Online Databases

Many databases on a wide variety of topics are available through TTC's library. These databases provide periodical articles that run the gamut in the area of Music. Below are listed a few of the online databases which may be particularly helpful.  These databases are available, with a valid TTC id, anywhere you have Internet access.  Find them from the "Articles/Databases" link on the library's homepage.

• Infotrac - Expanded Academic - This particular database offers information on a wide range of topics related to music, including information on a wide variety of music from different cultures. Some of the periodical titles included with Infotrac follow: 19th Century Music, American Music, Black Music Research Journal, Czech Music, Folk Music Journal, and many more.
• SIRS - Offers a wide variety of databases specific to individual disciplines including SIRS Renaissance, which focuses on the Humanities.
• Biography Resource Center- A wonderful resource for information and details about musicians, composers, and others related to the field of Music.

Books (Print)

Here in the LRC/Library there is a large selection of books on a wide array of areas related to the field of Music. Below are some of the titles available at the library. The call numbers and campus locations are included with the titles below. Additional titles in Music can be found by trying different search terms or combining search terms in the "Quick Book Search" box on the library's homepage.

1. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music - ML100.G16 1998 (Main)
2. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music - ML 105.H38 1996 (Main)
3. Musical Instruments - ML 460.R13 1997 (Palmer)
4. Rock Music in America - ML353.R6335 1986 (Berkeley)
5. Black Music in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Reference and Research Materials - ML128.B45F6 (Berkeley)
6. The Oxford Companion to Music - ML 100.S37 2002 (Berkeley, Main, and Palmer)
7. More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century - ML 400.D54 2002  (Main - Reference - Library Use Only)
8. The Great Composers and Their Works - ML160.S48 2000 (Main)
9. Traditional Musicians of the Central Blue Ridge: Old Time, Early Country, Folk, and Bluegrass Label Recording Artists, with Discographies - ML 106.U4 B66 2000  (Main - Reference - Library Use Only)
10. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - ML 102.P66 G84 1998 (Main)
11. The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers - ML 105.N66 (Main)
12. Oxford Dictionary of Music - ML 100.K35 1994 (Main - Reference - Library Use Only)
13. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians - ML 100.N48 1994 (Main)

Books (Netlibrary)

Netlibrary books are electronic books ("e-books") that can be viewed through TTC's library webpage. Users can access them anywhere they have access to the Internet (here on TTC Campuses, home, or work) once a user's account has been created. Netlibrary can be found under "Databases/articles" in the gray column at the left of the Library's home page. Type in search terms on the NetLibrary homepage and then click the title of the book desired. For more assistance, ask a reference librarian or call the reference desk at 574-6096 during regular hours of operation.

The following are representative of Netlibary titles on the topic of Music:

1. Sound, Speech, and Music
2. The NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts From A to Z
3. Understanding Popular Music
4. Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century
5. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
6. Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America
7. East Indian Music in the West Indies: Tan-singing, Chutney, and the Making of Indo-Caribbean Culture
8. Discographies: Dance Music, Culture, and the Politics of Sound
9. Culture on the Margins: The Black Spiritual and the Rise of American Cultural Interpretation

Websites

Here are listed Music websites focusing on various types of cultural Music. These websites have been reviewed. However, many websites on the Internet have not undergone a review process. Remember that almost anyone can create a website, so it is important to fully evaluate a website before using it as a source for assignments. For additional assistance, review the criteria found in the Website Evaluation found on the Tutorials page under the Research link.

African Music

1. http://www.dancedrummer.com/ - This site provides video and audio demonstrations of African music as performed by Kevin O'Sullivan (a Fulbright scholar who studied African music in Ghana. This site also provides demonstrations and explanations of the various types of drums used in the music. No downloads seemed to be necessary, but try Windows Media Player if needed. (This can be downloaded for free.)
2. International Library of Music - http://ilam.ru.ac.za/ - This site provides historical recordings of African drum music. To listen to music, click on SWP records and click on the item you wish to hear. There is an option to buy or to look at a track list and from there the user can choose one of the MP3s. Windows Media Player is necessary to listen to the MP3s.

Chinese Music

1. Chinese Music Society homepage  - http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/cmusic/audio.html/- This site from the University of Pennsylvania provides audio recordings of traditional Chinese music. click the "audio clips" link and listen to music played by the university's Music From China Ensemble.
2. The Internet Chinese Music Archive The Great Empire of China - Traditional Music - http://idm.metalab.unc.edu/pub/multimedia/chinese-music/ - Listen to audio clips of traditional music by clicking on one of many songs listed. No plug-ins appear to be necessary, but Windows Media Player may be a good option.

Indian Music

1. South Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music Krithi Archive - http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/ - This site lets you listen to a particular piece (such as Ada Modi) by clicking on "real audio." Downloading Real Player to listen to the music on this website is necessary, but the download is free.

Folk Music

1. Anthology of American Folk Music - http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2426 - Listen to sound clips from Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of this Anthology. Download of Real Player is necessary, but is available for free.
2. UVA Library Exhibits: Lift Every Voice - www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/music/ballads.html - University of Virginia Library website which includes information on American Folk Ballads as well as several audio clips. The sound clips are provided through a Quick Time Plug-in or through MP3s.