Music Research: A Handbook 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. The book's first section (Chapters 1-14) is organized by type of research tool--for example, encyclopedias, periodical indexes, and discographies. Each chapter in this section includes an overview of the tool it covers; an annotated bibliography that describes the tool's purpose, scope, strengths, and weaknesses; and an evaluation checklist that encourages students to think critically about the tools and materials they discover as they do research. The second section (Chapters 15-16) discusses style manuals and various resources for writing about music and citing sources. Methods for evaluating reference and research tools are emphasized throughout the book. Music Research: A Handbook is supplemented by a companion website, www.oup.com/us/musresearch, which includes supplemental links, updates to available bibliographies and readings by chapter, research tools listed by composer, and lists of core music journals and major professional music associations.

Figures Preface Abbreviations Part One. Research Process and Research Tools 1. Guides to the Research Process and Research Tools. Research Process Music Research Process General Research Process Research Tools Music Research Tools General Research Tools Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 2. Comprehensive Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. Multi-Volume General Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries English French German Italian Spanish Single-Volume General Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 3. Special Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries General Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Women Musicians Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Black Musicians Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of American Musicians Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Canadian Musicians Dictionaries of Musical Terms Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Musical Instruments General Instrument Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Specific Instruments Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Opera and Musical Theater Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Opera Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Musical Theater Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Performance Practice Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Jazz, Rock, and Popular Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Jazz Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Rock and Popular Music Miscellaneous Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 4. Library Catalogs. Author Searches Title Searches Author/Title Searches Keyword Searches and Subject Heading Searches Keyword Searches Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings Format Issues Keyword Searches and Title Searches Limiting Search Results Contents of Bibliographic Records Examples of Library Catalogs Local Libraries Library Consortia National Libraries Bibliographic Utilities Finding Library Catalogs Information Centers Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 5. Periodical Indexes for Music. Major Music Periodical Indexes Retrospective Periodical Indexes Other Music Periodical Indexes Ceased Music Periodical Indexes Periodical Indexes for Related Disciplines American History Business Education Humanities Language and Literature Performing Arts Science and Medicine Social Sciences and Psychology Major General Periodical Indexes Major Newspaper Indexes Finding Online Journals Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 6. Indexes to Music Dissertations, Theses, Conference Papers, and Festschriften. Dissertations and Theses Index of Dissertations and Theses Music-Specific Indexes of Dissertations and Theses General Indexes of Dissertations and Theses Conference Papers and Congress Reports Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports Music-Specific Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports General Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports Festschriften Indexes of Festschriften Music-Specific Indexes of Festschriften General Indexes of Essays Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 7. Indexes to Music in Complete Works Editions, Musical M onuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies. Complete Works Editions Examples of Composers Complete Works Editions Musical Monuments and Historical Sets Examples of Musical Monuments by Place Examples of Historical Sets by Style Period Additional Examples of Sets and Series Anthologies Examples of Anthologies Indexes of Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 8. Thematic Catalogs. Bibliographies of Thematic Catalogs Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Examples of Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Guides and Locators for Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories Examples of Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories Collections, Archives, Libraries, and Publishers Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 9. Music Histories, Source Readings, and Chronologies. Music Histories Multi-Volume Music Histories Music History Series (W.W. Norton and Prentice Hall) General Music History Texts Music Appreciation Texts Study Guides and Outlines of Music History Important Earlier Music Histories Historiography Special Topic Histories Music Source Readings General Music Source Readings Special Topic Music Source Readings Music Chronologies General Music Chronologies Special Topic Music Chronologies Evaluation Checklists Suggested Readings 10. Bibliographies of Music and Music Literature. Bibliographies of Music General Music Bibliographies Bibliographies for Particular Repertories Bibliographies of Music Literature General Bibliographies of Music Literature Special Topic Bibliographies of Music Literature Bibliographies of Both Music and Literature International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) Composer Bio-Bibliographies, Guides to Research, and Other Bibliographies Examples of Single-Composer Bibliographies Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 11. Discographies. Bibliographies of Discographies Comprehensive and Historical Discographies Currently Available Catalogs of Recordings Recommended Recordings and Buyer's Guides Library and Sound Archive Catalogs Local Libraries Library Consortia National Libraries Bibliographic Utilities Special Topic Discographies Discographies for Instruments and Ensembles Opera Discographies Jazz Discographies Rock Music Discographies Folk and World Music Discographies Discographies of Women in Music Single-Composer Discographies Schoenberg, Arnold Stravinsky, Igor Wagner, Richard Performer Discographies Recording Label Discographies American Music Discographies Canadian Music Discographies Recording Reviews and Indexes to Reviews Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings 12. Music Iconographies. Bibliographies of Iconographies General Music Iconographies and Illustrated Histories Musical Instrument Iconographies General Musical Instrument Iconographies Western Musical Instrument Iconographies Non-Western Musical Instrument Iconographies Musical-Composer Iconographies Single-Composer Iconographies Bach, Johann Sebastian Beethoven, Ludwig van Brahms, Johannes Chopin, Frederic Debussy, Claude Handel, George Frederic Haydn, Franz Joseph Liszt, Franz Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da Schoenberg, Arnold Schubert, Franz Schumann, Robert Stravinsky, Igor Verdi, Giuseppe Wagner, Richard Evaluation Checklist Suggested Reading 13. Music Directories. Directories for Music Libraries and Collections International Music Library Directories United States Music Library Directories British Music Library Directories Canadian Music Library Directories Music Education Directories Performing Arts Directories Music Industry and Music Company Directories Music Organizations and Music Competitions Directories Evaluation Checklist Suggested Reading 14. Internet Resources for Music. Digital Content Websites Multimedia Websites Online Scores Websites Digital Audio Streaming Services Image Websites Finding Music Websites Search Engines Metasearch Engines Music Subject Directories Professional Association Websites Websites for Staying Current Evaluation Checklists Suggested Readings Part Two. Writing, Style Manuals, and Citation 15. Writing. Music-Specific Writing Books General Writing Books Comprehensive Guides Compiling Bibliographies Editing Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Style and Rhetoric Writing Process Suggested Readings 16. Style Manuals and Citation of Sources. Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Examples of Plagiarism Major Style Manuals University of Chicago Press Style (Chicago Style) American Psychological Association Style (APA Style) Modern Language Style (MLA Style) Music-Specific Style Manuals Citing Electronic Sources Citation Management Software Using Sources Suggested Readings Appendixes A. Library of Congress Classification: Class M Outline B. Search Tips Boolean Search Terms Nesting Search Terms Truncation and Wildcards Phrase and "String" Searches Proximity C. Composers Included as Examples in This Text D. International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) Publications Series A: Sources by Individual Composers Series B: Sources by Multiple Composers and Bibliographies of Materials Organized by Topic Series C: Directory of Music Research Libraries E. Chicago Style at Your Fingertips Bibliographic Citation Formats Footnote/Endnote Citation Formats Author-Date System F. American Psychological Association Style at Your Fingertips Reference List Reference Citations in the Text G. Modern Language Association Style at Your Fingertips Lists of Works Cited Parenthetical Text Citations Glossary Index

Laurie J. SampselAssociate Professor and Faculty Director of the Howard B. Waltz Music Library, University of Colorado at Boulder

"There has been a need for such a book for many years and I'm glad that someone has finally done a good one! This is the kind of book that every serious music student should own."--Carl Rahkonen, Indiana University of Pennsylvania