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Humanities 151: Music

Music--Streaming Music Database (NAXOS) & Reference Database (OXFORD/GROVE MUSIC ONLINE)

Streaming Music Databases--

Provide online recordings of music from wide variety of sources
Work on any computer or device with an Internet connection
Searchable by artist, title, or genre

Reference Databases--

Online handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias
Use for overview information, definitions, historical perspective, & criticism
Ask the librarian or your instructor for assistance

Streaming Music Database--Naxos

Naxos Music Library (Naxos) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive collection of music online -- includes classical, jazz, world, folk, and Chinese music. Musicology -- essays, interviews, and opinion. Music news; discographies, and the Naxos Dictionary of Music.

Use NAXOS to listen to classical music

Searching NAXOS--

Enter search terms in the box
Note various renditions of the music

Listening to the music on NAXOS--

Set the volume on your device
Click on the music links for the selections you want to hear
Download with the PLAY SELECTIONS button
Click on the WORK DETAILS button, if provided for that particular work, to obtain:
Work Information
Work Analysis
Available Recordings

Music Reference Database--Oxford/Grove Music Online

Oxford/Grove Music Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
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Find articles on all aspects of the diverse history and cultures of music from cultures and countries spanning the world. Includes access to Oxford Dictionary of Music and Oxford Companion to Music.

Use Oxford/Grove Music Online--to obtain scholarly articles about music, composers & musicians--

SEARCHING

Enter your search terms in the SEARCH Box
Check LIMITER Boxes as needed
Click on SEARCH

RESULTS

Scroll down and view the results
Click on the link for the article needed
View and evaluate individual items
Print citation

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