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Music Research

A Handbook

  • Author: Sampsel, Laurie J.

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Contents

  • CONTENTS
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • PART ONE RESEARCH PROCESS AND RESEARCH TOOLS
  • CHAPTER 1 Guides to the Research Process and Research Tools
  • Take It Step-By-Step
  • Research Ideas
  • Some Types of Music Research
  • Things to Consider
  • Research Process
  • Music Research Process
  • General Research Process
  • Research Tools
  • Music Research Tools
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 2 Library Catalogs
  • Author Searches
  • Title Searches
  • Author/Title Searches
  • Keyword Searches and Subject Heading Searches
  • Keyword Searches
  • Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings
  • Format Issues
  • Keyword Searches and Title Searches
  • Limiting Search Results
  • Contents of Bibliographic Records
  • Examples of Library Catalogs
  • Local Libraries
  • Library Consortia
  • National Libraries
  • Bibliographic Utilities
  • Finding Library Catalogs
  • Information Centers
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 3 Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Comprehensive Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries by Language
  • Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries for Specific Geographical Places
  • Special Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Dictionaries of Musical Terms
  • Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Musical Instruments
  • Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Opera and Musical Theater
  • Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Performance Practice
  • Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Jazz, Rock, and Popular Music
  • Miscellaneous Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 4 Periodical Indexes and Article Databases
  • Major Music Periodical Indexes
  • Retrospective Music Periodical Indexes
  • Other Music Periodical Indexes
  • Ceased Music Periodical Indexes
  • Periodical Indexes for Related Disciplines
  • American History
  • Business
  • Education
  • Humanities
  • Language and Literature
  • Performing Arts
  • Science and Medicine
  • Social Sciences and Psychology
  • Major General Periodical Indexes
  • Major Newspaper Indexes
  • Finding Online Journals
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 5 Indexes to Music Dissertations, Theses, Conference Papers, and Festschriften
  • Dissertations and Theses
  • Indexes of Dissertations and Theses
  • Music-Specific Indexes of Dissertations and Theses
  • General Indexes of Dissertations and Theses
  • Conference Papers and Congress Reports
  • Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports
  • Music-Specific Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports
  • General Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports
  • Festschriften
  • Indexes of Festschriften
  • Music-Specific Indexes of Festschriften
  • General Indexes of Essays
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 6 Thematic Catalogs
  • Bibliographies of Thematic Catalogs
  • Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs
  • Examples of Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs
  • Guides and Locators for Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs
  • Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories
  • Examples of Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories
  • Collections, Archives, Libraries, and Publishers
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 7 Indexes to Music in Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies
  • Complete Works Editions
  • Examples of Composers' Complete Works Editions
  • Musical Monuments and Historical Sets
  • Examples of Musical Monuments by Place
  • Examples of Historical Sets by Style Period
  • Additional Examples of Sets and Series
  • Anthologies
  • Examples of Anthologies
  • Indexes of Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 8 Music Histories, Source Readings, and Chronologies
  • Music Histories
  • Multi-Volume Music Histories
  • Music History Series (W. W. Norton and Prentice Hall)
  • General Music History Texts
  • Music Appreciation Texts
  • Study Guides and Outlines of Music History
  • Important Earlier Music Histories
  • Historiography
  • Special Topic Histories
  • Music Source Readings
  • General Music Source Readings
  • Special Topic Music Source Readings
  • Music Chronologies
  • General Music Chronologies
  • Special Topic Music Chronologies
  • Evaluation Checklists
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 9 Bibliographies of Music and Music Literature
  • Bibliographies of Music
  • General Music Bibliographies
  • Bibliographies for Particular Repertories
  • Bibliographies of Music Literature
  • General Bibliographies of Music Literature
  • Special Topic Bibliographies of Music Literature
  • Bibliographies of Both Music and Music Literature
  • International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM)
  • Composer Bio-Bibliographies, Guides to Research, and Other Bibliographies
  • Examples of Single-Composer Bibliographies
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 10 Discographies
  • Bibliographies of Discographies
  • Comprehensive and Historical Discographies
  • Recommended Recordings and Buyer's Guides
  • Library and Sound Archive Catalogs
  • Local Libraries
  • Library Consortia
  • National Libraries
  • Bibliographic Utilities
  • Special Topic Discographies
  • Discographies for Instruments and Ensembles
  • Opera Discographies
  • Jazz Discographies
  • Rock Music Discographies
  • Folk and World Music Discographies
  • Discographies of Women in Music
  • Single-Composer Discographies
  • Schoenberg, Arnold
  • Stravinsky, Igor
  • Wagner, Richard
  • Performer Discographies
  • Recording Label Discographies
  • American Music Discographies
  • Canadian Music Discographies
  • Recording Reviews and Indexes to Reviews
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 11 Music Iconographies
  • Bibliographies of Iconographies
  • General Music Iconographies and Illustrated Histories
  • Musical Instrument Iconographies
  • General Musical Instrument Iconographies
  • Western Musical Instrument Iconographies
  • Non-Western Musical Instrument Iconographies
  • Multiple-Composer Iconographies
  • Single-Composer Iconographies
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
  • Brahms, Johannes
  • Chopin, Frederic
  • Debussy, Claude
  • Handel, George Frederic
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph
  • Liszt, Franz
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
  • Schoenberg, Arnold
  • Schubert, Franz
  • Schumann, Robert
  • Stravinsky, Igor
  • Verdi, Giuseppe
  • Wagner, Richard
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 12 Digital Media
  • Online Books
  • Online Scores
  • Streaming Audio
  • Streaming Video
  • Images
  • Mixed Media Websites
  • Staying Current
  • Evaluation Checklists
  • Suggested Readings
  • PART TWO WRITING, STYLE MANUALS, AND CITATION
  • CHAPTER 13 Writing About Music
  • Assignment Types
  • Abstracts, annotations, and annotated bibliography
  • Reviews
  • Presentations
  • Lecture recitals
  • Concert programs and program notes
  • Grant applications
  • Music-Specific Writing Books
  • Compiling bibliographies
  • Concert programs and program notes
  • Evaluation Checklists
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 14 Writing
  • General Writing Books
  • Comprehensive Guides
  • Editing
  • Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
  • Style and Rhetoric
  • Writing and Publishing Process
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • CHAPTER 15 Style Manuals and Citation of Sources
  • Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Examples of Plagiarism
  • Major Style Manuals
  • University of Chicago Press Style (Chicago Style)
  • American Psychological Association Style (APA Style)
  • Modern Language Association Style (MLA Style)
  • Music-Specific Style Manuals
  • Reference Management Tools
  • Using Sources
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Suggested Readings
  • Appendixes
  • A: Library of Congress Classification: Class M Outline
  • B: Search Tips
  • Boolean Search Terms
  • Nesting Search Terms
  • Truncation and Wildcards
  • Phrase and String Searches
  • Proximity
  • C: Composers Included as Examples in This Text
  • D: Chicago Style at Your Fingertips
  • Bibliographic Citation Formats
  • Footnote/Endnote Citation Formats
  • Author-Date System
  • E: APA Style at Your Fingertips
  • Reference List
  • Reference Citations in the Text
  • F: MLA Style at Your Fingertips
  • List of Works Cited
  • Parenthetical Text Citations
  • Glossary
  • Index