Research Guides
Research guides are always a good place to go when beginning to dig deeper into a topic. Unfortunately, there aren't as many for world music as one might wish. Still, these two, particularly the first, should be excellent starting points.
- Ethnomusicology: a guide to research - Post, Jennifer C.
Call Number: ML128.E8 P67
This book was published in 2004 so it won't cover items published in the past five years or so, but it does have a lot of helpful information for the early stages of research. It has good information on specific geographic areas. - Reference materials in ethnomusicology - Nettl, Bruno
Call Number: ML128.E8 N38R31967
This book is from the late 1960s and as such is fairly dated. However, it might have good information if you want to do historical research and many of the contents are still valid. - The music and dance of the world’s religions : a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of materials in the English language - Rust, Ezra Gardner.
Call Number: ML128.S17 R87
This book focuses specifically on music tied to religious practices. It covers many different religions and world regions.
A Guide to the Guide
Ethnomusicology can be difficult to research. It covers a wide variety of topics and, unlike historical musicology, doesn't have a widely accepted central canon of well-known works. It can also involve difficulties of language, geography, and cultural differences. However, this guide should help you navigate the resources available in the library and if you need more help, please ask a librarian!
To help you more efficiently navigate within this LibGuide, here is an outline of the topics covered on each page:
Where to Begin?
-Research Guides
Journal Articles
Recordings
-Streaming Audio
Reference Tools
Text (and other) Books
Searching the Catalog
-Subject Headings
-Country Codes
Instruments
-Resources
-Images
Teaching World Music
-Books
Interdisciplinary
Tools
-Anthropology
-Area Culture Studies
Field Work and Theory
-Blogs and Other Online Tools
-Field Work
-History and Theory
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This guide created by Lindy Smith, Spring 2009.
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