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FORMS Assignment
Library Research
Guide
Step 1:
Find a comprehensive article on your topic.
Consult the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians,
which is found in the Reference area of the library under
call number ML100.N48. Look under the name of the
musical form that you are writing about. (trio sonata, suite, fugue,
etc.). Much of the information you need will be in this
encyclopedia.
Step 2:
Find additional articles and books.
The New Grove articles have bibliographies that may lead
you to articles in scholarly periodicals. You will also find
clues about other ways to search within New Grove; for
example, if the encyclopedia article mentions a particular composer
who used the musical form, you might then look for books and
articles that talk about how this composer and his/her use of
this musical form.
Finding books
Search the library's
online catalog using the names of composers and/or the
musical form you are researching.
Finding Articles
At present there is no database specifically for music. However, you
will find articles about music in these online indexes:
Step 3:
Find a Musical Score
From your reading in steps 1 and 2, you will have discovered some
of the composers and works that use the musical form you are
researching. Go to the
library catalog, advanced search page, and type in
keywords to represent the composer's name and the piece of music you
want to find. In the Limits section, use the Formats
drop-down menu to select "Scores."
Step 4:
Find a Musical Excerpt
The easiest way to find a musical excerpt is to use the
classical.com web site,
which is a database of music purchased by the library. On the
main page, click on "Genre" and then select the musical form
you want from the menu provided. The company charges a very
small fee for downloading. Please download from a personally-owned
computer rather than a library or campus computer!
You can access the classical.com database in the Music
Listening Room on the second floor of Blackwell Library. Your
Gull Card will open the door. You can also access this
database from computers outside the library as long as you use the
dedicated link above.
You might also try finding a recording in the library's
collection by following the instructions in Step 3 and selecting "Sound
Recordings (All)" from the Formats drop-down menu.
This collection is small at present and may not have what you need.
Getting HELP
The
Research Help Desk
in Blackwell Library can answer general questions about finding articles
and books or using library materials and resources.
 If
you are having difficulty finding material on your music topic, talk
with the music research librarian:
Kathryn
Kalmanson
Blackwell
Library, Office number BL203
410-543-6190
kckalmanson@salisbury.edu
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The librarian liaison
to Music is Kathryn Kalmanson,
kckalmanson@salisbury.edu | 410-543-6190
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