Research Guides: Composition: Bibliographies & Research Guides

Bibliographies & research guides for composition history and techniques

The following resources provide bibliographies of primary and secondary sources related to composition techniques and scholarship, as well as listings of specialized repertoire organized by technique, instrumentation, or topic.

Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire: A Catalog of Modern Music by Dirk Meyer
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.O5 M49 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Electronic and Computer Music by Robert L. Wick
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.E4 W53 1997
Publication Date: 1997
A Bibliography of Computer Music by Sandra L. Tjepkema
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.E4T55
Publication Date: 1981
Orchestration Theory by James E. Perone
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.I66 P47 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Serial Music and Serialism by John D. Vander Weg
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.T9 V36 2001
Publication Date: 2000
Rhythm: An Annotated Bibliography by Steven D. Winick
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.L3W53
Publication Date: 1974
Writings on Contemporary Music Notation: An Annotated Bibliography by Gerald Warfield, compiler
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML128.M776W2
Publication Date: 1976

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