Research Guides: #Music & Music Appreciation: Contents

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Find scholarly articles through the library databases about music and for getting background context.

A selection of general music books as well as links for locating free scores online and in the library catalog.

A cultivated list of music resources from the internet - may overlap with other pages as appropriate.

Get resources to help you cite your sources.

Connect with information about pursuing music as a major and career.

Links to performance recordings as well as links for keeping up with Houston area music events.

Resources to help support you in actually learning, making, and performing music.

Also learn about copyright.

The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randel
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Wide ranging and reliable, this treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today's beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock.
Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory: An Illustrated Dictionary by Michael C. Thomsett
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Fully cross referenced, this dictionary is an authoritative source for researchers, musicologists, professional musicians, teachers and students of music, and educated members of the public.