Finding music resources & scores for performance

Welcome New Students

Hello,

Are you from School of English, Music or School of Languages and Cultures? I am your subject specialist and you can find my contact details here: Clare Scott

http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/liaison/arts

Are you from Biblical Studies, History, Archaeology or Philosophy? Amy Collins is your subject specialist and you can find her contact details here too: Amy Collins

http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/liaison/arts

You may want to take a look at our Introduction to the Library and Computing Services web page so you can get to know how to use our Library:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/services/new

Amy and I look forward to meeting you in some special Information Literacy sessions as part of your core curriculum this coming semester.

See you all soon, Clare and Amy

RILM - enhancements for Music searches

EBSCOhost the provider of RILM Abstracts of Music literature have updated their site to  make subject indexing searchable within four areas: Names Subjects Instrument Families Countries Try it out. If you need help check out the EBSCO Support site

RILM - Music Database

RILM is a key database that will allow you to search for music literature by topic. Using keywords you can browse abstracts that cover all areas of music including:

• historical musicology


• ethnomusicology


• instruments and voice


• librarianship


• performance practice and notation


• theory and analysis


• pedagogy


• liturgy


• dance


• criticism and music therapy

RILM is available to view via the Library tab in MUSE. Under 'Library eResources' click the link  'Access the Library's subject databases' and use the A-Z table to search for RILM.

You may also want to look at RIPM - Retrospective Index Music Periodical. We currently have trial access to this index which provides access to Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth century music literature.

This trial will be available to registered staff and students of the University of Sheffield until 4th March and we would welcome your feedback. Follow the link above and click on the 'Access arrangements' link in the Quick links box for further details. You may be prompted to log into MUSE.

Music Study Scores NOW at the IC

Welcome back to all Music students - you will probably be glad to know that the STUDY SCORES are now shelved on Level 3 (Green Floor) at the IC next to the IC SCORES. The Music books are still on Level 4 (Yellow). The scores were moved in response to requests from the department so I hope this is helpful to everyone.

Just a reminder about the Music Resources elsewhere:

Western Bank Library: the music books are interfiled with the other 700s in the Reading Room. The CD Collection is available on the wooden shelves in the Main Hall. Please take these across to staff at the counter to have them issued and returned. You may take them and use them in the Information Commons on the open access PCs with headphones but please do not try and return them to the Information Commons.

You may also want to make use of the Naxos service for some recordings

http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/cdfiles/naxos.html

The Collected Scores and Facsimile Scores are shelved down in the Music Store on Level 2 at Western Bank Library along with the Music Reference Books.

If you do have any problems accessing any of the Music Resources please do get in touch with me.

Clare

Victorian Popular Culture database

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Hi,

Especially to those of you studying English, History, Music and Modern Languages. If you have an interest in Victorian Popular Culture  or if you are looking for primary sources to help you with long essays or third year dissertations you might want to take a look at this new resource - available from the Library tab in MUSE under databases. You can find facsimiles and transcripts of beautiful original books, pamphlets, play bills and other ephemera from the world of entertainment, sideshows, circuses etc. Click on the picture to link out to the database and explore.

Good luck with looking for primary sources