Transcript Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Online Resources
from Oxford University Press
This presentation gives a brief description of
Oxford Music Online
It tells you
• what Oxford Music Online is
• how it can help you
• how to look for information in it
The presentation will take about 5 minutes
The multi-award winning
Grove Music Online is the
ultimate authority on all
aspects of music
You
can restrict
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Music
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Music
Online
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Oxford Companion to
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contains
Music. over 50,000
articles, and 21,000
biographies, covering
music of all types, time
periods, and countries.
If your subscription
includes the Encyclopedia
of Popular Music, you will
be able to access it
through this page.
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To search for a musician, a
composer, a style of music, a
piece of music, an instrument
or a festival simply type the
name into the box at the top
right.
This is the introductory
paragraph to the article on
Stravinsky. Use the section
headings below to navigate
the article.
You can see a catalogue
listing of a composer’s
published works by clicking on
the Works tab.
As well as printing and
emailing the article, you can
simply cut and paste the
citation information.
You can find lots of useful
learning resources via the link
at the top of the page,…
…such as timelines…
…and Topical Guides.
Practice
Now you have had a brief introduction, why not
explore for yourself? Have a go at finding the
answers to these questions.
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Who wrote the opera Lakmé?
Where was Sir Edward Elgar born?
How many operas did Giuseppe Verdi write?
What musical instrument did Joah Bates play?
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• take a guided tour
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