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These resources both cover music in general and include information about specific musical genres and topics for which we may have other resources. This page is a good starting point for your music research.

Music Research Starting Points


Music Theory and History — Dolmetsch Online Opens in new window

Musical Notation, Framework, Styles and More — Virginia Tech Music Dictionary Opens in new window
  • Theoretical Framework of Music: cadences, scales, etc.
  • Musical Notation Tables: accents, clefs, meters, octave registers, etc.
  • Musical Tools: instruments, voice types and ranges
  • Blues progressions, drum rudiments, bugle calls and more
  • Composers and historical eras

Short Biographies, Works, Musical Topics — Grove Concise Dictionary of Music (1988) Opens in new window
 

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (2003) Opens in new window
  • Includes "historical and current aspects of popular, folk, religious, concert" and other music in Canada
  • Covers awards, compositions, education, genres, groups and more

Music Dictionaries


Classical Music Glossary of Over 150 Terms Opens in new window
 

Dictionary of Music and Music-Related Terms — Dolmetsch Online Opens in new window
 

Grove Concise Dictionary of Music (1988) Opens in new window
 

Musical Terms, Definitions and Pronunciations (sound files) — Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary Opens in new window
 


Musical Instruments


Comprehensive Table of Musical Instrument Classifications Opens in new window

Recorder Instrument Articles, Lists, Catalogues, Databases, etc. — Recorder Home Page Opens in new window
 


Awards for Music


Grammy Awards Winners 1958-present and Latin Grammy Winners Opens in new window
 

Country Music Association Awards and Nominations 1967-present Opens in new window
 

Classical Music : Gramophone Magazine Awards 1977-present Opens in new window
  • Link above gives the current winners in the categories listed.
  • To find past Gramophone Award winners, check the Award Winners Archive Search by Year on the right side of the web page.

Winners and Nominees from Film, Music, Television and Theater — 'The Envelope' Awards Database Opens in new window

Tip: The link above is to the default listing of all awards. These link only to the current winners and nominees. For past award winner and nominees, select one of the links below.



Reviews of Music


Metacritic Music Reviews and CD Reviews from Respected Critics, 2000-present Opens in new window
  • The site uses Metascores (1-100) to combine all critic scores into an overall grade for each item and links to reviews so that you can read them.

Ratings and Reviews of Record Albums and Many Songs in All Music Genres — All Music Guide Opens in new window
 


This page last updated July 21, 2009 by Web Team

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