MUS4800: Seminar in Music Literature
This guide supports the research needs of MUS4800.
Audio, Video, and Streaming Sources
You have access to an incredibly rich collection of recordings through the library system that include music from the last 100+ years. Here are some of the most useful resources!
- Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall This link opens in a new windowFeatures live concerts in high definition along with hundreds of full-length archival recordings, performances, interviews, and documentaries.
- Media CommonsMedia Commons, located on the 3rd floor of Robarts library, holds more than 15,000 titles including DVDs, videos, 16mm films, audiocassettes and various other formats, including a lot of opera titles.
- Medici.tv This link opens in a new windowMedici.tv's library features over 1,800 programs (3,000 original works), including:
concerts and archived historical concerts
operas
ballets
documentaries, artist portraits and education programs
master classes - Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowThe Naxos Music Library [NML] is the world's largest online classical music library and includes extensive 20th- and 21st-century recordings. Use Currently, it offers streaming access to more than 128,950 CDs with more than 1,972,600 tracks of both standard and rare repertoire. Over 800 new CDs are added to the library every month. Many of the titles are accessible directly from the library catalogue, but search the NML directly to see the newest additions.
- Opera in Video This link opens in a new windowContains hundreds of hours of opera performances, interviews, and documentaries.
- Qwest TVQwest TV features a diverse collection of hundreds of concerts and documentaries, with a focus on Jazz, Soul, Funk, Blues, African music, Latin music, Indian music and more.
- Ethnographic Sound Archives Online This link opens in a new window"Ethnographic Sound Archives Online brings together previously unpublished historic field recordings from around the world, alongside their supporting field notes and ethnographers’ metadata, opening new paths for the study of music in its cultural context." (publisher's note)
- Ethnographic Video Online This link opens in a new windowVolumes 1 & 2
"Alexander Street is the most comprehensive resource for visual anthropology in the world, providing access to over 2,000 hours of film and always growing, from raw field footage to crafted ethnographies and documentaries." (publisher note)
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