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Music
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Academic Video Online: Premium

  from Alexander Street Press
Comprehensive multidisciplinary academic streaming video collection. Includes newsreels, award-winning documentaries, field recordings, interviews, lectures, training videos, and exclusive primary footage.
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American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1-5

  from Ebsco
Over eight thousand early American periodicals documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. 1684-1912
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American Music

  from Alexander Street Press
Recordings of American roots music and pre-1960 American popular music (country, slave spirituals, folk, bluegrass, Western, old time, American Indian, blues, gospel, and shape note singing). 1911 to present.
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index

  from Clarivate Analytics
Multidisciplinary index to the most cited journal literature of the arts and humanities. Covers over 1100 journals spanning 25 disciplines. 1975 to present.
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Classical Music Library

  from Alexander Street Press
Nearly one million licensed audio streams spanning all major genres and time periods from medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas and the avant-garde. Browse by discipline, release date, language, label, and performer.
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Classical Scores Library: Volumes 1-5

  from Alexander Street Press
Comprehensive collection of in-copyright musical scores from classical icons to lesser-known contemporary works and from renowned publishers. Over a million pages of scores by Bach, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Byrd, Gibbons, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Monteverdi, Mozart, and Purcell, Elgar, De Falla, Franck, Holst, Joubert, Maxwell-Davies, Musgrave, Saariaho, Sallinen, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, etc. Medieval to present.
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Contemporary World Music

  from Alexander Street Press
International collection of music recordings delivering reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, afro-pop, ambient, chant, contemporary Celtic and British folk music, electronic, ska, etc.
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Dissertations & Theses Global

  from ProQuest
World's largest collection of full-text theses and dissertations. 1861 to present.
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DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music)

  from Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
American music recordings by New World Records and other independent labels. From folk to opera, Native American to jazz, 19th century classical to early rock, musical theater, contemporary, and electronic music. 1975 to present.
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music

  from Oxford University Press
Encyclopedia of genres of popular music, trends, styles, record labels, venues, music festivals, and biographies including discographies. The online version of the 10-volume The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th Edition. 1900-present.
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

  from ProQuest
Primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000 in the US and UK. Full-image scans of magazines 1880-2000.
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Essay & General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson)

  from Ebsco
Indexes literature and humanities related journals and book chapters. Items indexed are limited to English language publications from the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain. 1985-present.
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Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection

  from Films Media Group
Educational, close-captioned streaming videos on all subject areas : anthropology, archival films/newsreels, area studies, art & architecture, biology, business & economics, communication, criminal justice, law, earth science, education, engineering, English & language arts, environmental science, geography, health & medicine, history, mathematics, music & dance, philosophy & religion, physical science, political science, psychology, sociology, technology & society, and world languages.
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Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

  from Gale -Cengage Learning
Journal articles for students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. 1980-present.
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Gallica

  from National Library of France
Digital reproductions of works in the public domain from the collections of the National Library of France and its 270 partners. Search or browse by document type, theme, library, or collection. Coverage varies.
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

  from Alexander Street Press
Online version of the popular 10 volume print edition with associated audio tracks, musical illustrations, photographs, drawings, song texts, score examples, charts, and maps. Browse by places, cultural groups, subjects, instruments, and genres. 1997-2001.
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Handbook of Texas Music

  from Texas State Historical Association
Encyclopedia of the history of Texas Music, with images and audio samples. 19th century to present
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Humanities Source

  from Ebsco
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.
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Index to Printed Music

  from Ebsco
Indexes records of individual pieces of music published in standard scholarly editions. Searchable by composer name or ID, editor, genre, language, librettist, format, publisher name, series, title, instrumentation, and number of instruments.
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International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

  from International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
A virtual library containing public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge.
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IPA Source

  from IPASource.com
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art songs into English. The goal of IPA Source is to promote the comprehension and accurate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera so that the singer may imbue each syllable with the appropriate emotional content.
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Jazz Music Library

  from Alexander Street Press
Comprehensive streaming audio collection of jazz music, featuring thousands of jazz performers from legendary record labels. Browse by instrument category, genre and sub-genre, artist and ensemble. 1920s to present.
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JSTOR

  from JSTOR
Full text archive of core academic journals in a wide variety of disciplines. Journal issues from the most recent 3-5 years are usually NOT available electronically through JSTOR. Check the Periodical List for newer issues.
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LinkedIn Learning

  from Texas State University - San Marcos
Online tutorials for popular software tools from beginner to advanced skill levels. Includes Microsoft Office, business tools, 3D animation, audio/music/video, AutoCAD, programming, photography, presentation tools, marketing tools, web design, etc.
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Medici.tv

  from MUSEEC SAS
Videos of thousands of classical music concerts, operas, documentaries and master classes since the 1940s.
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Met Opera on Demand

  from Metropolitan Opera Association
Online access to more than 650 full-length performances from the Metropolitan Opera, classic telecasts, and radio broadcasts from 1935 to present.
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Music Periodicals Database

  from ProQuest
Scholarly and popular music journals covering all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition. 1874 to present.
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Musical America Worldwide

  from Musical America Worldwide
Daily news stories for music and performing arts professionals. International music industry coverage, performance reviews, event listings, career advice, artist spotlights, and analyses of the current music landscape. Listings of opportunities in employment, contests, education, and music organizations.
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Musical Theater Songs: The Song Is You

  from Musical Theater Songs
An index to musical theater songs. Search by voice type, character age, range, ease for accompanist, descriptive characteristics, etc. Use the WorldCat (library holdings) to find scores at Texas State or to link to interlibrary loan. 1850-present.
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Naxos Music Library

  from Naxos
The most comprehensive collection of classical music available in streaming format. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo, and Da Capo catalogue tracks, including Classical music, Historical recordings, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Medieval to contemporary.
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Naxos Music Library WORLD

  from Naxos
Streaming music from around the world, including the complete Smithsonian Folkways Recordings catalogue. 1948-present.
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Oxford Bibliographies

  from Oxford University Press
Annotated bibliographes that guide researchers to the best available scholarship across a variety of subjects: African-American Studies, African Studies, American Literature, Anthropology, Art History, Atlantic History, Childhood Studies, Cinema & Media Studies, Communication, Criminology, Ecology, Education, Geography, Environmental Science, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Latino Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health & Epidemiology, Social Work and Sociology.
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Oxford Handbooks Online

  from Oxford University Press
The Library provides full-text access to select articles from handbooks in the following collections: Archaeology (2015), Criminology (2011-2019), Music (2011-2013), Philosophy (2011-current), Psychology (2014-current), and Religion (2014). Oxford Handbooks bring together the world's leading scholars to write review essays that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the future direction of the debate.
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Oxford History of Western Music

  from Oxford University Press
Full text from Richard Taruskin's five-volume paperback edition with notes, bibliographies, and further readings for each of the 69 chapters. Antiquity through late 20th century.
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Performance Design Archive Online

  from Alexander Street Press
International collection covering all aspects of theater production design, from the 17th century through to the present day, including scenic and set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, and makeup. Covers a variety of performance types, including dance, theatre, opera, and music.
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Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975

  from Adam Matthew
Offers primary source text, images, video, ephemera and memorabilia from the dynamic period of social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975. Examples of topics: Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest, fashion, civil rights, Vietnam, student activism, underground publications.
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Project Muse

  from Johns Hopkins University Press
Full-text current and archival articles from 600+ scholarly journals from major university presses and over 2000 current ebooks. Subjects include literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies. Updated continually.
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Recent Researches in Music Online (RRIMO)

  from A-R Editions
Critical performing editions of music in seven series: Middle ages & Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Baroque era, Classical era, 19th and early 20th centuries, American music, and oral traditions of music. 2018 to present.
Scores published prior to 2018 are available in print in the library catalog
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

  from Ebsco
Comprehensive guide to publications on music from all over the world covering all document types: articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, electronic resources, and reviews. 1967 to present
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RISM (International Inventory of Musical Sources): Series A/I and A/II

  from RĂ©pertoire International des Sources Musicales
A comprehensive annotated guide to music manuscripts. Series A/I (Individual Prints Before 1800), documents printed music published between 1600 and 1800 that holds the work of a single composer. Series A/II (Music Manuscripts after 1600) an international, annotated bibliography, which aims to document the world's musical sources of manuscripts or printed music, works on music theory, and libretti. Records contain bibliographic information, manuscript locations, musical incipits, and bibliographic citations.
Search Series A/II on the EBSCO interface
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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries

  from Alexander Street Press
Streaming audio files documenting the world's musical and aural traditions such as spoken word, natural and human-made sounds. Includes many genres, such as folk song, children's songs, oral histories, protest and labor songs, poetry, etc.
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