Research Guides
Afro-Brazilian Music: A Bibliographic Guide by
Its central focus is four distinct but intertwined categories of black vernacular culture¿secular and Afro-Catholic festivals such as Carnival, bumba-meu-boi, and Folia de Reis, each of which has music and dance as a central component; the music, dances and ensembles associated with them, e.g. the afoxés and blocos afro of Bahian Carnival; folk and popular music idioms from jongo and capoeira to samba, rap and funk; and the liturgical musics of Afro-Brazilian religions, e.g. Candomblé, Umbanda, Xango.
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.B7 G73 2014ISBN: 0984413448Publication Date: 2014
American Indian and Eskimo Music: A Selected Bibliography through 1981 by
Publication from the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.N59 M34 1983Publication Date: 1983Arab Music in Western Research: A Bibliography of Books and Articles Written in Western Languages on the Music of the Arab Countries by
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.A7 A73 2012 v.1-2ISBN: 9783829850094Publication Date: 2012Volume I covers musical life in past and present, general titles, and local developments. Volume 2 covers the musician in Muslim society, Arab music in a wider context, and history and methods of research.
Carnival, Calypso and Steel Pan: A Bibliographic Guide to Popular Music of the English-Speaking Caribbean and Its Diaspora by
Offers an in-depth guide to the large body of materials available on masquerade and popular music traditions of the English-speaking Caribbean. Comprised of some 3400 annotated entries it documents a literature, both popular and scholarly.
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.C25 G73 2015ISBN: 0984413456Publication Date: 2015-04-10Chinese Music: An Annotated Bibliography by This source is a little dated but still very helpful
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.C5 L5 1979ISBN: 0824099222Publication Date: 1979
Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide by
An annotated bibliography of books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of ethnomusicology.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.E8 P67 2011ISBN: 0415879779Publication Date: 2011
Japanese Music: An Annotated Bibliography by
This annotated bibliography includes publications on Japanese music in Western languages which appeared through 1983
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.J3T8 1986ISBN: 0824089952Publication Date: 1986
Music of Sub-Saharan Africa: An International Bibliography and Resource Guide by
Organized into five easy to navigate sections: General Works; Musical Instruments; Regional Studies; African Music Abroad; and Biographical and Critical Studies
Call Number: Con Ref ML120.A35 G72 2018ISBN: 0984413472Publication Date: 2018-04-03
The Resource Book of Jewish Music by
Selection of the 1,220 entries in this bibliography is broadly based on an overview of Jewish music throughout the world and from ancient times to 1985. Compiler Irene Heskes has ... restricted her field to English-language publications and music collections that use romanized Yiddish and Hebrew texts.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.J4 H48 1985ISBN: 0313232512Publication Date: 1985
Encyclopedias
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by
Explores key themes in African music that have emerged in recent years-a subject usually neglected in country-by-country coverage emphasizes the contexts of musical performance-unlike studies that offer static interpretations isolated from other performing traditions presents the fresh insights and analyses of musicologists and anthropologists of diverse national origins-African, Asian, European, and American Charts the flow and influence of music. The Encyclopedia also charts the musical interchanges that followed the movement of people and ideas across the continent, including: cross-regional musical influences throughout Africa * Islam and its effect on African music * spread of guitar music * Kru mariners of Liberia * Latin American influences on African music * musical interchanges in local contexts * crossovers between popular and traditional practices. Audio CD included. Also includes nine maps and 96 music examples.
Call Number: Con Ref ML100 .G16 1997 v.1-10ISBN: 0824060350Publication Date: 1997
The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India by
The most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date reference on the subject, this encyclopaedia covers the story of music in India spread over almost 2000 years and includes more than 5000 in-depth entries by over 100 acclaimed contributors from India and abroad.Covering classical, folk, film, and other forms of music in India, the three volumes provide an overview of the historical and cultural contexts of the musical forms, instruments, and composers. Fully cross-referenced, the encyclopaedia includes detailed entries on all forms of music, dance, raga,tala, gharana, treatises, instruments, and technical terms, and biographical notes on vocalists, musicologists, saint poets, gurus, composers, dancers, and instrumentalists. The over 200 rare photos, paintings, and line drawings of instruments, musicians, and musicologists from family albums andprivate collections enhance the visual appeal of the work. For the first time, this major undertaking will help to explain much of what music in India is all about and open the subject for a new audience, both in India and abroad.
ISBN: 0195650980Publication Date: 2011-03-04
Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America by
Provides print and Internet resources with each entry. Presents exclusive information derived from the personal research and fieldwork of the editors. Includes a timeline that highlights important developments in First Peoples' musical expressions
Call Number: Con Ref ML102.N37 K45 2013ISBN: 0313336008Publication Date: 2013
Instruments
- The Roderic C. Knight Muscial Instrument Collection - Oberlin College Upon his retirement from Oberlin Conservatory, Knight donated his personal collection of instruments, some 200 in number. In addition to collecting instruments to take to class, he also purchased instruments to be used in performing ensembles, especially his own, in African and Indian music. Knight's personal collection and the instruments purchased for ensembles make up the bulk of the collection.
- Virtual Instrument Museum: You Tube Channel Videos from Wesleyan University World Music Collection, demonstrating instruments from the collection.
Organizations
- The British Forum for Ethnomusicology The British Forum for Ethnomusicology is 'seeking to understand the human processes within which music is imagined, discussed, and made'
- International Council for Traditional Music The International Council for Traditional Music is a scholarly organization which aims to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of traditional music and dance of all countries.
- The Society for Ethnomusicology The Society for Ethnomusicology is devoted to the support of ethnomusicology and to the study of music-making all over the world. SEM publishes the journal, Ethnomusicology.