Edwardsville High School Media Center
Art and MusicResources
This is a list of major reference sets and resources for Art and Music research. Most of these items are in the Reference Collection. The Reference Collection is located on the top level of the Media Center. At the end of this list are Dewey Classification numbers, which will point you to relevant areas of the collection. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask at the Circulation Desk.
General Art Resources
Encyclopediaof TextilesR 677.03 AME
Random House Library of Sculpture and PaintingR 700 RAN
Each volume covers a different area of the art forms and contains an individual index at the end.
TheOxford Companion to ArtR 703 OXF
The Book of ArtR 709 BOO
Broken down by style and county. Includes a section called HOW TO LOOK AT ART.
The Encyclopedia of Visual ArtR 709 ENC
Encyclopedia is divided into two separate parts;
History of Art-divided into periods
Biographical Dictionary of Artists
Praeger Encyclopedia of ArtR 709 PRA
Arranged alphabetically, listing artists, schools, and major cultures.
Great Artists of the Western WorldR 709.2 GRE
Great Artists of the Western World IIR 709.2 GRE
Encyclopedia of PaintingR 750.3 ENC
The Tamarind Book of Lithography: Art and TechniquesR 763 ANT
American Art
The Britannica Encyclopedia of American ArtR 703 BRI
Dictionary of American ArtR 709.73 BAI
A Dictionary of Contemporary American ArtistsR 709.73 CUM
Architecture
ArchitecturalGraphic StandardsR 692 RAM
History of Modern ArchitectureR 720.9 BEN
Two volume set covering the traditions of Modern Architecture and the Modern movement.
On-Line Resources for Art
Music Reference Sources
Multi Volume Sources
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular MusicR 781.64 GUI
Covers popular music of the last 100 years with concentration on pre 1950’s.
Contemporary MusiciansR 784.5 CON
Biographies of current musicians and bands such as The Cramps and Radiohead to Public Enemy. There is a cumulative index in the back of each volume.
The Illustrated History of Popular MusicR 784.5 MAR
Gives a history of rock n’ roll from early country and blues influences to modern genres.
Single Volume MusicReference Sources
The Book of World Famous MusicR 016.78 FUL
The New Harvard Dictionary of MusicR 780 NEW
Bakers Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansR 780.92 BAK
TheDictionary of Composers and their MusicR 780.92 GIL
TheRock and Roll AlmanacR 781.66 BEG
Thesongs, the stars, the scandals, the stories.
Musical Instruments: An Illustrated HistoryR 781.909 BUC
Music Bibliographies
The Literature of Rock, 1945-1957R 016.7 HOF
A bibliography of sources relating to rock music.
The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of MusicR 780 NOR
The Literature of JazzR 781.5 KEN
On-Line Resources for Music
Classical.net
Provides access to 3500+ informational files about classical music as well as 2400+ links to other web sites.
The Aria Database Index.
A searchable reference guide to arias by name, opera, language, and voice type, including translations into English and MIDIfiles for many of the arias.
Saint Louis University Music Reference Guide
Dewey Class Ranges
These are areas in the collection that may contain sources relevant to your research.
700 The Arts
720 Architecture
730 Plastic Arts Sculpture
740 Drawing, Decrotive and Minor Arts
750 Paintings and Painting
760 Graphic Arts Prints
780 Music