Music resources

A completely new version of a work first published in the late 19th century, this 29-volume set is packed with information on the history and development of music, composers, performers, instruments, musical forms, terms and definitions, and musical cites and institutions, the set covers every type of music, from classical to popular to jazz. The edition contains more than 29,000 articles from more than 6,000 contributors and 5,000 illustrations.

The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music is universally recognized as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference work on popular music.

Garland's ambitious 10-volume series takes a cultural approach to its focus on the music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is arranged topically, regionally, or by ethnic group, and complemented by an extensive index.

Bringing together information on the most musically diverse nation in the world, The New Grove Dictionary of American Music is a landmark in the documentation of musical and cultural history.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition is the largest, most comprehensive and accurate reference work on jazz ever published, with articles on every aspect of the field, from jazz groups, composers and arrangers to instruments, terms, record labels and venues.

Excellent source for information on instruments both modern and historical.

Incorporating a decade of musicological research, the Dictionary is unsurpassed in its scope and quality, with contributions from over 1,300 of the world's leading critics and scholars. A remarkable 11,000 articles, all fully cross-referenced, create a work that has become established as the essential opera reference.