Music collections and services can be found in several campus library locations:

• Holland and Terrell Library (Research Services)
• The Kemble Stout Music Listening Library (Kimbrough Hall)
• Media Materials Services in Holland and Terrell Library
• Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections in Holland and Terrell Library
• Your place, or anywhere, with a WSU Network ID (NID)
• Your Music Librarian

PEOPLE:

Bob Matuozzi, Librarian for Music. Research assistance in music is available at the Humanities/Social Sciences reference desk. Staff in the WSU Libraries assist in the acquisition, preparation, and maintenance of music collections.

Dr. William Payne is  Library Specialist for the music department collections, which is located in the Kemble Stout Music Listening Library in Kimbrough Hall Room 360.

 Library of Congress Classification
Mapped to Holland & Terrell Library

Click on any of the links below to see where these subjects are physically located in Holland & Terrell Library.  The reference books in these classifications are located in the reference area on the first floor of Holland & Terrell Library just off the Atrium.  (The first floor level is the main entrance to the library.)  

Holland and Terrell Stack Chart

These research databases and eBooks are made available by subscription or purchase through the WSU Libraries.

The Holland and Terrell Library print reference collection is located on the 1st floor of Terrell (main library entrance) behind the reference desk.

Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography, 5th ed. - Vincent H. Duckles and Ida Reed

Call Number: Hol Ref ML113 .D83 1997

ISBN: 0028708210

Contains critically annotated listings of 3,500 key sources, with 1,500 new to this edition, covering classic historic titles, standard works, new works, and a few unusual works. Material is arranged in sections on dictionaries and encyclopedias, histories and chronologies, sources of systematic and historical musicology, bibliographies of music literature and music business, works on individual composers and their music, catalogs of libraries and musical instrument collections, discographies, yearbooks, directories, and electronic information resources. Long the standard guide.

A Guide to Library Research in Music - Pauline Shaw Bayne

Call Number: Hol Ref ML3797 .B29 2008

ISBN: 0810862115

An introduction to music literature that describes various information-searching techniques and library-based organizational systems, and introduces the array of music resources available. Each chapter has learning exercises for practical application. Appendixes provide quick access to specific topics in library organizational systems, including Library of Congress Subject Headings and Classification. A bibliography offers a concise overview of music literature and resources, emphasizing electronic and print publications that have appeared since the year 2000 along with standard references.

Music Research: A Handbook - Laurie J. Sampsel

Call Number: Hol Ref ML113 .S28 2009

ISBN: 0195171195

Introduces music students to the major print and electronic research tools available to them. Ideal for graduate-level music bibliography and research courses, it can also be used in any undergraduate or graduate music course that requires students to engage in library research or to write a research paper. Concise and practical, this unique handbook does not aim to provide an exhaustive introduction to the subject; rather, it is highly selective and guides students to the most significant English-language research tools and resources, reference titles in major areas, and the principal sources in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Sourcebook for Research in Music - Phillip D. Crabtree and Donald H. Foster

Call Number: Hol Ref ML113 .C68 2005

ISBN: 0253346118

Guides the researcher in navigating the vast proliferation of materials in music research. The editors emphasize English-language and recent sources, and also include essential materials in other languages. An opening chapter of introductory materials, including a list of common bibliographical terms with definitions, German and French bibliographical terms, and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems, is followed by seven bibliographical chapters, covering lists of sources as well as collective annotations that introduce and identify specific items.

Music Library and Research Skills - Jane Gottlieb

Call Number: Hol Ref ML3797 .G68 2009

ISBN: 0131584340

A complete guide for music majors for researching and completing a paper, encompassing all the latest technologies and resources, providing not only annotated listings of key items but also informative "how to" side bars and "real life" stories to guide the student.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. - Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell, eds.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML100 .N48 2001

ISBN: 1561592390

An indispensable resource and a classic reference. The word "updated" doesn't begin to describe the thousands of new articles, topics, cross-references, and areas of scholarship incorporated into The New Grove II . Every one of the first edition's 22,500 articles has been reviewed and revised, with thousands of articles expanded. Previously neglected or under-represented areas have been examined, explored, and explained. Movements and topics once deemed too controversial or too far from the mainstream have been added. And throughout, 6,500 new articles cover more than 5,000 years of music history, instruments, composers, institutions, performers, genres, and more. See enhanced e-version, Grove Music Online, above.

Chronology of Western Classical Music - Charles J. Hall

Call Number: Hol Ref ML161 .H227 2002

ISBN: 0415942160

This 2-volume reference work offers a complete chronology of classical music from the 18th-century through the end of the 20th. Organized by year, each entry gives: births of key musicians/composers, deaths, performing debuts, new positions, prizes/honors, bibliographical highlights, cultural beginnings, musical literature, and compositions. This work answers hundreds of common questions, from "Who wrote that piece?" to "When was it first performed"? A complete index is given in each volume, making finding information quick and easy. This book will strongly appeal to music students, professors, and lovers of classical music.

A History of Western Music - 8th ed. - J. Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca

Call Number: Hol Ref ML160 .G872 2010

ISBN: 0393931250

Focuses on the musical works, styles, genres, and ideas that have proven most influential, enduring, and significant—but it also encompasses a wide range of music, from religious to secular, from serious to humorous, from art music to popular music, and from Europe to the Americas. With a six-part structure emphasizing the music’s reception and continued influence, the narrative approach establishes a social and historical context for each repertoire to reveal its legacy and its significance today.

Collected Editions, Historical Series & Sets & Monuments of Music: A Bibliography - George R. Hill and Norris L. Stephens

Call Number: Hol Ref ML113 .H55 1997

ISBN: 0914913220

An index volume that somewhat updates Heyer (above). Useful for identifying new historical editions and additional volumes of existing series since 1980.

Historical Sets, Collected Editions, and Monuments of Music: A Guide to Their Contents, 2 vols. (3rd ed.) - Anna Harriet Heyer, comp.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML113 .H52 1980

A guide to the contents of principal anthologies of music, ranging from single-volume works to multi-volumed national monuments (or denkmäler) and composers’ collected editions. The second volume is an index of composers, editors and titles which provide access to the contents listings in the first volume.

Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music - Joseph P. Swain

Call Number: HoL Ref ML102.C5 S83 2006

ISBN: 0810855305

Provides in one volume basic information about the most important traditions, persons, places, technical terms, and documents of sacred music, along with an extensive bibliography. Covers the most important aspects of the sacred music of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and certain other smaller groups, and cross references frequently indicate an analogous entry in other religious traditions, even when there is no direct historical relation, in order to highlight commonalities that otherwise might be missed.

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004 - John Stewart

Call Number: Hol Ref ML102.M88 S74 2006

ISBN: 0786422440

Provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma’s 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards. An appendix lists musicals of interest that fall outside this work’s parameters (i.e., only musical shows produced on traditionally defined Broadway). Indexed by song title and personnel for quick and easy reference.

Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 - Dan Dietz

Call Number: Hol Ref ML1711.8.N3 D54 2010

ISBN: 078643399X

Discusses more than 1,800 Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, showcase, and workshop musical productions. It includes detailed descriptions of Off Broadway musicals that closed in previews or in rehearsal, selected musicals that opened in Brooklyn and in New Jersey, and American operas that opened in New York, along with general overviews of Off Broadway institutions such as the Light Opera of Manhattan. The typical entry includes the name of the host theater or theaters; the opening date and number of performances; the production’s cast and creative team; a list of songs; a brief plot synopsis; and general comments and reviews from the New York critics. Besides the individual entries, the book also includes a preface, a bibliography, and 21 appendices including a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and lists of musicals categorized by topic and composer.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 4th ed. - Colin Larkin, ed.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML102.P66 G84 2006

ISBN: 0195313739

Authoritative multi-volume biographical encyclopedia of rock, pop, and jazz artists covers popular music from 1900 to the present, including folk, blues, world music, rock, heavy metal, techno, reggae, and hip hop. This A-Z reference also includes entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record lables, venues, and festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system. See e-version above.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Multi-volume) - James Porter, Timothy Rice, et al, eds.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML100 .G16 1998

ISBN: 0815310846

Takes a cultural approach to its focus on the music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is arranged topically, regionally, or by ethnic group, and complemented by an extensive index. Although each volume will differ because of the nature of the material, the organization remains consistent throughout all: regional overviews first; music in the social context next; then finally, the musical traditions of individual countries or ethnic groups. Also see Music Online eBook above.

International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, 2nd ed. (2 vols.) - Aaron I. Cohen

Call Number: Hol Ref ML105.C7 1987

Contains over 6,000 entries. Short biographies with lists of works to date. Has sections on "the first woman to" in musical contexts and quotations.

The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers - Julie Anne Sadie and Rhian Samuel, eds.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML105 .N67x 1994

ISBN: 0393034879

Provides detailed biographies of more than 1,000 creators of Western classical music. In signed articles, the Dictionary chronicles the lives and works of women composers from all corners of the world. Here you can read about the Medieval mystic Hildgard von Bingen, the Renaissance madrigalist Maddalena Casulana, the flamboyant seventeenth-century vocal composer Barbara Strozzi, the prolific New Englander Amy Beach, and the Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music - 2nd ed. - Michael Kennedy and Joyce Bourne, eds.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML100 .K35 2006

ISBN: 0198614594

Coverage continues to span musical topics of all kinds: composers (and their principal works); conductors; musical terms and forms; descriptions of musical instruments; leading orchestras and music academies around the world; and critics, journalists, and other writers on music. This revised and expanded edition adds some 1,500 entries, with particular attention paid to living composers and to younger musical performers making their names in the concert hall, opera houses, etc.... See e-Book above.

The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India - Nikhil Ghosh and Saṅgīt Mahābhāratīed, eds.

Call Number: Hol Ref ML101.I47 O94 2011

ISBN: 0195650980

Comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the music of India spread across 2,000 years, including entries on classical, folk, film, and other forms of music to details of all forms of dance, raga, tala, gharana, treatises, technical terms, and instruments as well as short biographies of vocalists, musicologists, saint poets, gurus, composers, and instrumentalists. With 5,000 entries by around 100 acclaimed contributors, the volume spans all regions of India: from Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur to Gujarat, and from Kashmir to Kerala.

The Oxford History of Western Music - Richard Taruskin

Call Number: Hol Ref ML160 .T18 2005

ISBN: 0195169794

Features memorable musical analyses and a panoramic sense of the interaction between history, culture, politics, art, literature, religion, and music in the West, beginning with the invention of musical notation more than a thousand years ago. E-book version above. Volumes also available in circulating collection.

The Penguin Companion ot Classical Music - Paul Griffiths

Call Number: Hol Ref ML100 .G84 2005

ISBN: 0140515593

Biographies of thousands of composers from Albinoni to Zappa, with in-depth treatment of major figures along with coverage of individual works, including plot summaries of operas and ballets, articles on the history of music and instruments, entries on musical forms, from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism, and clear definitions of technical terms and jargon.

Music Index (1949 - 1998) - Harmonie Park Press

Call Number: Holland and Terrell Compact Storage D866*

ISBN: 00274348

Contains indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry from hundreds of periodicals. *Note location in circulating collections.

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1900/1904 - 2005) - H.W. Wilson Co.

Call Number: Hol Ref AI3 .R48

Standard reference index to popular publications from a variety of fields and disciplines.

Book Review Index (1965-2003) - Gale Cengage Learning

Call Number: Hol Ref Z1035.A1 B6

Provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. Coverage and citations for both newly published and older materials

Book Review Digest (1905 - 2004) - H.W. Wilson Co.

Call Number: Hol Ref Z1219 .C96

Cites and provides excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults. An abstract of each book is also provided. Periodical coverage includes leading magazines from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.

Choose LC Subject in the left-hand drop down menu on the Griffin search page and type audiobooks in the search box.  Your search should look like the sample image above.

Concise introductory monographs on a wide range of topics, including the arts and humanities.

World Music: A Very Short Introduction

Call Number: ML3470 .B68 2002

ISBN: 0192854291

Other Very Short Introductions

FINDING BOOKS:

Using the Griffin Catalog, you can search for Books and other printed materials about music in the Holland and Terrell Libraries complex. The Libraries’ music reference collection is on the first floor of Terrell on the shelves alongside the reference desk.

The circulating collection of books about music is found on the second floor of Holland (which is attached to Terrell). Currently, this collection is located on stack ranges 508-517.  There are some older books about music in the basement of Terrell, in compact shelving units 36 and 37. Don’t hesitate to ask for directions if you need help finding what you need.

FINDING RARE, COSTLY AND EPHEMERAL MATERIALS

Books before 1800, glorious facsimiles of medieval and renaissance music books, original and facsimile manuscripts, photographs, concert programs, rare recordings and other such resources requiring special protection are located in the Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections department, on the ground floor of Terrell. Visit the department to see its special music materials.

WSU Libraries’ Media Materials Services provides a growing collection of CDs, all of which can be found in the Griffin Catalog, and which may be checked out with a WSU ID card. Here are some tools for finding sound recordings in MMS.

• Griffin Catalog
• Compact Discs in the WSU Library Collection, a very useful searchable database, created by Paul Brians
• Operas in MM&R in the Holland and Terrell Library (dvds, cds, vhs, and more), a very useful list, created by Paul Brians

The WSU Libraries subscribe to online music databases delivering classical music, jazz, folk music, and more, providing thousands of tracks of streaming audio, accessible to anyone with a WSU Network ID:

• American Song
• Classical Music Library
• Contemporary World Music
• The Database of Recorded American Music (DRAM)
• Naxos Music Library
• Naxos Jazz

The Kemble Stout Listening Library in Kimbrough Hall Room 360 has a sizable private collection of sound recordings that are the property of the music department. These recordings do not circulate, but anyone can listen to them on-site. This group of recordings is included in the Griffin Catalog.

Kemble Stout Music Listening Library

Although the Stout Listening Library belongs to the Music Department, this publicly accessible facility in Kimbrough Hall Room 360 houses music scores that are purchased and owned by the WSU Libraries. Music scores are the only WSU Libraries’ property to be housed outside of official Libraries’ facilities. Scores may be checked out with a valid WSU ID card.