Research guides: HMU126: Historical Survey II, 1750-present: Encyclopaedias and Reference works

Encyclopaedias and other Reference Works

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Available through Oxford Music Online, Grove Music contains articles on almost every aspect of western music history, with extensive entries on composers, genres, places, and subjects.
Music - Oxford Bibliographies 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: v. 2. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- v. 3. The nineteenth century -- v. 4. The early twentieth century -- v. 5. The late twentieth century.
The author (Richard Taruskin) is provocative and outspoken, and challenges traditional interpretations of the music.