Research Guides: Music: Key Resources

Key Resources

Key resources are your best bet when you're looking to get started with research right away. Please read the descriptions carefully and if you are needing further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at the library!

Music Online: Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new window
- Find the major composers output as well as many lesser known composers and works spanning from the Renaissance to the 21st C.
- Includes full scores, study scores, piano and vocal scores, and piano reductions.
- Permitted Uses
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
- Find articles and entries for current and historical composers, musicians, groups, and music-related subjects that include discographies, compilations and citations.
- Limited to 3 simultaneous users.
- Permitted Uses
Arts & Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new window
- A multidisciplinary scholarly database covering the arts and humanities.
- A part of the Web of Science Core Collection
- Coverage: 1975-present
- Permitted Uses

Naxos Music Library
Offers streaming audio for 90,000 songs including jazz, folk, blues, classical, and more.
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medici.tv This link opens in a new window
- Known as the "Netflix of Classical Music", Medici offers streaming video content of 2000+ live and recorded musical performances.
- Permitted Uses
Artstor on JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Images including painting, photography and sculpture.
- Artstor content is now hosted on the JSTOR platform, and as of August 1, 2024 the Artstor Digital Library platform will be unavailable.
- To manage images in JSTOR’s workspace, users may wish to register for an individual JSTOR account. If you already have an Artstor account, this is now your JSTOR account.
- Permitted uses
- Subjects include, art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, literature, world history, American Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Medieval Studies, and Renaissance Studies.
- Guides for Artstor on JSTOR are available, including video tutorials and steps for
  working with images.