Encyclopedias & Reference Tools
- Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
- Bloomsbury (Continuum) Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
- Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
- Harvard Dictionary of Music
- Music Online: African American Music Reference
- Oxford Music Online (includes Grove Music Online)
- Bloomsbury Music & Sound
- Composer Diversity Database
- Hymn Tune Index
- The Jazz Discography
- MusicalTheaterSongs.com
- Online Reference Collection
- Orchestral Music Online (David Daniels’ Orchestral Music: A Handbook)
- Oxford Bibliographies
- Oxford Handbooks Online
- Oxford History of Western Music (Taruskin)
- RISM (A/I, A/II, and partial B/I)
Research Databases
Music Databases
- Music Index
- Music Periodicals Database (formerly IIMP)
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
- RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (historic coverage)
General Databases
Education Databases
- Education Full Text
- ERIC
- PsycINFO
- More Education Resources (via the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library)
Magazine & Newspaper Databases
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
- Rolling Stone Archive
- Nexis Uni (newspapers)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- More Historical Newspapers (via the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library)
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
- Illinois IDEALS Music Dissertations & Theses (Graduate College; PhD, DMA Option 1, MM Musicology)
- Illinois IDEALS Music Doctoral Project Theses (DMA Option 2)
- Illinois IDEALS Music Doctoral Project Papers (DMA Option 3)
- Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology
- More Dissertation & Theses Resources
Online Music Collections
- DRAM (American Music)
- Ethnographic Sounds Archives
- Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings
- Music Online: Listening (American, Classical, Global, Jazz, and Popular music from Alexander Street Press)
- Naxos Music Library
- University of Illinois 78rpm Collection at the Internet Archive
- More Streaming Audio and Video Resources
Guides to Research
- MPAL’s guide to Citing Sources in the Performing Arts
- Citing Sources from Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support
- This guide includes helpful information on Plagiarism
- Citing M2s (Monuments of Music) and M3s (Collected Editions of Composers) from Indiana University’s Music Library
- Citation Managers
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Music 110: Introduction to Art Music: International Perspectives
- Music 133: Intro to World Music
- Music 313: History of Music I
- Music 419: Senior Seminar in Musicology
- Music 501: Grad Music History Review
- Music 511: Foundations and Methods of Musicology I
- Music 528: Research and Bibliography – Library Guide
- Music 528: Research and Bibliography – Archives Guide
- Music 533: Research in Music Education
- Music 557: Piano Literature
- Music 558: Vocal Literature
- Music 560: String Literature
- Create Music Playlists Using Naxos & Alexander Street
- Find Performance Reviews
- Find Journal Articles
- Find Music Materials
- Find Individual Songs
- Find Opera and Art Song Texts, Translations, and Pronunciation Resources
- Find Music in a Collected Works edition (M3s)
- Find Primary Sources of Music / Use RISM
- Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method
- American Music
- Carnatic Music
- Center for Black Music Research Resources (archives website via Wayback Machine)
- Dissertation and Thesis Research and Writing Guide for Music Students
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Performing Arts
- Electronic and Digital Music
- Funding (grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships)
- Illini Songbook (school songs) and State Song information
- Indigenous Musics of North America
- Jazz
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Guides
- Music Copyright
- Music Quals and Prelims Guide (DMA and PhD)
- Musical Theatre
- Rap and Hip Hop Research (see also Hip-Hop Culture)
- Sacred Music and Hymnology
- Shostakovich the Quartets in Context (via Slavic Reference Services)
- Ukrainian Music
- World Music
Library Help
Other Collections
School of Music Performances & Records
- School of Music Concert and Recital Programs Database (1942-1989; 2010-2020)
- School of Music Concert and Recital Programs Scans (1948-1973)
- School of Music Concert and Recital Programs (print; 1930-present)
- School of Music Recordings (Pre-1992)(Post-1992)
- School of Music Records in the University Archives
Ensemble Collections
- Music Education Library for Outreach and Public Engagement (OPE)
Selections used by the ensembles at Illinois Summer Youth Music (ISYM) are often drawn from this library. - School of Music Choral/Orchestra Ensemble Library
- University of Illinois Bands Library