Find Music

Reference Sources

Grove Music Online (through Oxford Music Online) This link opens in a new window
Principal starting place for music research. Covers all styles, periods, and geographic regions. Part of Oxford Music Online.

CDs, LPs

Physical media often contains a wealth of information about the recording often not found on the internet or streaming services. CDs circulate to students for 3 days.

Find CDs and LPs through Library Search and check out at the main Library Services Desk. d

CD indicates a compact disc.
DISC indicates an LP phonodisc (vinyl).
DVD-Lend indicates a DVD that can be taken out of the library.

Streaming Music

Naxos Music This link opens in a new window
Stream audio from over 100 different labels. Includes western classical music, jazz, world music, and other genres. CD notes are provided for titles with an “About this recording” link.
Alexander Street Press Music Online: Listening This link opens in a new window
A streaming music database comprising of a wide variety of music: classical, American song, jazz, popular, contemporary world music, and historical world music from the Smithsonian Folkways label. Many albums are also discoverable via Library Search, but not all.

Free on the Web

Live Music Archive
From archive.org, "an online public library of live recordings."
Audio Archive
Also from archive.org, contains music and spoken word files.
National Jukebox
Historical recordings from the Library of Congress.