Search the Cal State LA Collectionsusing OneSearch
Enter keywords such as a composer's last name and/or word(s) from the work's title. You could also try searching by subject (see below).
If you are looking for sound recordings you should use theAdvanced Searchoption and select "Material Type" = Audio Visual
If you are looking for music scores, enter the composer's name and a word(s) from the title of the work. (For example: Beethoven and Symphony). Once you see a list of results, look under "Refine my results" on the left of the screen and choose "Resource Type" = Scores.
If you want to search by Subject, some of these subject terms might be a good starting point:
composition (music)
conducting
instrumental music
instrumental techniques
jazz
music education
music theory
opera
popular music
singing
vocal music
To view the full Library of Library of Congress Classification outline for Music, CLICK HERE
Searching for Articles
In addition to OneSearch, you may wish to use an Article Database to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles on your topic. Often a database is more subject-focused and provides additional search options/features.
Provides over 20,000 indexed and abstracted journals including 6,600 full-text journals and magazines, nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. PDF content dating back to 1887.
Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Oxford Music Online
The online version of the 29-volume, the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians offers access to nearly 30 thousand articles. The online edition also features links to images, digital sound and related sites.
Provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 1,700 journals and contains more than 1.5 million records. The database includes all data from American Humanities Index plus bibliographic records from a multitude of international journals, books and reference works. This database provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.
Provides access to 10.4 million articles in the subject areas of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. More than 250 journals covered and are available in full text.
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
Music Online is a comprehensive streaming audio collection. It currently provides access to over 900,000 tracks, including over 45,000 unique recordings in the following genres: Classical, Jazz, World, American, and Popular.
Produced by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, this comprehensive music bibliography features citations, abstracts, and subject indexing. It facilitates both focused research and browsing for readers of all levels.
