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Music History Books
Music History Websites
World History Books
World History Websites
Biographical
biographies, images, and magazine articles of current and historic people
Biographical Books
Nicolas. The Great Composers and Their Works.
REF 780 SLONIMSKY
Clifford. World Musicians
REF 780.92 THOMPSON
Contemporary Musicians
REF 780.92 CON
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
REF 780.92 BAKER
Random House Encyclopedic Dictionary of Classical Music
REF 781.6 RANDOM
International Dictionary of Black Composers
REF 780.992 Floyd
Every day I sing the blues : the story of B.B. King
B KING
John Coltrane : a sound supreme
B COLTRANE
John Lennon
B LENNON
Tito Puente
B PUENTE
Striders to beboppers and beyond : the art of jazz piano
781.65 GOURSE
Biographical Websites
Yale Musical Biographical Resources
Page of links by Yale University Music Library
PBS Jazz Biographies
Everyone has a story to tell. Dive into the bios to learn about the lives of nearly 100 premiere artists in the field of Jazz music.
African-American Musicians Biographies
This pathfinder was designed for individuals interested in finding biographical information on African-American musicians involved in all musical forms and styles. It includes print resources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books, as well as databases, web sites, and related Internet Public Library resources.
Music History
Music History Books
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REF 780 NEW
The Vintage Guide to Classical Music.
780 SWAFFORD
The Concise Oxford History of Music.
780 ABRAHAM
A History of Western Music.
780 BURKHOLDER
Bach, Beethoven and the boys : music history as it ought to be taught
780.9 Barber
If it ain’t baroque : more music history as it ought to be taught
780.207 Barber
The rest is noise : listening to the twentieth century
780.9 Ross
Black bottom stomp : eight masters of ragtime and early jazz
781.65 JASEN
Music History Websites
Music History 102
a Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present
Historic American Sheet Music
Provides access to digital images for over 3,000 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
University of Washington Music Library’s Music History Page
Subjects covered are: Databases and Indexes, Iconography, Images, Codicology and Manuscript Studies, Research Centers, Societies, Journals, Work Lists, Bibliographies, Sites of General Interest and Sites by Musical Stylistic Periods.
A Brief History of Cajun, Creole, & Zydeco Music
A summary of the history of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music is based entirely on information included in the sources listed at the bottom of the page.
World History
World History Books
Chronology of the Medieval World
REF 909.07 STOREY
Chronology of the Expanding World (1492-1762)
REF 909.07 STOREY
Chronology of the Modern World (1763-1992)
REF 909.07 STOREY
Chronology of the Nations v.1-4
REF 909 Chronology
The Times Atlas of World History
REF 911 TIMES
World History Websites
World History Center
The World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh emphasizes research, teaching, and international collaboration on the global past, with attention to policies for the global future. The center, directed by Patrick Manning, is located in the Department of History and is affiliated with the Global Studies Center and the University Center for International Studies.
EHistory
The Department of History at The Ohio State University is proud to be the home of eHistory. All of the wonderful historical resources of the older eHistory site are on the site for you to use, as well as new content like our MultiMedia Histories, Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, and monthly Book Reviews.
World History Sources
The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to create World History Sources.
Journal of World History
Devoted to historical analysis from a global point of view, the Journal of World History features a range of comparative and cross-cultural scholarship and encourages research on forces that work their influences across cultures and civilizations.
Other Resources
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Composer Biographies
A brief listing of some classical composers and their biographies.
Classical Net Composers
A list of composers with biographical and repertoire information.
Composers
Learn about the composers and the historical periods they lived in.
Searches Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, and Britannica Elementary, journals, magazines, web sites and videos. Also includes Annals of American History, Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol, and World Data Analyst.
