Down Beat
Writing about Music
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2016 Writer's MarketCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference PN161 .W83ISBN: 1599638401Publication Date: 2014Pages 565-566, Music Consumer -
Music Business Handbook and Career GuideCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference ML3795 .B33 2013ISBN: 1452242208Publication Date: 2012Pages 465-466, Critic/Journalist/Editor -
Magazines for LibrariesCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference Desk Z6941 .M23ISBN: 1600306454Publication Date: 2013Pages 594-596, Popular Music & Music Reviews -
The New Grove Dictionary of JazzCall Number: Hatfield Reference ML102.J3 N48 2001ISBN: 1561592846Publication Date: 2003Volume 3, pages 1068-1079, Appendix 1: Bibliography -- Periodicals
Music Reference Books
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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansCall Number: HAT 2d Floor Stacks ML 100 .N48 2001ISBN: 0195170679Publication Date: 2004This is also available online as Grove Music Online. -
Classic Jazz: The Musicians & Recordings that Shaped Jazz, 1895 - 1933 by Call Number: Hatfield Reference ML3508 .Y38 2001ISBN: 0879306599Publication Date: 2001Pages 114-115, Alberta Hunter -
All Music Guide to Jazz: The Expert's Guide to the Best Jazz RecordingsCall Number: Hatfield Reference ML156.4.J3 A45 1998ISBN: 0879305304Publication Date: 1998Pages 147-153, Dave Brubeck -
Jazz: The Rough GuideCall Number: Hatfield Reference ML102.J3 C325 1995ISBN: 1858281377Publication Date: 1995Page 60, Terence Blanchard -
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicCall Number: Hatfield Reference ML102.P66 G84 1998ISBN: 1561592374Publication Date: 1998
Reference Books
Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
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Emily Post's EtiquetteCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference BJ1853 .P6 2004ISBN: 0066209579Publication Date: 2004Pages 35-42, Dealing with Rudeness -
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular CultureCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference E169.1.J3 2013ISBN: 1558628479Publication Date: 2013Volume 4, pages 187-190, Pop Music -
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual HistoryCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference E169.1.O945 2013ISBN: 9780199764358Publication Date: 2013Volume 2, pages 21-26, Music: Popular Music -
American CounterculturesCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference HM647 .A44 2009ISBN: 0765680602Publication Date: 2009Volume 3, pages 741-742, Village Voice, The -
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social JusticeCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference HM671 .E53 2007ISBN: 141291812XPublication Date: 2007Volume 3, pages 1228-1230, Rock Bands and Activism -
Class in AmericaCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference HN90.S6 C564 2007ISBN: 0313337195Publication Date: 2007Volume 3, pages 710-712, Rock 'n' Roll -
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and SocietyCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference HT1521 .E63 2008ISBN: 1412926947Publication Date: 2008Volume 3, Pages 1121-1123, Rap: The Genre -
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The United States and CanadaCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference ML100 .G16 1997ISBN: 0824049446Publication Date: 2000Volume 3, pages 705-715, The Music Industry -
Encyclopedia of Gender in MediaCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference P96.S5 E53 2012ISBN: 1412990793Publication Date: 2012Pages 240-242, Music: Underrepresentation of Women Artists -
The Oxford ThesaurusCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference PE2832 .U7ISBN: 0195073541Page 309, Noise -
Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American SlangCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference PE3727.N4 M34 1994ISBN: 0670852643Publication Date: 1994 -
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American LiteratureCall Number: Hatfield Library Reference PS153.M56 G74 2005ISBN: 031333062XPublication Date: 2005Volume 3, pages 1131-1136, Jazz
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