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SEE ALSO: Music Industry Research Guide

General Info

• Grove Dictionary of Music
  Contains entries on all aspects of music: performers, composers, genres, musical periods, etc. Entries on composers include a complete list of their works and accompanying bibliographies.



• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
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  Columbia College Library currently owns seven volumes of this ongoing series. Divided by geographic area, each volume contains bibliographies, discographies, and indexes, as well as a compact disc with musical excerpts.



• Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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  This eight volume set contains information on musical groups and individual performers, with a rated list of their recordings. A list of ‘fanzines’ and a song title index are included.



• Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music
  This gateway site includes sections devoted to organizations, periodicals, recordings, and geographical regions.