New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians
Reference: 780.3
N42s2 (29 volumes)
The place to start for most
musical topics. Thorough articles, extensive
bibliographies, complete lists of composers' works.
New Grove Dictionary of American Music &
Musicians
Reference: 781.773
N42h (4 volumes)
Oxford Companion to Music
Reference: 780.3 Ox2L
Edited by Alison Latham as a single-volume, 2002 revision of previous
Companions.
American Musical Traditions
Reference: 781.62 Am3
(5 volumes)
Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folkways Archive, volumes
include music of: Native Americans, African Americans, British Americans,
European Americans, Latino and Asian-Americans.