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 - If off campus use the Off Campus Database Subject list.
Enter full SCC email address (yourusername@sccsc.edu) in the username field and portal password in the password field, then select subject category from the top of the page.

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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