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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
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You can find lots of
useful tools and
resources via the link
at the top of the page…
…for example
the Opera
Indexes,...
…Music
Timelines,…
…links to Playable
Musical Examples…
The Oxford Index
underbar at the
bottom
of the page
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you to
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extend
your search
many others.
to other related
content published
by Oxford
University Press.
The Advanced
search will help you
with more complex
searching, for
example when you
want to find a
group of people
born in a particular
year.
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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?
Further help
If you want to find out more, you can
•
take a guided tour
•
read about the site
•
look for a live online demo
•
email us at [email protected]
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