Lewis & Clark Libraries: Music : Start Here

Bach, Johann Sebastian. 6 Brandenburgische Konzerte, no. 6 (BWV 1051), 1721. Autograph manuscript in the collection of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Am.B 78

Listen to Eleonor Bindman's 2018 two-piano transcription of the Brandenburg Concertos in Naxos Music Library (log in required)

Using this Guide

Welcome to the Music Research Guide, designed to help Lewis & Clark students with research in musicology, ethnomusicology, and performance.

Questions? Please ask Erica!

Key Resources for Music

Oxford Music Online
Access Grove Music Online through Oxford Music Online to find authoritative and scholarly articles on composers, styles, musical forms, and more.

Contains searchable articles about all aspects of music. It is the 2nd edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music, the standard and largest comprehensive music encyclopedia. The print volumes are available in the reference area of Watzek Library. It also includes The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Naxos Music Library
Streaming music, mostly classical.

Includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo, and Dacapo catalogues, with almost nine hundred labels represented in total. The library currently contains more than 2 million tracks. See separate Jazz and World databases for additional coverage.
Naxos Music Library: World
Naxos Music Library World offers a wide range of World music, from legendary historical musical performances to contemporary world music.

Recordings of over 32,000 artists are represented, spanning 150 countries and 1,500 cultural groups. Also includes select recordings from the Smithsonian Folkways catalog.

Music Librarian

Erica Jensen

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Watzek 239

503-768-7387

Subjects: Art History, English Literature, Music, Studio Art, Theatre & Dance