Library Guides: Music: Home

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SU Libraries COVID-19 Resources

History of Western Music in less than 7 minutes
Video in Spanish with English subtitles (though you really won't need them). Cool!
Worst classical music album covers ever!
hard to believe, but these are real . . .
What happens to old pianos
This video can be sad and painful to watch. Seriously.

Introduction

Welcome to the Music research guide !

Reference - essential research tools; best places to start your search
Find Books - books in Library, the University System of Maryland, and other libraries
Find Articles - index databases that lead to articles in scholarly journals and/or other music periodicals
Find Scores - printed and electronic scores in Library or borrow them online from other libraries worldwide
Listening - CDs in the library, plus thousands of recordings streamed from library databases
Internet Sources - selection of recommended locations for free music information
Citing sources - examples in Turabian/Chicago style with links to other styles
Classes/Topics - research guides for your classes and assignments
Faculty interests - resources for instruction, research, and professional interests