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Guide to selected resources in Music available at URI.
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Introduction

This is a guide to selected sources of information related to Music resources available at URI. See the General box below or use the Tabs above to navigate through this guide.

There are other materials such as vinyl and CD recordings, tapes, study scores, solo and ensemble music, and music dictionaries in the Music Resource Room in the Fine Arts Center. Call (401) 874-5584 for more information. The HELIN catalog will identify the location of all music-related materials held by URI.

 

General

  • HELIN Catalog
    In the HELIN Catalog you will find books, periodicals, microfilm, CD and video recordings related to music in the library. Use the AUTHOR search by entering last name first (ex. Kern, Jerome or Verdi, Giuseppe), a SUBJECT search (ex. Music – 20th Century – History and Criticism), a TITLE search (ex. Sonata in C Minor for Viola and Piano), or a WORD search (ex. piano and scores; jazz and discography).
  • Handbook of music terms - Parks Grant
    Call Number: ML108 G844 H3
    Although designed for “persons who make only a modest claim to musical knowledge,” this handbook provides detailed and clear definitions and examples.
  • Reader’s Guide to Music: History, Theory, Criticism
    Call Number: Ref. ML160 .R42 1999
    Reference guide to literature on music. Entries include short essays and bibliographies.
 

Electronic Resource

  • Oxford Music Online  
    Home of Grove Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music and the Oxford Companion to Music. Comprehensive database of music information in all genres and time periods.
 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

This list includes a selection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in music. There are many other subject-specific titles which can be found by searching the HELIN Catalog. For example, type DICTIONARY and OPERA, ENCYCLOPEDIA and JAZZ, etc.

 

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