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Overview

Welcome to the Libguide for Music. Here you will find links to useful resources to assist you in your Music courses. If you are interested in learning more about PC's Music Department, please click here.

Music Books

Music Call Numbers

Class M- Music

Subclass M1-M5000: Music

Music Printed or Copied in manuscript, Collected works of individual composers, Instrumental music, Vocal music, Folk, national and ethnic music, Hymnals, Unidentified compositions etc.

Subclass ML1-ML3930: Literature on Music

Periodicals, Serials, Special collections, Festivals, Programs, Scrapbooks, History and Criticism, Manuscripts and Manuscript studies, Music Librarianship, Music trade, Musical research etc.

Subclass MT1-MT960: Instruction and Study 

Music study abroad, Music theory, music in special education, Conducting, Score reading and playing, Tuning, Instrumental techniques, Singing and Vocal techniques, Musical theater and Music in theater etc.

Music Databases

Music Magazines and Journals

Billboard Magazine:It publishes music pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres.

Downbeat Magazine: Over the decades, DownBeat has instructed, recommended, criticized, praised, condemned, advocated and, in the aggregate, honored the most dynamic American music of the twentieth century. Millions have been led to records and artists on the strength of a DownBeat review, news tip, or profile. It has shaped young tastes in need of guidance and challenged older ones in need of a wake-up call.

Rolling Stone Magazine: It publishes music news, charts, lists, album reviews, artists you need to know, songs you need to know, pictures, features, live reviews, and videos.

Library Information

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