Subject Guide - Music
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- Gale In Context - Biography: Biographies, magazine articles, images, and more for over 900,000 people.
- Films on Demand: Music & Dance including:
- Documentaries & Live Performances across all genres.
- Music Appreciation including elements of music, performance & isntruction, etc.
- Music History
- World Music
- JSTOR - The Scholarly Archive: Articles from scholarly journals in the arts
- MasterFILE Complete: Offers full-text articles from magazines, journals, reference books, biographies, and primary sources.
Find books, audio CDs, and DVDs shelved in these call numbers:
- M – Music.
- ML – Literature on music.
- MT – Music–Instruction and study.
- MT 3 to MT 5 – Music history.
- MT 5.5 to MT 7 – Music theory.
- Local Symphony Orchestras and University Schools of Music - Do you need to catch a live performance? Try:
- Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra: Check for events, radio broadcasts (see “About Us”), etc. See @Home Concert Series for recorded performances.
- Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: in New Orleans; check for concerts, events, podcasts, etc.
- LSU School of Music: Scroll down to see their Upcoming Concerts & Events.
- SLU School of Music: Scroll down to see Performance Opportunities.
- Louisiana Music
- Louisiana Music Genres from Explore Louisiana (Louisiana Office of Tourism).
- 64 Parishes: Music: Find topics from classical music to hip-hop, and in between.
- Library Of Congress Resources:
- Music History from Primary Sources
- Music Treasures Consortium - "provides online access to the world's most valued music manuscripts and print materials."
- The National Jukebox "makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge."
- Music History Project Podcast from NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) includes episodes on music history, performers, industry figures, and more.
- MIMO: Musical Instrument Museums Online - "the world's largest freely accessible database for information on musical instruments held in public collections."
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