Research Guide for Performing Arts
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
| Ref. GV1585 .I586 1998 | International Encyclopedia of Dance |
| Ref. GV1585 .L65 1997 | Modern Dance Terminology |
| Ref. GV1585 .R95 1997 | Dictionary of Classical Ballet Terminology |
| Ref. ML82 .W625 2002 | Women and Music in America since 1900 |
| Ref. ML100 .A42 2005 | All Music Guide to Classical Music |
| Ref. ML100 .N48 2000 | New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians |
| Ref. ML102 .B6 E53 2006 | Encyclopedia of the Blues |
| Ref. ML102 .I5 I5 1996 | Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments |
| Ref. ML102 .J3 J46 2004 | Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: an Encyclopedia |
| Ref. ML102 .O6 O6213x 2000 | Opera: Composers, Works, Performers |
| Ref. ML102 .O6 2001 | New Penguin Opera Guide |
| Ref. ML105 .I5 1999 | International Dictionary of Black Composers |
| Ref. ML105 .S612 1997 | Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Classical Musicians |
| Ref. ML128 .M78 S86 2000 | Show Tunes: the Songs, Show and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers |
| Ref. ML156.9 .C58 2002 | Classical Music: the Listener's Companion |
| Ref. ML160 .G872 2006 | History of Western Music |
| Ref. ML160 .T18 2005 | Oxford History of Western Music |
| Ref. ML394 .C37 1998 | Jazz Profiles: the Spirit of the Nineties |
| Ref. ML1711 .B67 2000 | American Musical Theatre: a Chronicle |
| Ref. MT1 .N48 2002 | New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning |
| Ref. PN1861 .W67 1996 | World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre |
| Ref. PN1995.9 .M56 2005 | Multicultural Films: a Reference Guide |
| Ref. PN1998.2 .Q56 1997 | Film Lover's Companion: an A to Z Guide to 2000 Stars and the Movies they Made |
| Ref. PN2220 .B6 2004 | Oxford Companion to American Theatre |
| Ref. PN2266 .B64 1996 | American Theatre: a Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 |
| Ref. PN266 .H53 1997 | Theatregoer's Almanac: a Collection of Lists, People, History and Commentary on the American Theatre |
| Ref. PN2270 .A93 F68 1996 | Entertainment Awards: a Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Reference, 1928 through 1993 |
| Ref. PN2286 .O88 2003 | African Americans in the Performing Arts |
| Ref. Z7514 .D2 C685 2001 | Core Collection in Dance |
For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog
Other Sources
| GV1588 .F73 2004 | Conditioning for Dance |
| GV1595 .N3 2003 | Dance Experience: Insights into History, Culture and Creativity |
| GV1787 .A79 2002 | Ballet and Modern Dance |
| ML1460 .C28 2000 | Cambridge Companion to Singing |
| ML2075 .C46 2006 | Changing Tunes: the Use of Pre-existing Music in Film |
| ML3475 .M67 2003 | Latin Beat: the Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond |
| ML3800 .J64 2002 | Who Needs Classical Music? Cultural Choice and Musical Value |
| ML3917 .C9 M66 2006 | Music and Revolution: Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba |
| ML3920 .B37 2003 | Music Therapy and Leisure for Persons with Disabilities |
| N72 .F45 W37 2006 | Radical Gestures: Feminism and Performance Art in North America |
| PN1995.9 D6 M38 2006 | Shooting the Truth: the Rise of American Political Documentaries |
| PN2061 .N53 2002 | Playing the Audience: the Practical Actor's Guide to Live Performance |
| PN2071 .M37 S56 2003 | Masking Unmasked: Four Approaches to Basic Acting |
| PN2193 .A8 S57 2003 | Audience & the Playwright: How to get the most out of Live Theatre |
| PS338 .N4 K73 2002 | Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927 |
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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