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Resources for Music and Music History
Subject-Specific Scholarly eBook Articles
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General Encyclopedias
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Music Reference Sources
- Early Music Instrument DatabaseCase Western Reserve University provides a database on medieval, renaissance, and baroque music instruments.
- Music History TimelineNaxos Records provides a music history timeline.
The History of Music by ISBN: 0710308671Publication Date: 2005-03-21An introduction to the styles and schools of Western music.
Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory by ISBN: 0786467576Publication Date: 2012-01-25The detailed and comprehensive dictionary is followed by a five-language glossary of instruments. An illustrated notation guide provides identification of symbols used in musical scores. The final section comprehensively covers scales, keys and chords.
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