Reference books are a good place to start...

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians REF ML100 .N48 1980 
The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians REF ML100 .T47 1964 
The Great Composers, I and II REF ML390 .C7185 1990 
The Encyclopedia of Opera REF ML102.O6 E6 
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music REF ML100 .P4 1989 

To search for books...

Library catalog: UNICORN
        Suggested subject terms:  Beethoven, music

Full text books online: eBooks

Online Encyclopedias

To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the A-Z database list

Gale Database (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)

(Full Text Music Journals in Infotrac: 19 Century Music,American Music, Billboard ,Classical Quarterly,Down Beat,Journal of Music Teacher Education, Music and Letters, Music Perception, Music Trades, Pop Music, Pop Music and Society,Teaching Music )

Internet sites...

New York Public Library Music Resources on the Web
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/mus.resources.html

Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Center
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/record/

National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org

The All Music Guide (Popular Music)
http://www.allmusic.com/

Metropolitan Opera, New York City
http://www.metopera.org/home.html

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
http://www.nyphilharmonic.org/

Boston Pops--Boston Symphony Orchestra
http://www.bso.org/

The Classical Music Navigator
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/

DMOZ.ORG--Open Directory Project Classical Music Directory Links
http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/C/Classical/

Billboard Music
http://www.billboard.com/bb/index.jsp

A-Z Lyrics Universe
www.azlyrics.com

Lyric Find.com
http://www.lyricfind.com

Leo's Lyrics
http://www.leoslyrics.com

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