Library recordings are on the 2nd floor, near the RESERVE/MEDIA DESK. Recordings have a 1 week (plus 1 renewal) checkout period. We recommend you BRING YOUR OWN HEADPHONES to use in the Library.
To find MUSIC RECORDINGS in the library catalog, LIMIT your search to the format: CDs or DVDs/VHS. Consult Finding Music in the Library Catalog for further information.
PROGRAM NOTES describing the music usually come with each recording. If you need more information about a particular musical piece, consult How To Find Information About A Musical Composition.
REVIEWS of music recordings are included on the following web sites:
Allmusic
Amazon.com Music
Barnes & Noble.com Music
Tower Records.com
Magazines and newspapers also review music recordings. Consult Music Article Searches. Also check for high quality music recordings in:
Exploring the World of Music 12 videos + 1 manual.
Video MT 7 E96 1998
History of Musical Instruments. DVD series.
(Check online catalog for listings)
Howard Goodalls big bangs: turning points in music history. 5 videos.
Video ML 160 .H69 2000
Man and Music. DVD series.
(Check online catalog for listings)
Music in Time. DVD series
(Check online catalog for listings)
Music, Memories & Milestones. 4 videos.
Video D 421 M87 1988
(good for examples of popular music from the 1930's - 1960's; for scores with music and lyrics from the same time periods, check the online catalog for listings under The Decade Series)
Norton Recordings . 8 compact discs. To accompany The Enjoyment of Music (Machlis - 9th ed. and Norton Scores
Compact Disc MT 91 N677 2003 (v.1 - Gregorian Chant to Beethoven)
Compact Disc MT 91 N6771 2003 (v.2 - Schubert to the present)
Many of the collections listed below have accompanying booklets with descriptive commentary that are kept at the RESERVE/MEDIA DESK.
JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance. 30 DVDs.
DVD M 1627 J93 1990
JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Africa. 3 DVDs.
DVD ML 3760 J832 1996
JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas. 6 DVDs.
DVD M 1627 J94 1995
JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Europe. 2 DVDs.
DVD ML 3580 J832 1996
Beats of the Heart (series)
(check online catalog for listings)
Music and Society (series)
(check online catalog for listings)
Our Musical Heritage Series. video series
(check online catalog for listings)
Rough guide. CDs accompany books.
(check online catalog for listings. LIMIT search to CDs/Cassettes/Videos/ DVDs)
Songlines. [world music periodical] CDs accompany each issue
Compact Disc ML 156.4 W63 S66
Conductors
Art of Conducting: the Greatest Conductors of the 20th Century. 3 DVDs
DVD MT 85 A78 2003
Country
Heroes of Country Music. 3 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 .H47 1996
Folk
Alligator Stomp: Cajun & Zydeco Classics. 4 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1668.8 A44 1990
Folk Song America. 4 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1629 F683 1991
The Folk Years. 4 compact discs.
(check online catalog for listings)
Repercussions: A Celebration of African-American Music. 4 videos.
Video M 1930 R4 1984
Troubadours of British Folk. 3 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1738 .T76 1995
Troubadours of the Folk Era. 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1629 .T76
Gospel
History of Gospel Music. 3 videos.
Video ML 3187 T62 1997
The Rough Guide to Gospel
Compact Disc M 2198 R68 2002
Jazz
Blues Masters. CDs and DVDs.
(check online catalog for listings)
Jazz. 10 DVDs.
DVD M1366 .J378 2000
Jazz Heroes. videos
(check online catalog for listings)
Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz . 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1366 S65 S65 1987
Musical Instruments
Early Musical Instruments. 6 videos.
Video ML 462 E2 1976
History of Musical Instruments. DVD series
(check online catalog for listings)
Pop/Rock
AM Gold. 8 compact discs.
(check online catalog for listings)
Broadway! A Musical History. 5 videos.
Video ML 1711 B76 1988
The Disco Years. 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 D58
History of British Rock: The British Invasion. 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 B74 1991
History of Rock 'n' Roll. 10 videos.
Video ML 3534 H58 1995
In Yo' Face: History of Funk. 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 I55 1993
Music, Memories & Milestones. 4 videos.
(good for examples of popular music from the 1930's - 1960's; for scores with music and lyrics from the same time periods, check the online catalog for listings under The Decade Series)
Video D 421 M87 1988
Now That's What I Call Music. compact discs
(check online catalog for listings)
Rock Roots: The History of American Pop Music.
DVD ML 3534 R625 1991
Roots of Rhythm
DVD M 1830 R66 2001
Soul Hits of the 70s. 15 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 S678 1991
Super Hits of the 70s. 5 compact discs.
Compact Disc M 1630.18 .H374 1990
Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects Library. 60 compact discs.
Compact Disc PN 2091 S6 B22 1997
Danette Cook Adamson
dcadamson@csupomona.edu
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