Music: Music Research

Music Library and Research Skills by Jane Gottlieb Jane Gottlieb provides an introductory text for courses in music research, methodology and librarianship. She introduces basic concepts in conducting research, provides sources and shows students how to synthesise their research.

Guide to Library Research in Music by Pauline Shaw Bayne A Guide to Library Research in Music introduces the process and techniques for researching and writing about music. This textbook provides examples of different types of writing, offers a thorough introduction to music literature, describes various information-searching methods and library-based organizational systems, and explores the wide array of music resources.

Musicology by David Beard; Kenneth Gloag Musicology: the Key Concepts provides a vital reference guide for students of contemporary musicology. Its clear and accessible entries cover a comprehensive range of terms including: aesthetics, canon, culture, deconstruction, ethnicity, identity, subjectivity, value, work.

Historical Musicology by Stephen A. Crist; Roberta Montemorra Marvin These seventeen essays use a wide array of source materials to probe issues pertaining to a cross section of musical works and musical life from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries. The resulting, pluralistic profile of current musicology will prove welcome to anyone fascinated by the problems of reconstructing the evanescent musical art of the past and pondering its implications for musical life today and in the future.

Ethnomusicology by Timothy Rice In this Very Short Introduction, Timothy Rice describes how ethnomusicologists conduct fieldwork, examining some of the most spectacular results of these research methods as well as some of the issues that have arisen from using them, including ethical questions, questions of representation, what we learn when we learn to play music, the accuracy and reliability of musical notation and sound recordings, and differences between "insider" knowledge and scholarly interpretations.

The Study of Ethnomusicology by Bruno Nettl Known affectionately as "The Red Book," Bruno Nettl's The Study of Ethnomusicology became a classic upon its original publication in 1983. Scholars and students alike have hailed it not just for its insights but for a disarming, witty style able to engage and entertain even casual readers while providing essential grounding in the field.

How to Write about Music by Marc Woodworth (Volume Editor); Ally-Jane Grossan (Volume Editor) If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do best to hone your chops and avoid cliches (like the one that begins this sentence) by learning from the prime movers. How to Write About Music offers a selection of the best writers on what is perhaps our most universally beloved art form.