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Music Research: Library Resources

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The document provides information about various library resources for music research at Cornell University. It outlines databases for streaming audio and video recordings as well as digital libraries of scores. It also discusses finding libretti, scripts, and writings about musical works through resources like Grove Music Online, the library catalog, periodical indexes, and databases of dissertations and theses. The document recommends advanced search techniques and using subject headings and bibliographies to locate additional relevant sources.

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Tracey SnyderAssistant Music Librariantls224@cornell.eduMusic Research: Library Resources
MusicFinding sources of the musical work itself
Sound recordingsLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Classical Music Library)Streaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains a wide selection of record labelsNaxos Music LibraryStreaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains a wide selection of performancesDRAM (Database of Recorded American Music)Streaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains music from New World Records and other record labels
VideosLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Opera in Video)Streaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersNaxos Video LibraryStreaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersmedici.tvStreaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersPerformances, master classes, etc. from classical music festivals all over the world
ScoresLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Classical Scores Library)Digital library of scanned scores, accessible to Cornell usersIMSLP (International Music Score Library Project)Digital library of scanned scores in the public domainEastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library WebsiteDigital library of scanned scores in the public domain
Libretti and scriptsLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedOperaGlassContains the full text of libretti and other useful informationSimplyScriptsContains the full text of film and musical scripts
WritingsDiscovering and locating writings about the musical work
Grove Music OnlineFind the article about the composer of the workOpen the bibliography of the articleSelect a few citations for books, journal articles, etc., based on title, language, and dateLocate selected items at Cornell (from within the Grove Music Online bibliography)
Library catalogSearch for additional books Enter keywords in a search; refine search results by format or yearUse the subject links in a record to find more books with the same subject headingsCan also browse by call number ranges (Classic Catalog only)
Periodical indexesSearch for additional articles, etc., using Advanced Search, search limits, and refining options RILM (International Repertory of Music Literature)Broadest coverage and most scholarly contentMusic Index Online Complementary coverageJSTORAdditional scholarly articlesProject MUSEAdditional scholarly articlesRIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals)Citations of articles from 1800-1950ProQuest Historical NewspapersCitations of reviews from newspapers, including New York Times (1851-2006)
Dissertations and thesesSearch for doctoral dissertations and master's thesesProQuest Dissertations and ThesesCitations, abstracts, and PDFs of dissertations and thesesSome dissertationsmay have been revised and published as books subsequently (often with new titles), so remember to search in the library catalog for publications by the author of any relevant dissertations

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Music Research: Library Resources

  • 1. Tracey SnyderAssistant Music Librariantls224@cornell.eduMusic Research: Library Resources
  • 2. MusicFinding sources of the musical work itself
  • 3. Sound recordingsLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Classical Music Library)Streaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains a wide selection of record labelsNaxos Music LibraryStreaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains a wide selection of performancesDRAM (Database of Recorded American Music)Streaming audio database, accessible to Cornell usersContains music from New World Records and other record labels
  • 4. VideosLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Opera in Video)Streaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersNaxos Video LibraryStreaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersmedici.tvStreaming video database, accessible to Cornell usersPerformances, master classes, etc. from classical music festivals all over the world
  • 5. ScoresLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedMusic Online (includes Classical Scores Library)Digital library of scanned scores, accessible to Cornell usersIMSLP (International Music Score Library Project)Digital library of scanned scores in the public domainEastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library WebsiteDigital library of scanned scores in the public domain
  • 6. Libretti and scriptsLibrary catalogAvailable as Catalog or Classic Catalog Advanced Search is recommendedOperaGlassContains the full text of libretti and other useful informationSimplyScriptsContains the full text of film and musical scripts
  • 7. WritingsDiscovering and locating writings about the musical work
  • 8. Grove Music OnlineFind the article about the composer of the workOpen the bibliography of the articleSelect a few citations for books, journal articles, etc., based on title, language, and dateLocate selected items at Cornell (from within the Grove Music Online bibliography)
  • 9. Library catalogSearch for additional books Enter keywords in a search; refine search results by format or yearUse the subject links in a record to find more books with the same subject headingsCan also browse by call number ranges (Classic Catalog only)
  • 10. Periodical indexesSearch for additional articles, etc., using Advanced Search, search limits, and refining options RILM (International Repertory of Music Literature)Broadest coverage and most scholarly contentMusic Index Online Complementary coverageJSTORAdditional scholarly articlesProject MUSEAdditional scholarly articlesRIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals)Citations of articles from 1800-1950ProQuest Historical NewspapersCitations of reviews from newspapers, including New York Times (1851-2006)
  • 11. Dissertations and thesesSearch for doctoral dissertations and master's thesesProQuest Dissertations and ThesesCitations, abstracts, and PDFs of dissertations and thesesSome dissertationsmay have been revised and published as books subsequently (often with new titles), so remember to search in the library catalog for publications by the author of any relevant dissertations