Music Resources (UNH Durham)

This state-by-state collection of folk songs describes the history, society, culture, and events characteristic of all fifty states. It focuses on songs concerning the life and times of the people of each state. The topics range from the major historical events, such as the Boston Tea Party, the attack on Fort Sumter, and the California Gold Rush, to regionally important events such as disasters and murders, labor problems, occupational songs, ethnic conflicts. Published 2008

Contains biographical information about composers, performers, music theorists, and instrument makers. Emphasizes classical and art music, but also gives attention to jazz and blues, rock and pop, and hymns and show tunes with care devoted to coverage of the twentieth century.

The essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music. It includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today's beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock.

Provides an account of the evolution of Western classical music by musicologist Richard Taruskin, combining an emphasis on structure and form with discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age, as well as describing how the context of each stylistic period influenced and directed compositional practices.