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MU 122: Language of Music

This guide will help you locate resources related to musical styles, time periods, and musical pieces, and get started on your research.

Books

Below you will find a selection of books and e-books available at the Jennings Library.

You can find a list of additional recommended books here:

MU 122 Book List

E-Books

Music in the Classical World: genre, culture, and history

A Student's Guide to Music History

Music and Literature in German Romanticism

A Companion to European Romanticism

Music in the Nineteenth Century

Reclaiming Late-Romantic Music: singing devils and distant sounds

Reference Books

The Oxford Dictionary of Music

Heritage of Music

The Harvard Dictionary of Music

The Great Composers and Their Works

Classical music: an introduction

New Penguin Dictionary of Music

The Norton-Grove Dictionary of Woman Composers

Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music

Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period