Research Guides: Music: E-books about Music

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Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin

Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin
Access to the complete five volume set of Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin is limited to two simultaneous users. Purchase of this resource was made possible by the James Muse Anthony Fund for Music Enhancement.

Ebook Central
An e-book database from ebrary that covers all academic subject areas. Create a free e-brary account to download and print PDF versions of chapters of books and download complete copies of books to your desktop for a limited amount of time.
EBSCO eBook Collection
This collection contains a large selection of ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subjects, including arts and humanities, business, literature, social sciences, sciences, and technology. Books range in audience level from basic introductory texts to scholarly monographs. Titles are from a wide range of publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, MIT Press, Oxford University Press, Sage Publications, Springer, Wiley, and more.
Cambridge Companions Online
Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, composers, musical genres, topics, and periods. Now includes access to several performing arts journals.
DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
A collection of open access eBooks available as free PDF downloads, covering a range of disciplines. All books included in this directory go through a peer review process. Many items are in English, but a number of other languages are represented as well. Terms and Conditions
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository which provides long-term preservation and access services for content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house partner institution initiatives. The repository includes digitized and fully searchable online copies of public domain and in-copyright books and other publications.
Early English Books Online
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from1473-1700. Includes some musical scores.

A Very Short Introduction series of E-books about Music Topics

Music: A Very Short Introduction
Introduction to themes, styles, and periods of music.
World Music: A Very Short Introduction
Description of musical cultures, indigenous music, and socio-cultural issues.
Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction
Brief introduction to musical cultures and styles of folk music including U.S. as well as countries from around the world
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
Profiles of major styles and artists starting with W. C. Handy and continuing to the 1990s.
Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
Describes musical forms and composers of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods
Film Music: A Short Introduction
Explores techniques, effects, and the history of film in motion pictures.
The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
Includes essays on the structure and evolution of the symphony orchestra as well as issues related to management and the relevance of the orchestra in today's society
Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction
Proposes a definition of the subject and profiles various means used to document the relationship between music and culture
Sound: A Very Short Introduction
Looks at the science of sound and its effects on music and listening.
Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
Discusses the concept of beauty, including its representation and expression in the arts.

Open Access Books

The Path to Funding
This book emerged out coursework at Peabody Conservatory. It covers practical skills like writing mission statements and project descriptions. It also helps artists identify their audience, generate a budget, compile a portfolio, and select potential funders.
Vocal Techniques for the Instrumentalist Singer
Targeted toward instrumentalists learning vocal techniques as part of their Music Education degree.
Music and the Child
Explores developmental links between music and early childhood.
Classical Music Futures: Practices of Innovation, edited by Smith, Peters, and Molina
This volume brings together contributions from a wide range of international academics and practitioners. It traces innovations within classical music practice, showing how these offer divergent visions for its future. The interdisciplinary contributions to the volume highlight the way contrasting ideas of the future can effect change in the present.
Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Publishing, and Copyright by Kathleen DeLaurenti and Andrea I. Copland
Based on coursework developed at the Peabody Conservatory, this book serves as a crucial resource for early career musicians navigating the complexities of the digital era. This guide bridges the gap between creative practice and scholarly research, empowering musicians to confidently share and protect their work as they expand their performing lives beyond the concert stage as citizen artists. It offers a plain language resource that helps early career musicians see where creative practice and creative research intersect and how to traverse information systems to share their work. As professional musicians and researchers, the authors’ experiences on stage and in academia makes this guide an indispensable tool for musicians aiming to thrive in the digital landscape.

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Database Collections of E-books

Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin

A Very Short Introduction series of E-books about Music Topics

Open Access Books