Reference materials provide quick answers on a variety of subjects. The UNF Library's Reference Collection, located on the Second Floor, should have specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks for nearly any subject you want to cover. The following materials are particularly useful for finding information on music.

Great Project Starter

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REFERENCE COLL ML100.N48 2000

African American

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice
REFERENCE COLL ML128.S4 A27 1999

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
REFERENCE COLL ML 105.B16 2000

Dictionary of Afro-American Performers: 78 RPM and Cylinder Recordings of Opera, Choral Music and Song, c. 1900-1949
REFERENCE COLL ML106.U3 T87 1990

Blues

AMG All Music Guide to the Blues: The Experts' Guide to the Best Blues Recordings
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.B6 A44 1999

Encyclopedia of the Blues
REFERENCE COLL ML102.B6 H413 1997

Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo Wop Vocal Groups
REFERENCE COLL ML102.P66 R67 2000

International Who's Who in Music. Vol. Two
REFERENCE COLL ML105.I58

MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.B6 M85 1998

The New Blackwell Guide to Recorded Blues
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.B6 B6 1996

The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.J3 R65 1999

Stars of Soul and Rhythm & Blues: Top Recording Artists and Showstopping Performers, From Memphis and Motown to Now
REFERENCE COLL ML102.S65 H55 1994

Choral/Vocal

The Broadway Song Companion: An Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style
REFERENCE COLL ML128.M78 D48 1998

Choral Music for Women's Voices: An Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Works
REFERENCE COLL ML128.V7 B87

Choral Music in Nineteenth-Century America: A Guide to the Sources
REFERENCE COLL ML128.C48 O77 1999

The Comprehensive Catalogue of Duet Literature
For Female Voices
REFERENCE COLL ML128.V7 N53 1999

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice
REFERENCE COLL ML128.S4 A27 1999

Music for the Voice
REFERENCE COLL ML128.V7 K3 1997

Composers/Conductors

Black Conductors
REFERENCE COLL ML402.H36 1995

Classical Music: An Introduction to Classical Music Through the Great Composers & Their Masterworks
REFERENCE COLL ML160.S82 1994

Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook
REFERENCE COLL ML105.M92 1998

A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works
REFERENCE COLL ML128.C48 G7 1994

A Dictionary Catalogue of Modern British Composers
REFERENCE COLL ML120.G7 P68 2000

Film Composers in America
REFERENCE COLL ML128.M7M3 2000

Film Composers Directory
REFERENCE COLL ML128.M7 F52 2000

From Spirituals to Symphonies African-American Women Composers
and Their Music
REFERENCE COLL ML390.W16 2002

International Dictionary of Black Composers
REFERENCE COLL ML105.I5 1999

Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary
REFERENCE COLL ML105.F53 2002

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REFERENCE COLL ML100.N48 2000

Singer-Songwriters: Pop Music's Performer-Composers from A to Zevon
REFERENCE COLL ML105.D6 1994

Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary with Discographies
REFERENCE COLL ML102.P66 H47 1998

Violin Music by Women Composers: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML128.W7 J63 1989

Classical

The Bach English-Title Index
REFERENCE COLL ML134.B1 R43 1993

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians
REFERENCE COLL ML105.S612 1997

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music
REFERENCE COLL ML100.B39 2003

The Chronicle of Classical Music: An Intimate Diary of the Lives and Music of the Great Composers
REFERENCE COLL ML390.K35 1994

The DaCapo Catalog of Classical Music Compositions
REFERENCE COLL ML113.C59 1996

International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory: In the Classical and Light-Classical Fields
REFERENCE COLL ML105.I54

The NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A to Z
REFERENCE COLL ML108.H64 1997 (ALSO ONLINE IN NETLIBRARY)

Random House Encyclopedic Dictionary of Classical Music
REFERENCE COLL ML100.R29 1997

The Well-Tempered Announcer: A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Music
REFERENCE COLL ML109.F73 1996

Country

Country Music The Encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLL ML102.C7 S7 1997

Country Music: The Rough Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML3524.W655 2000

Country Music: 75 Years of America's Favorite Music
REFERENCE COLL ML3524.M53 1999

The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music
REFERENCE COLL ML102.C7 E54 1998

The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music
REFERENCE COLL ML102.C7 H37 1994

Film Songs/Show Tunes

The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLL ML102.M68 H57 1999

The American Musical Theater Song Encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLL ML102.M88 H59 1995

The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLL ML102.M68 H57 1999

The Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre
REFERENCE COLL ML102.M88.G3 2001

The MGM Labels: A Discography
REFERENCE COLL ML156.2.R7855 1998

Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers; With a Forward by Michael Feinstein
REFERENCE COLL ML128.M78 S86 2000

Gospel/Worship

Blues & Gospel Records, 1890-1943
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4B6 D59 1997

Worship Music: A Concise Dictionary
REFERENCE COLL ML102.C5 W67 2000

Instrumental/Band

American Piano Trios: A Resource Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML128.C4 D78 1999

The Anchor Guide to Orchestral Masterpieces
REFERENCE COLL MT125.B44 1995

Checklist of Writings on American Music, 1640-1992
REFERENCE COLL ML120.U5 M133 1996

150 Years of Music for Saxophone: Bibliographical Index of Music and Educational Literature for the Saxophone, 1844-1994
REFERENCE COLL ML128.S247 L62 1994

Organ Music in Print
REFERENCE COLL ML128.O6 F7 1984

String Music in Print. (and 1984 Supplement)
REFERENCE COLL ML128.S7 F4 1973

The Wind Ensemble Catalog
REFERENCE COLL ML128.W5 G52 1998

Wind Ensemble Sourcebook and Biographical Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML128.W5 S76 1997

Irish

The Companion to Irish Traditional Music
REFERENCE COLL ML101.I73 V35 1999

Jazz

All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.J3 A45 2002

The Blue Note Label: A Discography
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.J3.C87 2001

The Jazz Discography
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.J3 L67 1992

Jazz Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials
REFERENCE COLL ML128.B3 C37 1990

MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4.J3 M87 1998

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
ML156.4.J3 C67 2000

Latin American

Bibliography of Latin American Folk Music
REFERENCE COLL ML120.S7 U5 1972

Native American

North American Indian Music: A Guide to Published Sources and Selected Recordings
REFERENCE COLL ML128.F75 K44 1997

Native North American Music and Oral Data: A Catalogue of Sound Recordings, 1893-1976
REFERENCE COLL ML156.2 I55 1979

Opera

Annals of the Metropolitan Opera
REFERENCE COLL ML1711.8.N3 M38 1989

Baker's Dictionary of Opera
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 B26 2000

Blacks in Opera: An Encyclopedia of People and Companies
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 S6 1995

The Chronicle of Opera
REFERENCE COLL ML1700.R34 1998

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6.W35 1996

The DaCapo Opera Manual
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 M35 1997

The Dictionary of the Opera
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 O8 2001

GroBes Sanger-lexikon
REFERENCE COLL ML105.K83 1997

Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts
REFERENCE COLL ML12.M88

The New Grove Dictionary of OPERA
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 N5 1992

The New Kobbe's Opera Book
REFERENCE COLL MT95.K52 1997

Opera Companies and Houses of the United States: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference
REFERENCE COLL ML13.Z54 1994

Operas in English: A Dictionary
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 G74 1999

Operas in One Act: A Production Guide
REFERENCE COLL MT955.S86 1997

The Penguin Opera Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 V55 1996

St. James Opera Encyclopedia: A guide to People and Works
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6.S7 1996

Twentieth Century Opera: A Guide
REFERENCE COLL MT95.M253 1999

Who's Who in Opera: A Guide to Opera Characters
REFERENCE COLL ML102.O6 B68 1998

Rap

All Music Guide to Rock, the Best CD's Albums and Tapes, Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B, and Rap
REFERENCE COLL ML156.9.A39 2002

Rap Whoz Who: the World of Rap Music
REFERENCE COLL ML400.S77 1996

All Music Guide to Rock: The Best CD's Albums & Tapes: Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B and Rap
REFERENCE COLL ML156.9.A39 1995

Reggae

Reggae: The Rough Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML3532.B37 1997

Rastafari and Reggae: A Dictionary and Sourcebook
REFERENCE COLL BL2532.R37 M84 1990

Rock

All Music Guide to Rock, the Best CD's Albums and Tapes, Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B, and Rap
REFERENCE COLL ML156.9.A39 2002

Alternative Rock
REFERENCE COLL ML3534.T543 2000

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
REFERENCE COLL ML102.R6 B55 1998

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song
REFERENCE COLL ML400.S657 2002

Echoes of the Sixties
REFERENCE COLL ML394.C53 1999

Eight Miles High: Folk Rock's Flight From Height Ashbury to Woodstock
REFERENCE COLL ML3534.U55 2003

HeadBangers: The Worldwide Megabook of Heavy Metal Bands
REFERENCE COLL ML105.H34 1993

Net Music: Your Complete Guide to Rock and More on the Internet and Online Services
REFERENCE COLL ML12.G74 1995

Pioneers of Rock and Roll: 100 Artists Who Changed the Face of Rock
REFERENCE COLL ML102.R6 S85 1994

The Rockin' '50s and '60s: The People Who Made the Music
REFERENCE COLL ML156.4R6 H45 1998/99

Rock Music in American Popular Culture III: More Rock 'n' Roll Resources
REFERENCE COLL ML 3534.C665 1999

The Rock and Roll Reader's Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML128.R6 K74 1997

The Rock Who's Who
REFERENCE COLL ML102.R6 H5 1996

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
REFERENCE COLL ML102.R6 R64 2001

Turn, Turn, Turn, the 60's Folk-Rock Revolution
REFERENCE COLL ML3534.U57 2002

We All Want To Change The World: Rock and Politics From Elvis to Eminem
REFERENCE COLL ML3534.W27 2003

Swing

The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored By Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular Ensembles
REFERENCE COLL ML3518.S83 2000

Popular Bands and Performers
REFERENCE COLL ML102.P66 C53 1995

Swing: [The Essential Listening Companion]
REFERENCE COLL ML3518.Y36 2000 (ALSO ONLINE IN NETLIBRARY)

Additional Print Resources

As the Black School Sings: Black Music Collections at Black Universities and Colleges With a Union List of Book Holdings
REFERENCE COLL ML128.B45 S7 1987

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry
REFERENCE COLL ML 3795.F497 2000

A Dictionary of Electronic and Computer Music Technology: Instruments, Terms, Techniques
REFERENCE COLL ML102.E4 D6 1992

Musician's Resource: The Watson-Guptill Guide to Workshops, Conferences, Residential Programs, Academic Programs, Festivals, Masterclasses
REFERENCE COLL ML3790.F72 1997

Music in the Public Domain: A List of Musical Titles With Expired U.S. Copyrights Plus Various Other Names and Dates Helpful in Identifying Music in the Public Domain
REFERENCE COLL ML113.H39 1994

Reader's Guide to Music: History, Theory, Criticism
REFERENCE COLL ML100.R425 1999

The Well-Tempered Announcer
A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Music
REFERENCE COLL ML109.F73 1996

World Music The Rough Guide
REFERENCE COLL ML3545.W66 1999

Worterbuch Musik: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-englisch=Dictionary of Terms in Music: English-German, German-English
REFERENCE COLL ML108.W73 1998

Recordings of UNF Music Professors are located in the Library's Media Department, 1st floor. Use the UNF Library Catalog in the 'Advanced Search' mode, typing the professor's name in the search box and selecting sound from the 'Limit search by Format' drop down box.

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MUSIC

Table of Contents

Library Catalogs - Find books, cds, music scores and other library materials

Research Databases - Find articles in journals, magazines, etc.

Internet

General Links and Directories

Associations and Museums

Indexes to Songs and Journal/Magazine Articles

Music Journals and Magazines - Located on 3rd Floor

Reference Books - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.