MUSIC RESOURCES IN REFERENCE

= Located in the Ablah Library Reference Section

= Located in the Music Library Reference Section

Dictionaries
The Harvard Dictionary of Music  (Randel)  REF ML100.A64  and
Found here are in-depth definitions of musical terms.  Some entries have bibliographies for further reading. The 4^th edition found in both Music Library and Ablah Library reference sections.  Earlier editions may be found on the 2^nd floor of Ablah Library and are available for check-out.

Oxford Dictionary of Music  (Kennedy)  REF ML100.K35
A dictionary of terms and biographical entries, known for its succinct articles.  A good quick reference source.  The 2^nd edition is located in Music Library reference.  The 1^st edition is available in Ablah Library, 2^nd floor.

The Oxford Companion to Music  (Latham)  REF ML100.O94 2002
English musical dictionary with brief entries for people, works and terms, with occasional suggested reading. 

Baker’s Dictionary of Music (Slonimsky)  REF ML100.S635 1997
A very readable musical dictionary, containing terms, works and biographical information.  Notable for brief but clear synopsis of works.

Dictionary of Musical Terms (Baker)  REF ML108.B165 1970
A concise dictionary strictly relating to music terms. 

Musician’s Handbook of Foreign Terms  REF ML108.A53
Provides the English equivalent of music expression marks and direction from French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese and Spanish scores.

Terminorum Musicae Index Septem Linguis Redactus REF ML108.T4  and
This is a polyglot dictionary of musical terms, based in German, with diagrams of musical instruments and their component parts.  A circulating copy is also located in Ablah Library, 2^nd floor.

A Musical Dictionary (Grassineau)  REF ML100.G7x 1740a
Facsimile reproduction of the first English musical dictionary of import, from 1740. 

Dictionary of Music (Riemann)  REF ML100.R54 1970
An English translation by J.S. Shedlock, of Hugo Riemann’s Musik Lexikon.  This 2 volume work covers terms and brief biographies, with a German emphasis.

Riemann Musik Lexikon   REF ML100.R52
A German dictionary with international coverage.  Issued in 1959-75, the 12^th edition of this 5 volume work consists of 2 volumes of biographical entries, a subject dictionary in a 3^rd volume, followed by 2 supplements. 

Musik Lexikon  (Moser)  REF ML100.M885 1955
German musical dictionary in 2 volumes from 1955, with a 3^rd supplemental volume in 1963, containing concise entries for people and subjects.  Noted for extensive works lists.

Larousse de la Musique  REF ML100.L28 1982
A 20^th century French musical dictionary in 2 volumes, with concise entries for people, works and terms. 

Dictionnaire de Musique (Rousseau)  REF ML108.A2 R7 1969
This is a reprint of Rousseau’s important work.

Nuovo Dizionario Ricordi della Musica e dei Musicisti REF ML100.N975
Italian musical dictionary from 1976.  With short entries and even shorter bibliographies.

Russian-English Dictionary of Musical Terms  REF ML108.K33
Provides the Russian-English equivalents of musical terms, not the English-Russian.  Contains no definitions. 

Cassell’s German-English English-German Dictionary  REF PF3640.B453 1978
Cassell’s New Latin Dictionary  REF PA2365.L3 C3 1960
Cassell’s Italian Dictionary  REF PC1640.C33 1967
Cassell’s French Dictionary  REF PC2640.C3 1981
Cassell’s Spanish Dictionary  REF PC4640.C35 1960
General reference sources for use in the music library.  Ask for these from the circulation/reference desk.

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Updated: March 23, 2007    Contact: Rachel Crane, Music/Fine Arts Librarian