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MUS 411: Music History I

A guide for students studying music history from 700 to the mid-eighteenth century.

Specialized Reference Sources

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Most authoritative dictionary of music available; includes over 14,000 entries on musical terms musical works, musical instruments and their history, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras.

Grove Music Online
Comprises The New Grove Dictionaries of Music and Musicians, Opera, and Jazz.

Public Domain Info
Organized in 1986 to provide information about public domain music. Music and lyrics published in 1922 or earlier are in the Public Domain in the United States and therefore may be used by anyone.

Biography Reference Bank
Contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.

Annotated Bibliography of Thematic Catalogs
1972
C. P. E. Bach
Dvorak
Handel
J. S. Bach
Mozart
Saint-Saens
Schubert

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Last Updated: Oct 9, 2025 2:58 PM
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Subjects: Music

Tags: music history, musicology