LibGuides: Music: Home

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Created for UToledo Music students and faculty, this guide provides links to help you find recordings, manuscripts, scholarly articles, and other music resources. Explore the subject tabs to view resources particularly relevant to Music History, Performance, and Music Education.

Audio Resources

OhioLINK Music Center: Naxos Music Library
The OhioLINK Music Center contains tens of thousands of digital music files from the Naxos Music Library. Search by keyword, or browse albums by genre by selecting a category on the left.
The World Music Library
Browse track lists showcasing the evolution of music from the beginning of recorded music to today.
AllMusic
Discover musical artists by genre, "mood," or theme, browsing each musician's biography, discography, and compositions.

Scores and Manuscripts

Canaday Center Collections: Music, Art, Drama, and Theatre
View the archived manuscript collections preserved and curated at the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections (Carlson Library, 5th floor).
British Library: Musical Collections
Explore the British Library's online collection of music manuscripts, scores, and letters by composers.
Library of Congress: Music Treasures Consortium
Provides online access to the world's most valued music manuscripts and print materials, held at the most renowned music archives, in order to further research and scholarship.
Morgan Library: Music Manuscripts Online
Access digitized versions of more than 500 music manuscripts.
Music Recordings & Scores: Home (UToledo LibGuide)
University of Toledo Libraries have a collection of music CDs and sheet music that support the University's curriculum.

Reference Resources

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML100 .N48 2001 (vols. 1-10)

Publication Date: 2003
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz by Barry Kernfeld (Editor)
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML102.J3 N48 2002 (vols. 1-3)

Publication Date: 2003
The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randel (Editor)
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML100 .H37 2003

Publication Date: 2003
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML100 .G16 1998 (vols. 1-10)

Publication Date: 1997
Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music by Stanley Sadie (Editor); Alison Latham (Editor)
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML100 .N88 1994y

Publication Date: 1994
Anthology for Music in Western Civilization, Volume A by Timothy J. Roden; Craig Wright; Bryan R. Simms
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) MT6 .A575 2006 (vols. 1-3)

Publication Date: 2005
Music Research by Laurie J. Sampsel
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) ML113 .S28 2013

Publication Date: 2013

Music Databases

Follow this link to view a complete list of music databases available through UToledo.

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center: List of Music Journals
OhioLINK collection of music research journals.
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center: Music
OhioLINK collection of music-related eBooks.