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A few encyclopedias emphasizing the Western Classical Tradition are noted below. To locate more:
This database includes several music encyclopedias, including the monumental Grove Dictionary of Music. Articles from Grove cover all types of music worldwide, from ancient times to the present, and typically include extensive bibliographies.
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Music Reference and Research Materials by 
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians by 
At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice by 
The Oxford Handbook of Music Revival by 
The Oxford Handbook of Music and Disability Studies by A comprehensive collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks, including classical, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music.
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Music Online: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the worlds peoples. More than 9,000 pages of material and 300 audio recordings, combined with entries by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the world, make this the most complete body of work focused on world music.
While not exclusively focused on music, a number of the video databases feature documentaries on and performances of music
Access hundreds of digital productions and learning resources, including theatrical productions, unique backstage insights, practitioner interviews and written analysis. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.
Docuseek is an internet site where educational institutions can discover, access, license, stream and share among their students, faculty and staff, available documentary and social issues films and videos.
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. Please note: Use Mozilla Firefox, as Google Chrome does not load the videos. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.
Find documentaries, feature films, newsreels, and performances in streaming video format. Subject coverage includes most areas of study. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.
Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum, race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.
LGBT Studies in Video is a cinematic survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as well as the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community. This collection features award-winning documentaries, interviews, archival footage, and select feature films exploring LGBT history, gay culture and subcultures, civil rights, marriage equality, LGBT families, AIDS, transgender issues, and other topics. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.
