Topics

Here is a short list:

• A textbook. Music textbooks introduce a topic and generally include a bibliography of books and articles consulted. A good chapter can provide an overview and the bibliography can point to more information.

• A music encyclopedia (print and online) can cover a broad range of topics or focus on a specific area. Often “see also” references are included in an article, sending you to other related articles on a topic.   A search here can familiarize you with some of the different contexts within which your topic has been discussed, and provide helpful background information. Many of these sources are scholarly enough in scope to be cited in your bibliography (check with your professor first, though).

• Periodical Indexes. Searching a simple term in a music periodical database such as The Music Index (print and online) retrieves articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals that include your topic.

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