Research Guide for Performing Arts
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
| Ref. ML100 .N48 1980 | New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians |
| Main ML1711 .B67 2000 | American Musical Theatre: a Chronicle |
For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog
Sources for Performing Arts Articles
The
following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the following
databases on campus,
click on the Journal
Articles / Database link.
| Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) | Britannica Online | Oxford Reference Online |
| Original Sources | Project MUSE | Research Library (Proquest) |
| Wilson Biographies | Wilson OmniFile |
Performing Arts Related Websites
| Metropolitan Opera Archives | http://www.metopera.org/history |
| Sibelius Academy Music Resources | Gateway
to resources on theory, history and research of music and instruments http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html |
| ABT Library | Background
information on composers and ballets, as well as, dictionary of ballet
terms. http://www.abt.org/education/library.asp |
| Baroque Music Homepage | Essays
on various aspects of the Baroque Period, links to composers of the
period, recommended recordings and a Baroque music sampler. http://www.baroquemusic.org/ |
| Passion for Jazz | Timeline,
glossary, and history of jazz. Includes a section on jazz chords and
scales. http://www.apassion4jazz.net/ |
| Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net | Collection
of animated music theory tutorials. http://www.musictheory.net/ |
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