Guides: MUS 200: Music Appreciation: Getting Started

Grove Dictionary of Music

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (29 vols.) by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. ML100 .N48 2001 - Also available online in Oxford Music Online
ISBN: 9781561592395
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
Since its initial publication in 1980, the Dictionary has been widely acclaimed as 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.

Medici.tv & Digital Theatre Plus

medici.tv
Education videos on classical music, opera, and dance, plus live event broadcasts.

Digital Theatre Plus
Digital Theatre Plus brings live performance into the classroom, accompanied by a range of educational resources for illustration, explanation, and critical reflection. Includes several theatre resources, including over 200 productions, 18 master classes, 27 documentaries, 260 interviews and 62 practical guides.

Reference Books

The Oxford Companion to Music by Alison Latham
Call Number: Ref. ML100 .S37 2002
ISBN: 9780198662129
Publication Date: 2002
Drawing on the original Percy Scholes edition (1938) and the two volume edition by Denis Arnold (1983), this edition is fully revised and reworked for the 21st century: 8000 entries, from brief definitions to in-depth essays, including over 1000 new entries
The Oxford Dictionary of Music by Tim Rutherford-Johnson; Michael Kennedy; Joyce Kennedy
ISBN: 9780199578108
Publication Date: 2012
For the sixth edition of this classic dictionary, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated. With over 10,000 entries, it offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras,including composers, librettists, singers, orchestras, important ballets and operas, and musical instruments and their history.
The Musician's Way by Gerald Klickstein
ISBN: 9780195343120
Publication Date: 2009-09-03
In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence.
Arts and Numbers by Elaine Grogan Luttrull
ISBN: 9781572847170
Publication Date: 2013-04-22
Unlike stuffy textbooks and patronizing business books, Arts & Numbers is a lively and artfully done ally in helping creative professionals plan their present financial situations and secure their futures.

Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.) This link opens in a new window
Entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day.

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera by Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.O6 N5 1992 (4 vols.)
ISBN: 9780333734322
Publication Date: 1992-01-02
An opera reference with 11,000 cross-referenced articles that deal with all of the varied aspects of the operatic experience, from the composer, librettist and their cultural background, through singers, conductors and directors, to cities, opera houses, costume, choreography and set design.
The Grove Book of Operas by Stanley Sadie (Editor); David Levin (Contribution by); Laura Macy (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.O6 N48 2006
ISBN: 9780195309072
Publication Date: 2006
A collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular work's place in operatic history.

Oxford History of Western Music Online This link opens in a new window
Reference work on evolution of Western classical music by Richard Taruskin.

Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
An A-Z biographical reference that focuses on individual artists and groups in all popular styles active from 1990 to the present, including those in rock, rhythm and blues, rap, country, electronica, jazz, vocal and classical.

Guide to the Stacks

Books and printed music are arranged according to the Library of Congress' Classification System:

M = Printed music/scores (organized by instrument/genre)
ML = Books about music and musicians
MT = Books on music theory, pedagogy, and technique

Call numbers of non-circulating reference books begin with "REF", while call numbers for oversized books begin with "Oversize" and are located in a special section in the stacks.

The best search tool for all books, articles, and media (sound recordings and DVDs) is the Pepperdine Library Catalog. Enter a keyword, title, author, performer, or composer and then narrow your search results (to article, musical score, DVD, etc.) using the "Narrow by Format" box to the left on the search results page.

Most journal articles and periodicals are now online, although a few are among the bound periodicals and microfilm in Payson Library, with back years stored in the Calabasas facility. You can search the catalog by subject, ex., SU:music periodicals or su:Music Instruction and study Periodicals

Music Periodicals in the Library

Musical America World wide

Musical America Worldwide
Business source for music. Includes music industry news, a database featuring artists and artist managers, links to venues and presenters, and a complete directory of arts organizations, and more.

ARTstor Images for Music History

The database, ARTstor, features content related to music throughout the ages, including images of musical scores, composers, performers, instruments, and venues such as concert halls and opera houses, as well as musical iconography.

Music Career Resources

Berklee College of Music's extensive Careers in Music website
The Career Center of Pepperdine University's Seaver College
CM’s Guide to the Music Industry Major

Professional Associations

Sources for Music Research

Sourcebook for Research in Music (3rd ed.) by Allen Scott; Phillip D. Crabtree (Original Author); Donald H. Foster (Original Author)
ISBN: 9780253014481
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology.

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