Music

This guide contains specialized research guides for music performers or scholars, organized by style period.  These guides are intended to help music patrons do the following:

• Find core reference materials for starting research about music of a particular style period
• Find historical overviews of the music of a particular style period
• Find core academic journals focused on the music of a particular style period
• Find scholarly & professional organizations dedicated to the research or performance of music of a particular style period

To access the guide for your desired style period, click the appropriate box in the menu on the left of this page, or click one of the links below:

• Medieval
• Renaissance
• Baroque
• Classic
• Romantic
• Music since 1900

Note: These guides are works in progress, and will be updated throughout the 2020-21 academic year.  If you have questions or would like research assistance related to a musical style period, please contact the Music Librarian using the contact box to the right.