Finding Music
To find sheet music or sound recordings in the libraries, use the Advanced Keyword search option in the Diamond Catalog.
Example: You want to look up Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring".
Do a keyword search: Stravinsky AND Rite.
This will bring up a list of various items including books, sheet music, and audio recordings. Icons towards the right side will identify each. Clicking on one of the titles will bring up further detailed information on the item. Immediately underneath the author, you will also see the link (in our example): "Vesna Sviashchennaia". This is the Uniform Title, or the title of the work in the original language. Clicking on this title will lead you to more manifestations of the same work.
Generic titles are rampant in music materials: symphonies, sonatas, overtures, quartets, suites, concertos, etc. For generic titles, enter the plural form of the title (in English) in your keyword search, even if you only want ONE particular symphony, or sonata, etc. You can add other identifying elements such as number or key to your keyword search to narrow your results.
Example: You want to look up Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in C major, no. 25, K. 503.
An advanced keyword search works best: "Mozart AND Piano AND Concertos and K. 503", or even just "Mozart and K. 503". Before clicking Search select PRINTED MUSIC or SOUND RECORD under Material Type if desired.
Research Guides
Research Guides provide an overview of reference books and other information sources in music.
Crabtree, Phillip. Sourcebook for Research in Music. Bloomington: Indiana U. Press, 2005. Paley Stacks ML113. C68 2005.
Duckles, Vincent H. Music Reference and Research Materials: an annotated bibliography. New York: Schirmer, 1997. Paley Ref Desk ML113 .D83 1997
Gottlieb, Jane. Music Library and Research Skills. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Paley Stacks ML3797 .G68 2009
Mixter, Keith E. General Bibliography for Music Research. Warren, Mich.: Harmonie Park Press, 1996. Paley Stacks ML113.D4 no.75
Sampsel, Laurie J. Music Research: a Handbook. New York: Oxford U. Press, 2009. Paley Reference ML113.S28 2009
To find research guides on individual composers, or on specific topics in music, go to the Diamond Online Catalog and try a keyword search such as (name of composer) and guides, or (name of composer) and research, or (name of composer) and bibliographies. Examples: Women and music and bibliographies, or Mozart and research, or Tchaikovsky and guide.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians. New York : Schirmer Books, c2001. Paley Ref. ML105 .B16 2001
Boccagna, David L. Musical terminology : a practical compendium in four languages. Stuyvesant, NY : Pendragon, 1999. Paley Ref Stacks ML108 .B55 1999
Eggebrecht, Hans Heinrich. Handwörterbuch der musikalischen Terminologie. Wiesbaden, F. Steiner [c1972- Paley Ref. Stacks ML108.E29
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin, ed. London : Muze UK ; New York : Grove's Dictionaries, 1998. Paley Ref Stacks ML102.P66G84 1998
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Bruno Nettl and Ruth M. Stone, eds. New York : Garland Pub., 1998- Paley Ref Stacks ML100.G16 1998
The Harvard biographical dictionary of music. Don Randel, ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1996. Paley Ref. Stacks ML105.H38 1996
Harvard Dictionary of Music. Don Randel, ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard U. Press, 2003. Paley Ref. Stacks ML100.H37 2003
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Friedrich Blume, ed. Kassel, New York: Barenreiter, c1994- Paley Ref Stacks ML100.M92 1994
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Barry Kernfeld, ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1994. Paley Ref Stacks ML102.J3N48 1994
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Stanley Sadie, ed. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001. Paley Ref Stacks ML100 .G884 2001.
See also The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed.
The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Julie Anne Sadie & Rhian Samuel, eds. New York ; London : W.W. Norton, c1995. Paley Ref Stacks ML105.N67x 1995
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Holly George-Warren and Patricia Romanowski, eds. New York : Fireside, c2001. Paley Stacks ML102.R6 R64 2001
Handbooks and Directories
Musical America: International directory of the performing arts. Great Barrington, Mass. : ABC Leisure Magazines.Paley Ref. ML12.M88 Library has latest ed. only.
Call Numbers for Music
M – Music Scores
ML – Books, information about music
MT – Music Education
Most libraries in the United States use the Library of Congress classification. Therefore, if you become familiar with this arrangement of materials for music, you will be able to find materials quickly and easily not only at Temple University Library, but also at most major libraries in the U.S. A further explanation of Library of Congress call numbers for music can be found at the
Guide to Music Classification Numbers.
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Writing Guides
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Copies in Paley Stacks and at Paley Ref Desk LB2369 .G53 2003
How to write about music : the RILM manual of style. James R. Cowdery, ed. New York : Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, 2006. Paley Stacks ML3797 .H69x 2006
Strunk, William. The Elements of Style. New York : Longman, c2000. Paley Ref Stacks PE1408 .S772 2000b. 1979 edition in Paley Stacks PE1408.S772 1979.
Temple University Libraries' Citation Help Libguide
Temple University Writing Center Handouts, Tipsheets, and Writing Guides. Scroll down the page to see Citation Guides. Sources. Please check with your professor about what citation style to use.
Turabian, Kate L. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. Paley Ref Stacks LB2369 .T8 2007
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