LibGuides: .Music Subject Guide: Encyclopedias

Scholarly encyclopedias

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Call Number: Reference ML 100 N48 2001

Publication Date: 2001
The New Grove Dictionary of American music
Call Number: Reference ML101.U6 N48 1986

Publication Date: 1986, 1st ed
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
Call Number: Reference ML102.I5 N48 1984

Publication Date: 1984, 1st ed.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Call Number: Reference ML100 .G16 1998

A comprehensive encyclopedia that examines music traditions from around the globe.
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Call Number: Reference ML102.P66 G84 2006

A comprehensive encyclopedia covering popular music topics.
Historical Dictionary of Popular Music
Call Number: Reference ML102.P66 A25 2017

Publication Date: 2017
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Call Number: ML102.P66 C66 2003

Publication Date: 2003-2005

This 5-volume encyclopedia is organized topically(not alphabetically).
Vol. 1: Media, industry and society (also online)
Vol.2: Performance and production (also online)
Vol. 3: Caribbean and Latin America
Vol. 4: North America
Vol. 5: Asia and Oceania
Vol. 6: Africa and the Middle East
Vol. 7: Europe