A list of e-resources available at the Library of Congress can be found in the e-resources online catalog. Narrow your search to “Music and Performing Arts” to access a list of resources specific to that subject area.
E-Resources & Databases
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African Sheet Music External The African American Sheet Music Collection consists of music by and relating to African Americans, from the 1820s to the present day, and consists of approximately 6,000 items. It includes songs from the heyday of antebellum blackface minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. It includes numerous titles associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom' s…
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African Books Collective External African Books Collective (ABC) is an African-owned mission-based distribution outlet for books published independently in Africa. The publishers from across the continent who are part of the collective have over its 30 year history contributed some 3000 titles, which continue to be available in print. Over 2000 of these are available digitally on this platform and new titles will be added regularly. The publishers…
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Allmusic External The Allmusic website was created in 1995 as a place for music fans to indulge their passion. Whether you’re visiting Allmusic to look up an out-of-print recording, to get a take on a new release, or simply to explore the world of music and see where it may lead, you’ve come to the right spot. All genres and styles of music are covered here,…
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Archive of Popular American Music External Database of catalog records describing the holdings of the UCLA Music Library's Archive of Popular American Music, a research collection covering the history of popular music in the United States from 1790 to the present. Catalog records include digital images of sheet music covers. Browsing indexes include name, title, cover art subject, and date. Advanced search indexes include keyword, title, description, composer or lyricist,…
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Chasanoff/Elozua "Amazing Grace" Collection This database is the online catalog of the Chasanoff/Elozua "Amazing Grace" Collection at the Library of Congress, which comprises more than 3000 published recorded performances of the hymn "Amazing Grace" by different individual musicians or musical ensembles. The collection, compiled by Allan Chasanoff and Raymon Elozua, is undoubtedly the largest such collection of a single musical work in the recorded sound collection of the…
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Contemporary Music Score Collection External The Contemporary Music Score Collection is published by the UCLA Music Library. The collection includes the digital, open access scores from the Contemporary Score Edition series, the first open access edition of new music published by a library, and scores from the Kaleidoscope 2020 Call for Scores, an open access collaboration with the UCLA Music Library.
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Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volumes I and II External Dance in Video: Volume I lays the foundation for the study of dance in all its forms with 500 hours of content in modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and more. Films feature many of the greatest dance companies and performers worldwide, including Agnes de Mille, Mark Morris, Lestor Horton, Anna Sokolow, Anthony Tudor, Jose Limon, Paul Draper, and Chuck Green. Dance in…