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Piano Literature

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Reference sources:

To discover reference works related to the piano, do a keyword search in Webcat and limit the results to type 'book' and location 'reference'

A few titles (please discover the call numbers through Webcat)

• • • A dictionary of pianists.
    • Encyclopedia of keyboard instruments.
    • Encyclopedia of the piano.
    • Keyboard music by women composers: a catalog and bibliography
    • Music for more than one piano: an annotated guide.
    • Music for piano and orchestra: an annotated guide.
    • The pianist's guide to transcriptions, arrangements, and paraphrases.
    • The pianist's resource guide: piano music in print and literature on the pianistic art.
    • Piano: an encyclopedia.
    • Piano duet repertoire: music originally written for one piano, four hands.
    • The piano in chamber ensemble: an annotated guide.
    • Piano information guide: an aid to research.
    • The sound of the pianoforte: a discography of recordings on early pianos.
    • Team piano repertoire: a manual of music for multiple players at one or more pianos.

Databases:

· Arts & Humanities Search (Arts/Humanities)

1980 – . Journals

· Book Index with Reviews

BIR includes basic bibliographic and pricing information on books and other media, as well as reviews in standard review media

· EbscoHost Academic

More than 4,400 periodicals, of which 2,600 are peer-reviewed

· Oxford Music Online (select Grove's)

Update quarterly; includes New Grove Dictionary of Opera, New Grove Dictionary of Jazz; print volumes in Music Reference

· Music in Print

Information on scores in print, including sources for purchase

· Music Index: A Subject-Author Guide to Music Periodical Literature

1979 -- . Compiled from 655 international journals.

· Naxos Music Listening Library

The full catalog of Naxos music recordings in streaming audio, including more than 5000 CD's representing more than 1,000 composers; see Information note on database list for use notes and software requirements.

· ProQuest COMPLETE (General)

Early 1990's to date; more than 2,000 journals of which nearly 1,000 are full-text.

· WilsonWeb (General)

Includes citations beginning in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text (selected) in 1994.

· WorldCat (Library Catalogs)

International library members' holdings, all types of materials.

·Credo Reference Works

A collection of more than 160 reference works.

Classification of music:

Library of Congress Classification is followed by most academic libraries. While it is not a browsing arrangement and one must search for an exact call number in the online catalog, these general numbers can be used for serendipitous experiences in the stacks.

Online catalog:

Webcat:

1. keyword searching – the first and best step: use top

line, connect words with 'and', limit by type (book,

score, compact disc, etc.)

2. browsing online – to shelf browse from the computer;

identify call no., use 'Call no. browse'

search, select library, enter classifcation no.,

e.g., ML410

3. subject headings: first use keyword search, then click

appropriate subject heading, which is

linked to all other items with same subject

4. note: keywords can include thematic catalog nos.,

e.g., BWV and classifcation nos., e.g., M23

Periodicals:

All periodicals are now shelved in the duPont-Ball Library.

Some titles are also available online through various subscription services.

Websites:

International Piano Archives at Maryland. http://www.lib.umd.edu/PAL/IPAM/index.html

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