Music: Top Resources
Subject guide for music research, including databases, scores, audio/video
Last Updated: Jun 27, 2025 3:03 PM
Top Databases and Online Resources
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GROVE Music Online This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative resource for music research that includes full content from the second editions of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 2nd ed., New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and partial content from the second editions of The Grove Dictionary of American Music and The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Music Index This link opens in a new windowResearch database with indexing, abstracts and some full text of music-related articles. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY ONLY
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Oxford Companion to Music This link opens in a new windowOffers articles on composers, performers, conductors, individual works, instruments and notation. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Oxford Dictionary of Music This link opens in a new windowSupplements Grove's more extensive coverage with content geared toward undergraduates and general users. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowSingle cross-search access to Grove Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of Music and Oxford Companion to Music. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Open Access Music ResourcesUniversity of Colorado Boulder guide to Open Access Music resources. Courtesy of Stephanie Bonjack Music librarian - Waltz Music Library
In-Library Resources
We highly recommend using the Catalog to search for scores located in the Music Library.
New Titles at the Music Library
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New AdditionsA list of newly available items in the Music Library's collection; scroll up or down for other UB Libraries collections and locations.
