Finding Background Information on Modern American MusiciansIf you know or think that a book has been published by or about an artist (i.e. Frank Sinatra) or if the musician is very well known check the CCC Library Catalog.For information on a musician currently in the news try one of the computerized magazine indexes. Enter the artist's name as subject. Selected Music Reference Sources: The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll REF ML102 R6 R64 Jazz People REF ML87 B65 New Oxford Companion to Music REF ML100 N4X New Oxford History of Music REF ML160 N44 The New Grove Dictionary of American Music REF ML106 U6 N48 Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music REF ML102 P66 G84 Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians REF ML105 S67 General Reference Reference Sources for Biographical Information: Biography Index Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia REF CT103 C26 Current Biography Yearbook REF CT100 C8 Notable Hispanic American Women REF E184 S75 N68 Reference Library of Black America REF 185 R44 Black Women in America REF E185.86 B542 Notable Black American Women REF E185.96 N68 Notable Black American Men REF E185.86 N68 Notable Latino Americans REF E184 S75 M435 American Decades REF E169.12 A419 Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History REF E185 E4 The Internet: There are many Internet sites related to music and musicians. Search for the name of the musician you have chosen. Try Google. The Twentieth Century Composers The Modern Era (1900 - 1945) The Conservatory at Humanities Web outlines the rise of post-romantic music, rhythmic, harmonic, and tonal experimentation, and lists major composers with biographies, suggested reading, and additional resources. 20th Century: 1900-Present Introduction to recent compositional work from Essentials of Music. Linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and living or recently deceased composer biographies. A&E Biography Site Internet Public Library - Music Magazine/Information Databases: American National Biography Encyclopedia Britannica General Reference Center Gold |