MUS204: The Age of Bach and Handel

This research guide supports the class MUS204: The Age of Bach and Handel.

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.
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 subjects.
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.
Dissertations & Theses Global Closed Collection This link opens in a new window
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.