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Subject Guide: Music: Reference sources

This guide will help you find the most useful information available through Hiebert Library in the field of music.

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Music reference sources

The following list includes some of the best reference sources available in Hiebert Library in the field of music. You may also wish to read our guide on "Understanding Reference Sources" for more information on how to use such sources when writing a research paper.

Online reference sources

Print Reference Sources

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Hymntune Index and Related Hymn Materials

The New Grove Dictionary of American Music

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed.

The Oxford Companion to the American Musical