The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; available in print at call number REF ML 100 .N48 2001 (29 vols.)
The definitive guide for researching all areas of music including biograpies, musical styles, etc.
The Oxford History of Western Music: available in print at call number REF ML 160 .T18 2005 (6 vols.). Includes Origins to the sixteenth century -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- The nineteenth century -- The early twentieth century -- The late twentieth century -- Chronology, bibliography, and master index.
.The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz : available in print at REF ML 102.J3 N48 2001 (3 vols) Includes bibliographical references (v. 3, p. 1031-1079) and discographies.
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