Research Guides: Music
This Guide will help you use the Humboldt State University Library's resources to do research related to the curriculum of the HSU Music Department. There are also brief guides for Rock Music, Jazz, and World Music.
NOTE: Some of the electronic resources in these guides are restricted to use by faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students of Humboldt State.
For general information about how to conduct library research and an introduction to key resources, such as the HSU Library Catalog, please use the OWLS: Online Workshops for Library Skills.
- To browse when you are choosing a research topic
- For background information on your subject
- For facts, definitions, names, dates, etc.
Finding Books about Music
- For in-depth information on your subject
How to find Scores and Sheet Music, including Using Uniform Titles
Classical Music Library - A large searchable database of recordings that have been licensed for listening or downloading. To download tracks, one must register; there is a fee for each track. Information on composers and individual pieces is included.
- To browse when you are choosing a research topic
- For more narrowly focused topics than are in books
- For a contemporary view of your subject
- For reviews of performances and recordings