Online Databases

Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online (use the school login and password) This database contains the full-text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Search for articles, biographies, and bibliographies for musicians from a variety of styles of music.

Oxford Reference Online (use the school login and password) This database contains about 100 dictionaries, language reference, and subject reference works. Use this database for basic definitions/descriptions in such subjects as religion, medicine, history, political science, business, modern language, to name a few. This site also lists books within each subject and provides a "How to cite this entry" for each listing.

Web Sites

Classical Music Archives The largest classical music site on the Web includes 31,825 full-length classical music files by 2,043 composers as well as biographies of composers.

RedHotJazz.com A history of jazz before 1930.

Downbeat.com Downbeat Magazine has the latest information about jazz, jazz musicians, the history of jazz, and jazz recordings. Includes pictures.

AMG All Music Guide You can search this site by genre, mood, theme, country, instrument, or name of a song. It also includes biographies.

A Passion for Jazz! History of Jazz music origins, styles and musicians featuring webcasts, timeline, festivals, photos, guitar & piano chords, scales, glossary & online lessons.