Music research databases: Reference Works
Reference Works
- Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG)The premier German-language music encyclopedia. Google Translate tool available
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: MusicPeer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on musicology and ethnomusicology
- Garland Encyclopedia of World MusicDevoted to music research of all the world's peoples;
includes audio examples - Baker's Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansConcise biographies
- Grove Dictionary of Musical InstrumentsInstruments and their makers
- Musical AmericaCurrent news and directories
- Opening Night! Opera & Oratorio PremieresCross-index of data for over 41,000 opera and oratorio premieres
- IPA SourceInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
- Music Industry DataInternational charting albums and singles under exclusive academic license from Billboard. Tutorials available.
- Digital Resources for MusicologyLinks to substantial open-access projects of use to musicians and musicologists. Maintained by CCARH.
- Musiconn: für vernetzte MusikwissenschaftResearch portal for networked musicology (formerly ViFa Musik)
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