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Keyboard Resources

Subject Terms

How to Search the Catalog

On the online library catalog page, change the drop-down menu to "Subject" and use any of these terms.
These are the Library of Congress classification terms, which organize library materials by subject.

Clavichord

Harpsichord

Harpsichord Instruction and Study

Harpsichord Music

Keyboard Harmony

Keyboard Instrument Music

Keyboard Instrument Music History and Criticism

Keyboard Instruments

Piano

Piano Bibliography

Piano Construction

Piano Ensembles

Piano History

Piano Instruction and Study

Piano Methods

Piano Music

Piano Music 1 Hand

Piano Music 4 Hands

Piano Music Analysis Appreciation

Piano Music Bibliography

Piano Performance

Piano Quartets

Piano Quintets

Piano Studies and Exercises

Piano Trios

Helpful Links

Call Numbers for Keyboard Scores

Clavichord music	M20-M25
Clavichord concerto	M1010-M1110
Organ music	M7
Piano	M6-35
Piano concertos	M1010-M1110
Piano 4 hands	M200
Piano trios	M312
Piano quartets	M412

Core Databases

Canadian Music Periodical Index [Government of Canada]
An index of citations to over 37,000 music-related articles dating from the late-19th century to the present day.
Music Online: Classical Music Library [Alexander Street]
A repository of classical music recordings ranging from medieval to modern times.
Music Periodicals Database [ProQuest]
A database of indexed abstracts and full-texts for music periodicals, covering both scholarly journals and popular magazines.
JSTOR [ITHAKA]
A multi-disciplinary full-text database of articles from many scholarly journals. Content available is usually 1-5 years behind the most recently published journal article. Also contains some current journals and books.
Music Index [EBSCO]
An index to publications about music and musicians, including performance reviews, obituaries, periodicals, and book reviews.
Tip: A print version is available in the Music Library reference area (ML 118 .M84).
Naxos Music Library [Naxos Digital Services]
A collection containing almost 2 million tracks of classical music, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music. Notes and biographical information are included with the music.
Met Opera on Demand [The Metropolitan Opera]
Met Opera on Demand offers users instant access to full-length Metropolitan Opera performances, including HD videos from the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series of movie theater transmissions, classic telecasts from the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, and hundreds of radio broadcasts dating back to 1935.
Oxford Music Online (Grove Music Online) [Oxford University Press]
A reference resource covering all aspects of music, including composers, performers, other persons involved with music, terminology, musical genres and forms, orchestras, institutions, and cities and towns with significant musical traditions.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature [EBSCO]
A database providing access to portions of books, international periodical literature, and other music publications.
Tip: The print version is available in the Music Library building reference area (ML 1 I83).

Guide Developer

Resources gathered and guide developed by Jeanette Ojala, WWU Distinguished Student Employee

ojalaj2@students.wwu.edu