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Where do I find Music?

The library has a number of valuable resources for finding scores and streaming music.

African American Music Reference This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive source of reference materials on blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, and other forms of black American musical expression. Browse by genre, performers, instruments, titles, and more.
Alexander Street Music Online This link opens in a new window
The general site for Alexander Street Music online. For better results, see African American Music Reference, Classical Music Reference, and the Classical Scores Library.
Classical Music Reference This link opens in a new window
Combines several reference sources spanning the history of Western classical music, including Baker's Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, and Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
World's largest classical music library with streaming access to more than 130,000 CDs. Contents can be searched by composer, work, genre and label. Create playlists. Includes some jazz, world, and pop/rock.
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Combines content from classic music reference sources: Grove Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford Companion to Music, and Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Biographical and subject entries are searchable by composer, musician, genre, era, country, etc.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to music publications around the world. Indexes journals, conference proceedings, and Festschriften on music, dance, and the performing arts. Coverage dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries.