Reference Tools
A wide variety of reference tools are listed here for your scholarly use.
The dictionaries and encyclopedias will help you explore musical subjects and learn more about composers and performers.
The directories will help you find everything from opera companies to early music programs.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a citation management software that allows you to create your own personal database. Use it to keep track of references as you conduct research and easily generate bibliographies.
Libraries4Me@USC
Here are a couple of great videos my colleague Jade Winn developed to help students find materials in the Libraries. Check them out!
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Oxford Music OnlineIncludes Grove Music Online (dictionaries of Music and Musicians, Jazz, Opera, American Music, and Musical Instruments), the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music OnlineThe first comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world, integrating text, images, and musical examples within the Music Online interface.
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansThe most recent edition of the important 6-volume print dictionary of major and minor musicians.
- Die Musik in Geschichte und GegenwartThe leading German-language music encyclopedia
- African American Music ReferenceThe first comprehensive coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.
Directories
- Musical America WorldwideProvides the digital and print touchpoints for performing arts professionals to reach out to each other to further their art and their businesses.
- Ed.D. Programs in Music EducationDetailed listings and degree guide to explore Music Ed programs in P-12 and higher education from EdDPrograms.org
