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The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library

SEARCH, QUICK-LINKS, RESEARCH HELP
MUSIC RESEARCH: ARCHIVES, CATALOGS, GUIDES, HELP
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NEW! Download the Public Domain Song Anthology: With Modern and Traditional Harmonization. Edited by David Berger and Chuck Israels. Charlotteville, VA: Aperio Press, 2020. Or use the PDF below:

Public Domain Song Anthology

MUSIC RESOURCES

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ALL MUSIC DATABASES

MUSIC INDEXES

MUSIC REFERENCE: Grove Music Online

MUSIC RESEARCH GUIDES

eBOOKS:

Cambridge Companion Core series (music titles): all Cambridge Companions Core ebooks
JSTOR has also made its library of online books available for free. There are quite a few music-related titles. The music librarian at Ball State University created this alphabetical list of music-related titles that are available through JSTOR.