Music 345: Music & Value, Popularity & Taste
Karen Olson
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Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts
Karen Olson
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General Music Reference Resources
Reference resources provide basic background information on a topic, but should not be the only resource you use! These resources include both biographical and topical entries.
If you're starting from scratch, begin with Oxford Music Online.
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Oxford Music Online
The go-to music encyclopedia in English.
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African American Music Reference
Full-text reference resource on African American music, covering blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other genres.
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The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Full-text encyclopedia including regional overviews, information on musical genres and practices.
Available online.
