Music Subject Guide

Top Article Databases

  • International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
    Citations and abstracts for articles in peer-reviewed and other music periodicals. Subject Coverage: Music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition.
    Chadwyck
  • Music Index
    Citations from 640+ international music periodicals. Includes classical and popular music topics, book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries.
    Covers articles published 1979 - 2000.
  • RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
    Citations and abstracts of articles on historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, music therapy.
    Covers: 1969 - present
    Ebsco
    RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
  • RIPM : Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals
    Database contains citations to articles written in the 19th century. Subjects include music history and musicology.
    Ebsco
    RIPM : Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals
  • International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)
    Database of citations, abstracts and some full-text for articles in peer-reviewed journals and other performing arts periodicals.  Subject Coverage: Dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, opera, performance art, entertainment industry, and more.
    Coverage varies; Some titles begin mid-1990s; Some, early 1900s.
    Chadwyck

Other Articles Databases

  • Academic Search Complete from EBSCO
    Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
    Coverage: 1990 - current
    Ebsco
    Academic Search Complete
  • Arts and Humanities Citation Index via Web of Science
    This Web of Knowledge database contains citations to 1,100 arts and humanities journals. Search by subject, author, and journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article specified by the searcher.
    Covers: 1975 - present