InfoGuides: Music Library: Music Text Databases

Music Databases (Text)

Music Index This link opens in a new window
Citations from hundreds of international music periodicals from 1970 to present, covering every aspect of classical and popular music; includes book and record reviews.
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals and full text for the indexed journals. The database includes recent ten years of publication. Some complete journal runs are included, with indexing back to 1874. Covers the spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theater, theory, popular music forms and composition. Previously called International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP).
Music Online This link opens in a new window
Music Online allows users cross search music databases published by Alexander Street Press. These databases include: African American Music Reference, American Song, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Scores Library, Contemporary World Music, Dance in Video, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online, and Opera in Video.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive bibliography on writings about music featuring citations, abstracts and indexes. It covers nearly one and a half million publications from around the world on traditional music, popular music, jazz, classical music and related subjects. Coverage begins in the early 19th century and extends to the present.
RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Offers an annotated bibliography of writings on musical history and culture, found in music periodicals published in seventeen countries between approximately 1800 and 1950. Indexes primary source material and content of complete runs of journals, including articles, reviews, news columns, miscellaneous items, surveys of the press, bibliographies, iconography and advertising.
Index to Printed Music This link opens in a new window
Digital finding aid for individual pieces of music published in the complete works of composers, in anthologies, and in other scholarly editions. Over 570,000 entries provide a granular level of detail about each piece, including performing forces, language, music incipits, multiple clefs and figured bass.
Music Industry Data (Music ID) This link opens in a new window
Music ID allows users to search and visualize sales rankings and chart rankings information from the music industry. Sources of the data include Billboard, Official Chart Company, Media Control and other international reporting agencies. The data shows chart positions and sales rankings of albums, singles, and videos from artists and bands in different countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
IPA Source This link opens in a new window
Contains over 11,000 International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. Promotes the comprehension and accurate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera. Provides translations into English from multiple languages.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences digitized in most cases back to the first date of issue. Includes selected books, primary sources and other materials for academic work.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Provides digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. Offers full-text versions of scholarly journals and books from many of the world's university presses and scholarly societies.
Dissertations & Theses @ George Mason University This link opens in a new window
Access full text of dissertations and theses in pdf format, as well as online 24 page preview. Content submitted by George Mason University, and published in Dissertation Abstracts.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. Contains new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.
Grey House Performing Arts Industry Guide This link opens in a new window
Provides access to dance companies, orchestras, opera companies, choral groups, theater companies, series, festivals and performing arts facilities across the nation, as well as at the regional, state and local levels. Profiles include links to websites, contact information, mission statements, affiliations, facility type and capacity, annual attendance, and more.