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Music Research

A Handbook

Third Edition

Laurie J. Sampsel

Publication Date - January 2019

ISBN: 9780190644505

336 pages
Paperback
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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A current, concise, and practical guide to researching and writing about music

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Clear, concise, and practical, Music Research: A Handbook, Third Edition, introduces students to the major print and online research tools available today. With a strong focus on the connection between research and writing, this comprehensive guide is ideal for use in both undergraduate and graduate music courses that require students to engage in library research or to write research papers.

New to this Edition

Enhanced coverage of the growing world of web-based research, including how to find, evaluate, critique, and cite the quality of materials found on the web
Revamped sections on writing research papers give clearer instructions on how to put together a compelling presentation and how to avoid common pitfalls like plagiarism
An updated Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/sampsel features updates, related links, and activities for each chapter along with lists of core journals and major professional music associations

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About the Author(s)
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Provides a concise introduction to researching and writing about music
Includes the most up-to-date survey of both print and online materials currently available
Models research and writing skills through interactive exercises and assignments

About the Author(s)

Dr. Laurie J. Sampsel is Professor of Musicology at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches courses on music research, American music, and digital humanities.

Reviews

"I think Laurie Sampsel's Music Research fills a real need and is practically perfect. The book is well-organized and the writing is clear. The contents are appropriate--just the right amount of material and relevant focus. The emphasis on evaluation rather than bibliography is more appropriate for the research tools available to students and researchers today." --Jennifer Thomas, University of Florida

"Music Research is the most current text on the market at this time. Its best features include short but informative chapter introductions written in a clear way; concise advice on research and writing; evaluation checklists in boxes; and style manual information at your fingertips." --Judith Bowman, Duquesne University

"I would absolutely recommend Music Research. The amount of information presented is enough to get students started, but not so much as to overwhelm beginners. It focuses on most of the topics that are important to our students. The inclusion of general introductory sections and explanatory passages is superior to the purely bibliographic listings of other books." --Scott Warfield, University of Central Florida

CONTENTS

Figures
Preface
Abbreviations

PART ONE RESEARCH PROCESS AND RESEARCH TOOLS

CHAPTER 1 Guides to the Research Process and Research Tools

Music Research Process
General Research Process

Music Research Tools

CHAPTER 2 Library Catalogs

Author/Title Searches

Keyword Searches
Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings
Format Issues
Keyword Searches and Title Searches

Local Libraries
Library Consortia
National Libraries
Bibliographic Utilities

CHAPTER 3 Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries by Language
Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries for Specific Geographical Places

Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Dictionaries of Musical Terms
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Musical Instruments
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Opera and Musical Theater
Encyclopedias and

Dictionaries of Performance Practice
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Jazz, Rock, and Popular Music
Miscellaneous Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

CHAPTER 4 Periodical Indexes and Article Databases

American History
Business
Education
Humanities
Language and Literature
Performing Arts
Science and Medicine
Social Sciences and Psychology

CHAPTER 5 Indexes to Music Dissertations, Theses, Conference Papers, and Festschriften

Music-Specific Indexes of Dissertations and Theses
General Indexes of Dissertations and Theses

Music-Specific Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports
General Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports

Music-Specific Indexes of Festschriften
General Indexes of Essays

CHAPTER 6 Thematic Catalogs

Examples of Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs
Guides and Locators for Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs

Examples of Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories
Collections, Archives, Libraries, and Publishers

CHAPTER 7 Indexes to Music in Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies

Examples of Composers' Complete Works Editions

Examples of Musical Monuments by Place
Examples of Historical Sets by Style Period
Additional Examples of Sets and Series

Examples of Anthologies

CHAPTER 8 Music Histories, Source Readings, and Chronologies

Multi-Volume Music Histories
Music History Series (W. W. Norton and Prentice Hall)
General Music History Texts
Music Appreciation Texts
Study Guides and Outlines of Music History
Important Earlier Music Histories
Historiography
Special Topic Histories

General Music Source Readings
Special Topic Music Source Readings

General Music Chronologies
Special Topic Music Chronologies

CHAPTER 9 Bibliographies of Music and Music

Literature

General Music Bibliographies
Bibliographies for Particular Repertories

General Bibliographies of Music Literature
Special Topic Bibliographies of Music Literature

International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM)

Examples of Single-Composer Bibliographies

CHAPTER 10 Discographies

Local Libraries
Library Consortia

National Libraries
Bibliographic Utilities

Discographies for Instruments and Ensembles
Opera Discographies
Jazz Discographies
Rock Music Discographies
Folk and World Music Discographies
Discographies of Women in Music

Schoenberg, Arnold
Stravinsky, Igor
Wagner, Richard

CHAPTER 11 Music Iconographies

General Musical Instrument Iconographies
Western Musical Instrument Iconographies
Non-Western Musical Instrument Iconographies

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Brahms, Johannes
Chopin, Frédéric
Debussy, Claude
Handel, George Frederic
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Liszt, Franz
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Schoenberg, Arnold
Schubert, Franz
Schumann, Robert
Stravinsky, Igor
Verdi, Giuseppe
Wagner, Richard

CHAPTER 12 Digital Media

PART TWO WRITING, STYLE MANUALS, AND CITATION

CHAPTER 13 Writing About Music

Abstracts, annotations, and annotated bibliography
Reviews
Presentations
Lecture recitals
Concert programs and program notes
Grant applications

Compiling bibliographies
Concert programs and program notes

CHAPTER 14 Writing

Comprehensive Guides
Editing
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
Style and Rhetoric
Writing and Publishing Process

CHAPTER 15 Style

Manuals and Citation of Sources

Examples of Plagiarism

University of Chicago Press Style (Chicago Style)
American Psychological Association Style (APA Style)
Modern Language Association Style (MLA Style)

Appendixes

A: Library of Congress Classification: Class M Outline

B: Search Tips

C: Composers Included as Examples in This Text

D: Chicago Style at Your Fingertips

E: APA Style at Your Fingertips

F: MLA Style at Your Fingertips

Glossary
Index

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