Reference
Below are two great online subscription databases, which provide definitions of music terms, much like you would find in a regular encyclopedia or reference book.
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Credo ReferenceThis database provides access to hundreds of in-depth subject encyclopedias and handbooks covering every major topic from accounting to art history to Shakespeare to Einstein. Its topic pages offer an easy starting point and pathways for further research.
Reference Books
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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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Call Number: SBU BOL Ref Book 780.3 N42, 2000 (Volumes 1-29)ISBN: 1561592390Publication Date: 2003 -
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
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Call Number: eBook & print book (SBU BOL Ref Book 780.922 H261)Publication Date: 1996 -
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
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Call Number: SBU BOL Ref Book 780.92 B177 (Volumes 1-6)Publication Date: 2000 -
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
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Call Number: SBU BOL Ref Book 780.9 G183 (volumes 1-9)ISBN: 9780824060350Publication Date: 1997
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