General Encyclopedias
Oxford Music Online is the gateway that incorporates the contents of several music reference resources in one place.
- Grove Music Online
- The Oxford Companion to Music
- The Oxford Dictionary of Music
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- The Grove Dictionary of American Music
- The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
- The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
Specialized Sources
The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 by Call Number: ML102.P66 K55Publication Date: 1974-01-01
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Call Number: ML102.J3 F39 2007Publication Date: 2007Detailed information on the careers of 3,300 jazz musicians from around the world. Arranged alphabetically according to last name, each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musician's career.
OnMusic DictionaryCall Number: OnlineWeb-based glossary with hundreds of terms related to music. Successor to the Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary.- Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians by Call Number: Online"This on-line encyclopedia is built on Porter’s efforts, which focused on currently active players, and included many younger or lesser known musicians as well as established stars. Jazz.com intends to expand and update this work, with particular emphasis on adding entries on important historical figures who have contributed to the evolution of the music."
