Research Guides: HMU430: Topics in Classical Music: Encyclopaedias and other Reference Works

Encyclopaedias and other Reference Works

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Contains articles on almost every aspect of western music history, with extensive entries on composers, genres, places, and subjects.
Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
This source includes brief entries on various people, places, genres, and other subjects similar to Grove Music, BUT also includes curated and up-to-date bibliographies with annotations to help you choose the most helpful materials for your area of study.
Oxford History of Western Music This link opens in a new window
Electronic access to this 5-volume set includes a volume on "Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries." The author (Richard Taruskin) is provocative and outspoken, challenging traditional interpretations of the music from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global
Doctoral dissertations provide insight into some of the most recent areas of scholarly research and can be a great place to look for more materials on more recent topics or interpretations.