You will need your NetID and password to access this database from off campus. After you have signed in, click on a music topic from the alphabetical listing. This is a good place to start with an unfamiliar term or concept in music!

Although a little outdated, many musical terms still have the same meaning. The number of languages that this particular dictionary covers can be very useful.

A little outdated, but still applicable to music terms in languages other than English.

This German music encyclopedia is divided into two sections: (1) subject encyclopedia (Sachteil) 10 vols. and (2) biographical encyclopedia (Personenteil) 17 vols. Although this resource is completely in German, it is one of the better recognized music encyclopedias.

You will need your NetID and password to access this database from off campus. This resource is considered to be the premier English language reference resource in Music. Keep in mind that the articles that you'll find here can be lengthy, but it is a helpful tool for getting to know a particular topic and some of its related literature in the bibliographies. Also useful are works lists for selected composers. The online version also contains New Grove Dictionary of Opera as well as New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

This is a useful guide to help you navigate with call numbers M1-M3.

This is another useful source for finding individual works in scores with call numbers M1-M3.

Although fairly outdated now, this book was one of the most comprehensive bibliographies of music-specific reference resources available.