Encyclopaedias
The Great Composers: Their Lives and Times (REF 780.92 GRE)
Index on table, other volumes in the reference section, up the ramp and on the back wall of the library
The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music (REF 784.5 MAR)
Index on table, volumes 1-20 in the reference section, up the ramp and on the back wall of the library
Music in the 20th Century (REF 780.9 MUS)
Three volume set on table
Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century (REF 780.92 MUS)
Index on table, volumes 1-4 in the reference section, up the ramp and on the back wall of the library
Encyclopedias
Salem Press (password required)
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Databases
Pop Culture Studies (Gale)
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Fine Arts and Music Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that support research in areas including drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. The database emphasizes full-text content for publications included in the Wilson Art Index and RILM bibliography.