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Resources for Music and Dance


Subject Librarians: Linda Snow
Phone: 972-883-2626

To find Books or Journals by Title: Library Catalog

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges:

Music---M
Dance---GV1580-1799.4

Selected Reference Tools in Music and Dance

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in music and dance.

Reference Sources in Music and Dance

  • New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. ML100 .N48 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Encyclopedia of rap and hip-hop culture. ML102 .R27 B96 2006 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Cambridge companion to grand opera. ML1700 .C16 2003 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. ML102 .P66 C66 2003 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • New Grove dictionary of jazz ML102 .J3 N48 2002 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • International encyclopedia of dance GV1585 .I586 1998 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Film Choreographers and dance directors: an illustrated biographical encyclopedia. GV1779 .B55 1997 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Social dancing in America: a history and reference. GV1623 .G56 2007 (Reference, 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources in Music and Dance

General Reference Sources

Finding Journal Articles in Music and Dance

To find articles on topics in music and dance, use a resource from the Performing Arts database page. To broaden your search, select a resource from the complete list.

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