LibGuides: Music Resources: Search SCC Library Collections

SCC Library Collection (books, articles, e-books, textbooks, media, and more)

Search the SCC collection of 42,000+ print books, 170,000+ eBooks, textbooks, journal articles, and 18,000+ streaming films from the library homepage. Also search MOBIUS (27 million books) and request books from other Missouri colleges and universities. Alternatively, use the interlibrary loan (ILL) request form to request books from libraries all over U.S.

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Call Numbers for Music Resources (print books):

The SCC Library Classic Catalog/Locate provides a call number and location for each item. Consult these call numbers and subject headings related to music resources organized according to the Library of Congress Classification System. View an example of how to read a call number.
Class M, for music, is subdivided into three main sections:

M notated music (scores)
ML literature of music (books about music, such as biographies, histories, discographies, thematic indexes, etc.)
MT musical instruction and study (method books, studies and exercises intended for pedagogical use (as opposed for concert use), treatises, books on music theory, music-appreciation textbooks (even those with extensive musical examples), etc.; includes scores and books).

Additional subclasses within the main ranges of classes for music:
M 1-5000 - Instrumental Music: Solo and Ensembles
M 1495-2199: Vocal Music
ML 1-3930: Literature on Music
ML 1-5: History and criticism
MT 1-960: Musical Instruction and Study

In Focus: Naxos Music Library

Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library offers an unrivalled breadth of classical music recordings for on-demand streaming, featuring millions of tracks, including latest releases added weekly. Alongside the recordings there are supplementary materials such as biographies, liner notes, curated playlists and a plethora of educational resources. Access through its mobile apps is also available.

More about Naxos Music Library:

Content:

Complete catalogues or selected recordings of over 940 recording companies such as New York Philharmonic, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Supraphon, EMI, and more.
More than 40,000 composer and artist biographies
Libretti of over 65 and synopses of close to 1,000 operas
Pronunciation guide for musical terms, composer and artist names
Interactive dictionary with music examples
Aural training exercises of 11 levels of difficulty, from basic to advanced.

Features:

Easy-to-use keyword search
Advanced search enables search by 14 different categories, including playing time, year of composition, label, instrument and category
Students of subscribing institutions can create their own playlists
Professor playlists for different assignments and courses
Static URL to album, work, track and playlist can be placed in teaching resources or sent by email.

Video tutorial: Introducing the Naxos Music Library
A general overview of the database (1:21 min).

Databases (streaming videos)

Academic Video Online
Use a keyword search, or browse the categories under "Music & Performing Arts" (under CHANNELS), which include: American music, classical music, dance, film, jazz, popular music, theater, ballet, master classes and more (https://video-alexanderstreet-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/channel/music-performing-arts).
Films on Demand
From Films for the Sciences and Humanities, this database offers thousands of full-length streaming videos and clips.
Kanopy
Access thousands of documentary and independent films which can be added to your course.

Databases (journal articles, ebooks)

Academic Search Premier
Scholarly/peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources.
Humanities International Complete
This database includes all data from Humanities International Index (more than 2,300 journals and more than 2.9 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases. Not all articles are full-text.
Screen Studies
Screen Studies offers a broad range of content, including books, screenplays, and overview articles. It is a resource for students engaged in research and learning in film history, theory, and practice. The topic of FILM MUSIC production is also covered.
Film and Television Literature
A comprehensive database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Also includes Variety movie reviews from 1914 to present and over 36,300 images from the MPTV Image Archive.
Biography in Context
Contains biographical information on contemporary and historical figures. It merges Gale's reference content with periodicals and multimedia organized into a portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.
IPA Source (International Phonetic Alphabet)
IPA Source is an extensive library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts, with over 12487 titles.
Oxford Music Online
Offers access to multiple music reference resources with Grove Music Online as its cornerstone. It also contains The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music as well as other Oxford and Grove reference sources.