Criticism (Subject heading
MUSIC and the Subdivision HISTORY AND CRITICISM)
- Music -- Theory (Subject heading MUSIC and the
Subdivision THEORY)
- Church Music (Narrower topic)
- Popular Music (Narrower topic)
- Symbolism in Music (Narrower
topic)
To obtain an
authoritative list of subject headings check
the Library of Congress Subject Headings,
near the Ask Here desk.
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Call Numbers
Carmichael Library uses Library of Congress Classification
to organize its materials. Every book, score, and libretto is
assigned a call number. Materials in music can be found in these
call number ranges:
| M |
Music |
| M 5 - M 1490 |
Instrumental Music |
| M 1495 - M 5000 |
Vocal Music |
| ML |
Literature on Music |
| ML 100 - ML 109 |
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias. |
| ML 112.8 - ML 158.8 |
Bibliography |
| ML 159 - ML 3775 |
History and Criticism |
| MT |
Musical Instruction and Study |
| MT 1 - MT 5 |
Music Theory |
| MT 40 - MT 67 |
Composition. Elements and Techniques of Music |
| MT 90 - MT 146 |
Analysis and Appreciation of Musical Works |
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Reference Materials
Reference materials include dictionaries, encyclopedias,
atlases, and indexes. They are good starting points in the
research process.
Several examples of music reference
materials available for use in the Carmichael Library include the following:
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,
Ref. ML100 .G16 1998
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians,
Ref. ML100 .N48 2001
- The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Ref.
ML102 .O6 N5 1992
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Ref.
ML102 .P66 G84 1998
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians,
Ref. ML105 .B16 2001
- Reader's Guide to Music History, Theory,
Criticism, Ref. ML160 .R42 1999
- American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle,
Ref. ML1711 .B67 2001
- The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching
and Learning, Ref. MT1 .N48 2002
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Journals and Periodicals
Journals and periodicals are published at regular intervals
in print and electronically. You may click on any of the following
music periodical titles to search their holdings in the Carmichael Catalog:
- American Choral Review
- American Music Teacher
- Bulletin - Council for Research in Music Education
- Choral Journal
- Clarinet
- Clavier
- Instrumentalist
- ITG Journal [International Trumpet
Guild]
- Journal of Research in Music Education
- Journal of Singing
- Journal of the American Musicological Society
- Music Educators Journal
- Musical America: International
Directory of the Performing Arts
- Musical Quarterly
- Piano Guild Notes
- Saxophone Journal
- Teaching Music
- Voice of Chorus America
The following searches may also be helpful in
finding electronic journals in the catalog:
- Music - Periodicals (Subject alphabetical search)
- music periodicals (General keyword search)
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Print
Indexes
Indexes are used to identify published articles in specific
journals. Most of the indexes in the
Carmichael Library are electronic and are
available from the
Databases
page. However, in some instances only
print indexes are available:
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Electronic Resources
Databases
Electronic access to journal articles is available from the
Databases page. Most databases can be searched using author, title or
subject in either basic or advanced search formats. The results of a
search will include either a citation, a citation and abstract, or a
citation, abstract and full text of the article depending on the
database searched.
Listed below
are databases pertaining to
Music that are available from the
Databases
page. You can access these, and other
databases, from the
Databases by name page or the
Databases by subject page.
Indexes and
abstracts music literature from 1969 to the present and includes
500 scholarly journals. Covers all aspects
of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments
and voice, dance, and music therapy.
A streaming audio library featuring
over 35,000 fully licensed recordings, thousands of program notes
and composer biographies, and hundreds of recommended play lists.
Includes document citations, journal
article citations from over 775 professional journals, and ERIC digest
full-text records. Also includes full-text from nearly 500 journals
and full-text of most of the ERIC documents from 1996 to the present.
A multi-disciplinary, full text database.
Contains full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications.
Indexes 2,600 journals with full text
articles from 1,400 titles in academic disciplines including the arts,
humanities
Additional information about
specific databases is available at each database site.
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Internet Links
Several recognized music sites are listed below:
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Additional Resources
Associations
The following are associations and groups
of musicians and scholars. They may be helpful in answering a
variety of questions, from how to conduct specialized research to how
to plan your career:
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American Choral Directors Association
| Alabama Chapter
- Promotes choral music through
performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching
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American Musicological
Society
- Supports research
in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship
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American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP) - A membership association of over 160,000 composers, songwriters,
lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music
- MENC: The National Association
for Music Education - A membership
organization of over 90,000 that seeks to advance music education
by encouraging the study and making of music by all
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Music Library Association
- Devoted to music librarianship
and to all aspects of music materials in libraries
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National Association of Teachers
of Singing
- The largest organization
of teachers of singing. Promotes vocal education and research
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Additional Research Guides
The following guides were prepared by
other libraries and may be of help to you in your research:
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Archives/Special Collections
The Library has a large collection of sheet music
that has not yet been brought into the online catalog. These materials
are located on the second floor of Carmichael Library and are arranged
alphabetically by composer. There is a card catalog available for these
scores. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance in searching
these materials.
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Compiled by Jason Cooper 9-03, updated 1-07
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