Music: By Subject Subject Guide
Composers
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Books about Composers
Biographies, ML 410, alphabetical by composer; research guides and thematic catalogs, Ref ML 134.
Biographical Information GuideAn in-depth guide to finding biographical information at WMU libraries with an extensive list of print and online sources.
Contemporary Composers
Ref ML 390 .C66x
Good articles about a selected number of composers. Includes work lists and bibliographies. More info
Renaissance and Baroque Music Chronology: ComposersTimelines of composers and music history, twelfth through eighteenth centuries. Links to other sites.
Research Guides and Bio-Bibliographies
ML 134 in Music & Dance Library Reference
A good place to begin research. These have biographical information and list books, articles, and other writings about composers and their works. Some include recordings and other formats.
Thematic Catalogs
ML 134 in Music and Dance Library Reference
These sources list a composer's works, often with the opening phrase of music, information on manuscript sources, published editions, and sometimes bibliography.
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