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Alexander Listening

Music online gateway

African American music, American song, classical music library, contemporary world music, and much more

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Alexander Reference

the gateway to Alexander Street Press’ music reference databases

African American music reference; classical music reference library; classical scores library; and an Encyclopaedia of World Music.

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Encyclopaedia of Popular Music

The most authoratative source of information on popular music

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is invaluable for a wide range of users from school pupils to non-specialist music lovers, from musicians to professionals in the media.

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Film Indexes Online

These hree databases are cornerstone resources for research in film

The result of distinguished partnerships with the British Film Institute, the International Federation of Film Archives and the American Film Institute

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Grove Art Online

The ultimate authority on visual arts

The multi-award winning Grove Art Online is the ultimate authority on all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, from prehistory to the present day

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Grove Music Online

From classical to hip-hop, and baroque to the blues

The multi-award winning Grove Music Online is the ultimate authority on all aspects of music worldwide

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Performing Arts Online

Search two renowned indexes simultaneously

The International Index to Music Periodicals and International Index to the Performing Arts brought together in one site

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Play Index

Search tens of thousands of plays

The online version of a popular reference in libraries since 1949, Play Index lets users search tens of thousands of plays by useful criteria

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