Oxford Music Online is a really good resource for students, music lovers, musicians, and
scholars.
This database contains:
Grove music – with over 50,000 articles.
The Oxford dictionary of music – helpful for subjects.
The Oxford companion to music – great for definitions.
The Home page has traditional and contemporary material displayed.
The database is updated every three months. In October an update will have Australian and New Zealand composers included in it.
The database contains:
Articles – material is suitable for university level study.
Images – these can be used for assignments.
Musical examples – these can be downloaded via a plug-in from www.sibelius.com
Score sections.
There are two search boxes on the Home page: one at the top right of the screen and another lower down under the welcome blurb. The lower box will allow you to search by source after entering your search term, just use the check boxes to select or unselect the search options. The advanced search gives you more control over your results.
When searching for information with the advanced search, you can choose the following options:
Full article text
Entry title
Bibliographies
Contributors
Works lists
From the advanced search there are also good help tips on the right side of the screen.
Tools & Resources is really useful and is where you can access:
- Abbreviations – database abbreviations explained.
Essential 20th-Century reading list
Index of Opera roles – very helpful, A-Z, hyperlinked through the database.
Music timelines – women in music, 100 operatic premiers and contemporary music.
Topical guides – periods of music history and women composers.
Research resources – very helpful for a music researcher.
Guide to musical examples in “Grove Music
Online” – here are the Sibelius enabled music examples.
As with our other databases you can print, email and cite your results.
So all you music buffs out there: go for it – have a play – you might surprise yourself!
Vanessa
