Using this Guide:
This research guide is designed to help music majors, minors, and Blair Academy students find information related to their individual area of study. The guide is organized primarily by instrument families (example: pages for bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone appear under woodwinds); voice has a sub-page featuring resources for diction, texts, and translations. Use this guide to find:
- Call number ranges for browsing for repertoire
- Journals specific to discipline
- Recommended books
- Recommended pedagogy, exercises, etudes, and excerpt materials
- Musician wellness resources
If you need help locating sources, repertoire, or answering a performance or research question, email Kate Linton the Music Librarian for Instruction and Outreach.
Call Number System Breakdown
The Music Library uses the Library of Congress Call Number System to organize and locate scores and books on the music library book shelves. The call number is a combination of letters and numbers. It can be found on the spine or the front cover of the score or book and acts as an address to the material. In music, we have three specific sections indicated by the first letter(s).
- M = notated music or scores
- ML = literature on music
- MT = instruction and teaching resources (method books, etudes, pedagogy, etc.)
Digital Scores
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Henle Campus Edition This link opens in a new window
Digital catalog of music scores in an app available on iPad and Android tablets.
• Users need to register for an account at https://www.henle-library.com/en/campus-edition
• After registering, download the Henle Library app on your iPad or tablet (note: the app is not available for phones).
• Users must revalidate their account every 3 months to maintain access. If an account is not revalidated, all data associated with that account will be lost. -
nkoda This link opens in a new window
Sheet music subscription service that can be accessed via app on your phone, tablet or desktop. To get started, download the app on the preferred device(s) and follow the nkoda sign in instructions.
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Music Online: Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new window
Full, study, piano, and vocal scores encompass all major classical musical genres and time periods from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
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Digital Scores LibraryThe Digital Scores Library collection is comprised of those digital-only scores directly owned by the Vanderbilt Libraries. Permissions may vary, but many can also be downloaded and/or printed.
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Recent Researches in Music Online This link opens in a new windowContains scores and partbooks published in Recent Researches in Music series for Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th/20th centuries, American (including MUSA) and Oral Traditions.
Streaming Audio and Video
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Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio service of the complete recording catalogs of the Naxos label and numerous other labels. The main genres covered are classical, world, folk, jazz, and Chinese music.
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Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new windowStreaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts, and documentaries.
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Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall This link opens in a new window
Virtual concert venue: live streams, concert archive, movies, and interviews.
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Blair Performance Archive This link opens in a new windowStreaming audio database containing recordings of Blair performances with their corresponding programs, masterclasses, and lectures held in the Wilson Music Library archives.
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Medici.tv This link opens in a new window
Classical music channel offering broadcasts of concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes.
For access to more streaming audio and video services, visit this Music Library page, https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/music/finding-music-resources/streaming/
