Music

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.

The general site for Alexander Street Music online. For better results, see African American Music Reference, Classical Music Reference, and the Classical Scores Library.

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.

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.

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.

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.