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Music Databases



Research Tools

Databases of articles, audio, scores, reference resources, etc.


Database Highlights

Eighteenth Century Collection Online
This database includes:
* Over 180,000 titles (200,000 volumes)
* Includes librettos, books, pamphlets, essays, broadsides and more
* Works published in the UK during the 18th century plus thousands from elsewhere
* Primarily in English - also includes other languages

Opera in Video
Opera in Video will eventually contain 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon.

American Song
Streaming audio sound recordings relating to American history in song and spoken word. Contains songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys, and others.

articles    Journal Articles Databases


cd    Audio Databases
    see also Free Sound Recordings Resources Online.

scores     Classical Scores Library
    see also Free Scores Online and Free Sheet Music Collections

encyclopedia    Reference Tools: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.


videos    Videos


database    Interdisciplinary databases (that include music)


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If you need a general introduction to conducting
music research at Yale, please consult our introductory
research guide
.