Research Guides: A Guide to Music Resources: Music Reference

Music Reference

IPA Source
IPA Source contains International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. The goal of IPA Source is to promote the comprehension and accurate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera in order that the singer may imbue each syllable with the appropriate emotional content.

Oxford Music Online (aka Grove Music Online)
The Oxford Dictionary of Music
Grove Music Online
The Oxford Companion to Music
Performing Arts Reading Room - Library of Congress
Opera and Ballet Primary Sources
ASCAP - ACE Title Search
ASCAP created the dial-up ACE System in 1993 as a useful tool for music professionals. It was a well-received industry innovation then, and now we are extremely proud to make an enhanced World Wide Web version of this Database available.

The Database contains information on all compositions in the ASCAP repertory which have appeared in any of ASCAP's domestic surveys, including foreign compositions licensed by ASCAP in the United States. As ASCAP's new registration format is rolled out,
BMI -Repertoire Search
The information contained in the Repertoire gives users the ability to search BMI information based on song title, writer name, artist/performer or publisher name. One of the main features is the ability to conduct searches on partial information. Just type in as much as you know, and let the Repertoire do the rest! Each screen within the Repertoire will provide you with a User Guide button. The FAQ button transfers you to these instructions.