Books
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Call Number: REF ML 100 .G16 1998The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia's structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.
The Garland Handbook of African Music by Call Number: REF ML 350 .G54 2000This single volume provides a comprehensive set of essays on all aspects of African music. Featuring a 60 minute audio CD, glossary and guide to publications, recordings, film and video, the handbook is an invaluable, one stop reference.
The Garland Handbook of Latin American MusicCall Number: REF ML 199 .G36 2000ISBN: 0815338333First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
- Global Music Series
The Global Music Series from Oxford University Press is an innovative introduction to world music that focuses on how people make music meaningful and useful in their lives.
Online Reference Collections
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowCredo contains 410 reference dictionaries and handbooks in all subject areas. You’ll find entries for words, concepts, phenomena, quotes, figures, formulae, or historical or cultural events. Subjects range broadly over the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and foreign languages.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowOxford Music Online is the access point for Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music.
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Journals
- Journal of world popular musicJournal of World Popular Music is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research and scholarship on recent issues and debates surrounding international popular musics, also known as World Music, Global Pop, World Beat or, more recently, World Music 2.0.
- Analytical approaches to world musicAnalytical Approaches to World Music welcomes studies that engage the analytical, theoretical, and cultural aspects of the panoply of world musical traditions.
- Ethno-musicologyAs the official journal of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology is the premier publication in the field. Its scholarly articles represent current theoretical perspectives and research in ethnomusicology and related fields, while playing a central role in expanding the discipline in the United States and abroad.
- Ethnomusicology online: EOLProvides information on the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts as well as related disciplines.
- S.E.M. newsletterThe Society for Ethnomusicology was founded in 1955 to promote the research, study, and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts.