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MUSC 103: Music, Meaning, and Society

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Background Information

American folklore : an encyclopedia Online as well as Ref. GR101 .A54 1996 in library
North American folklore (American and Canadian), excluding the folklore of Native Americans.
 
Web access to 2004 edition of Ethnomusicology : a guide to research.  Updated print 2nd ed. of Ethnomusicology : a research and information guide. ML128.E8 P67 2011 ref.  Introduces print and web-based sources and research resources published primarily in the last decade. Sources organized by topic and geographic region.

American Musical Traditions ML3551 .A53 2002 5 vols.

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, covers Native American, African American, British Isles, European American, Latin American and Asian American musical traditions and influences.
 
Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Ref. ML102 .P66 C66 11 vols.
v. 1. Media, industry and society. v. 2. Performance and production. v. 3. Caribbean and Latin America. v. 4. North America. v. 5. Asia and Oceania. v. 6. Africa and the Middle East. v. 7. Europe. v. 8. Genres : North America. v. 9. Genres : Caribbean and Latin America. v. 10. Middle East and North Africa -- v. 11. Genres: Europe.
Encyclopedia of African American music Ref. ML101 .U6 E53 2011 3 vols.
Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles, and its role in American cultural history.

The Encyclopaedia of music in Ireland  ML101.I73 E53 2013 2 vols.

Irish musical experience across recorded history and document Ireland's musical relations with the world at large. 

Latin music : musicians, genres and themes ML101.L38 L37 2014 2 vols.

Topics on Latin music and Latino culture, including musical instruments, record cover art, festivals and celebrations, the institution of slavery, feminism, and patriotism. Covers the music, traditions, and history of more than two dozen countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, and Venezuela.

The rough guide to world music ML102 .W67 W67 2006-2009, 3rd ed. 2 v.

v. 1. Africa & Middle East. v. 2. Europe, Asia & the Pacific.
Undergraduate research in music : a guide for students ML3797 .Y68 2018

World music : the rough guide ML102 .W67 W67 1999 2 v.

A-Z on the music, musicians and recordings of: v. 1. Africa, Europe and the Middle East; v. 2. Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific

Essential Reference

Freely accessible.The English and French print versions are subsumed by The Canadian Encyclopedia and updated online by Historica Canada. Authoritative reference for researching the music of Canada. See specific topics such as "marius barbeau" or the chapter on Ethnomusicology in general.
 

Encyclopedia of Native American music of North America .  Music Ref. ML102.N37 K45 2013

Documents the varied musical practices among North America's First Peoples, both historically and in the modern context.