Music and Recordings
Search Cruzcat to find recordings in the library's collection. Limit an advanced search to material type AUDIO MUSIC or AUDIO SPOKEN for a more exact search.
Library sites with streaming music:
Electronic database of approximately 50,000 digital music tracks by African Americans. In order to play sound files, Mac and Windows computers need Macromedia Flash Player. In addition, Windows computer users need Microsoft Windows Media Player.
Alexander Street Press
Searchable database of online music recordings that will contain 50,000 tracks from America's past. The database will include songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more.
Alexander Street Press
Database of classical music recordings, with digital audio selections cross-referenced to a database of supplementary reference information.(Mac and Windows computers need Macromedia Flash Player. In addition, Windows users need Microsoft Windows Media Player.)
Alexander Street Press
Online recordings of music
Online streaming music from Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo collections including Classical, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Includes liner notes and other textual information, and options to create playlists.
Digital streaming online Jazz music from Fantasy catalogue and Naxos Jazz. Works may be searched by featured artist(s), disc / song title and catalogue number. Technical requirements are given at the site.
The Repertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) is an index and guide to music manuscripts produced 1600 -1850. Also contains the Bibliographic Citations Database, referring to thematic catalogs and other secondary sources cited in RISM Series A/II.
Mainly 1600-1850
Digital recordings of over 35,000 tracks of world music and sound recordings from the archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. To play, Mac and Windows computers need Macromedia Flash Player. In addition, Windows users need Microsoft Windows Media Player.
Alexander Street Press
Searchable and browsable electronic sheet music.