Welcome to the Thompson Library Research Guide for Music! The Music Department at UM-Flint is at: http://www.umflint.edu/music
This guide will get you started on your research paper and/or project and direct you to a variety of resources in Thompson Library. It contains:
Reference books that may be useful starting points for research (click on the "Books" tab above)
Article Databases that are of particular use for your topic (click on either the "Articles" or the "A-Z List of Databases" tab above, or see the "Databases to Start With" box above)
Search tips for the library catalog and article databases
Remember that if you get stuck and need help, the librarians are here to help you.
Streaming audio of more than a million tracks of classical music covering all time periods.
Naxos Music Library is the world's largest online classical music library. Currently, it offers streaming access to 86,000 CDs with more than a million tracks, including both standard and rare repertoire. Genres include classical, jazz, folk, blues, nostalgia, world, contemporary instrumental, Chinese, pop and rock, gospel, spoken word, and relaxation.
NML provides access to the complete Naxos catalog, as well as the complete catalogs or selected recordings of over 400 labels such as ARC, Berlin Classics, BIS, Capriccio, Chandos, CPO, EMI Classics, Erato, Haenssler Classic, Hungaroton, Marco Polo, Naïve, Naxos, Nimbus, Ondine, Teldec, Vanguard Classics, Virgin Classics, and Warner Classics.
NML can be accessed from any computer, or with a iPhone/iPod Touch or Android App.
This database contains cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry for more than 480 periodicals, as well as book reviews, obituaries, news, and selective coverage for more than 200 periodicals.
This database contains cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry for more than 480 periodicals, as well as book reviews, obituaries, news, and selective coverage for more than 200 periodicals. The comprehensive coverage of the music field and every aspect of the classical and popular worlds of music makes Music Index an invaluable resource for both novice and scholar.
This database includes articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, Festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, electronic resources, reviews, etc.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, a comprehensive, ongoing guide to publications on music from all over the world, currently containing over 600,000 entries; approximately 30,000 new records are added every year, covering all document types: articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, Festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, electronic resources, reviews, and more. Additional info from publisher
