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Bloomsbury Popular Music database free access during COVID-19 crisis

…Public Enemy An expanding range of scholarly books from Bloomsbury’s popular music studies list, comprising edited volumes, biographies, and historical overviews An illustrated Timeline of Popular Music back to 1900,…

Use the Library

…or PC, no drivers required. Has built-in headphone jack for monitoring. Recorders Sony PCM-D50 Can record CD-quality or higher resolution digital audio, up to 96 kHz/24-bit. Has built-in, two-position (X-Y…

RILM Music Encyclopedias free access during COVID-19 crisis

…historical musicology, ethnomusicology and theory, with focus on topics ranging from popular music, opera, instruments, blues and gospel, to recorded music and women composers. Access via the Cornell Library catalog…

Recent Researches in Music Online (RRIMO) free access during COVID-19 crisis

…Music—critical performing editions of music in seven series (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th/20th centuries, American, and Oral Traditions)—since its inception in 1962. The series fall into two basic categories: editions…

BabelScores free access during COVID-19 crisis

BabelScores (contemporary music scores) is available for use for the time being due to the COVID-19 crisis.  …

Streaming Audio & Video

…archive. Also includes music-related documentaries and interviews. Instructions: Choose “Direct Access” to use on or off campus. Optionally, create a free personal account. Visit Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall Database…

Other Music and Dance Web Sites

…over 38,000 opera and oratorio premieres. It allows complex searches across multiple categories or simple browsing within any single category, such as genre, composer, librettist, premiere date, country, oratorio subject,…

Research Databases

…Archaeology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion online. Visit Oxford Handbooks Online Oxford…

Services

…may suggest materials for purchase online. Or, you may contact us at musicref@cornell.edu. To help expedite your request, please enter as complete a citation as possible (title, author, year, publisher, etc). You…

New Audio-Visual Materials

…Kyrios.com – CNPJ, [2022] — 1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.in process — Cox Library of Music and Dance A/V (Non-Circulating)… Alma llanera [Brazil] : GuitarCoop, [2022] — 1…

Check our Music Research Guide for remote teaching and learning resources (Spring 2020)

…the remainder of the spring semester. Several publishers are offering free access to their materials through May 31, 2020. These include general interest resources, multidisciplinary databases, and music-specific collections.  …

Research fellowships at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives

…historical materials relating to rock and roll, its musical roots (e.g. blues, country, R&B, gospel) and related genres (e.g. soul, hip-hop). The library gives users access to thousands of non-circulating…

Fall 2020 Music Library welcome

…periodically for up-to-date information on various on-site and virtual services, including use of physical collections, online access to resources, purchase requests, library instruction, and more.   Whether you are teaching…

Qello Concerts streaming video database trial through May 3, 2017

…country, and metal are represented. See a fuller description here:https://qello.com/about_us To try out Qello Concerts and other video databases from RBdigital, visit the RBdigital trial page, enter the access code…

About

…the renovation, the Music Library was named in honor of Sidney Cox (’47; MA’48; 1922-2005), a composer, collector, and long-time supporter of the Music Department. The Music Library contains a…

Trial Subscription to MGG Online

…well as regular updates and newly written articles. You can access MGG Online. The trial expires on January 4, 2017; please send any comments about the resource to Lenora Schneller….

Course Reserves

…continue to evolve, including course reserves, online access to print collections, print purchase requests, and more. Select a course: Loading… Loading… Course Reserves Items Item Author Call Number Due Back…

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Iconic Ensembles: Performers and Their Costumes – exhibit on display through April 3, 2023

…icons including Cindy Lauper, Queen, and Rihanna. The exhibit features materials from the Music Library’s Special Collections, including historical programs and photographs, album covers, anniversary edition recordings, music videos, book…

Drop the Needle: Fabrics and Textiles in Song — exhibit on display April 10-June 30, 2023

From Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” to the 1950s romantic ballad “Blue Velvet,” fabrics like silk, satin, velvet, and cotton have loomed large in the poetry and lyrics of vocal music….