Encyclopedias and dictionaries are a great place to start when wanting to learn more about a subject. These two resources below will be beneficial to you for this course.
Access to articles and biographies from field of music, includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Reference work on evolution of Western classical music by Richard Taruskin.
Below are more general encyclopedic sources.
Biographical information on more than 528,000 people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Access to encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium: the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over more than 600,000 words.
Library of IPA transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
Provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. CMOS includes the full contents of the 18th edition.
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