Dictionaries

Opera

• The concise Oxford dictionary of opera [print]
• Dictionary of opera [print]
• A Dictionary of opera characters [print]
• International dictionary of opera [print]
• The New Grove dictionary of opera [print]

Music (general)

• The concise Oxford dictionary of music [print or online]
• The Harvard dictionary of music [print]
• The language of twentieth century music: a dictionary of terms [print]
• Music abbreviations: a reverse dictionary [print].
• Musical terms, symbols and theory: an illustrated dictionary [print]
• Oxford dictionary of music [print or online]

Bibliographies and guides to music research

• American music librarianship: a research and information guide [print]
• Canadian music and music education: an annotated bibliography of theses and dissertations [print]
• Ethnomusicology: a guide to research [print or online]
• Information sources in music [print]
• Music in Canada: a research and information guide [print]
• Sourcebook for research in music [print or online]
• Women in music: an encyclopedic biobibliography [print]

Biographical dictionaries

• Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians [print or online]
• Baker's biographical dictionary of twentieth-century classical musicians [print]
• Contemporary composers on contemporary music [print]
• Grove book of opera singers [print]
• A guide to 20th-century composers [print]
• From convent to concert hall: a guide to women composers [print]
• The Harvard biographical dictionary of music [print]
• International encyclopedia of women composers [print]
• The world of twentieth-century music [print]

Encyclopedias and music guides

• The complete companion to 20th century music [print]
• The concise Garland encyclopedia of world music [print]
• Encyclopedia of music in Canada [print]
• Grove book of operas [print or online]
• The new Grove dictionary of jazz [print]
• The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians [print]
• The new Grove dictionary of musical instruments [print]
• The Oxford companion to music [print or online]

Guides to recorded music

• The Blackwell guide to recorded contemporary music [print]
• The Penguin guide to jazz on CD [print]
• The Penguin guide to recorded classical music [print]