Subject Guides: Music: Ethnomusicology

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Combine terms related to region or ethnic group to search by Subject; see Subject Headings for Ethnic Music.

Ethnomusicology Research

Ethnomusicology research is typically multidisciplinary and many non-music resources may prove valuable for your research. Some UAL Subject Guides that you may find useful include:

Essential Ethnomusicology Resources

Ethnomusicology by Jennifer Post
Call Number: ML 128 E8 P67 2004
The Study of Ethnomusicology by Bruno Nettl
Call Number: ML 3798 N47 2015
Ethnomusicology: a Very Short Introduction by Timothy Rice
Call Number: ML 3798 R53 2014
Thinking Musically by Bonnie C. Wade
Call Number: ML 3798 W33 2013

Library Databases

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music This link opens in a new window
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Ethnomusicology This link opens in a new window
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Oxford Music Online (formerly Grove Music Online) This link opens in a new window
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Canadian Encyclopedia Online This link opens in a new window
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Smithsonian Global Sound This link opens in a new window
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It includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels. It also includes music recorded around the African continent by Dr. Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University as well as material collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE), sponsored by the American Institute for Indian Studies.
Contemporary World Music This link opens in a new window
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This database is a complementary database to Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries - it includes a blend of contemporary and traditional world music recordings from many labels throughout the world. The focus is concentrated on contemporary genres, such as fusion and world beat.

Web Resources