Finding a particular title in Tripod can be done by simply choosing "title" from the drop-down menu and entering the book's title. For example, you can find the Josquin Companion by using a title search. Once you have your results, look closely at the record for useful clues in finding more information. The Josquin Companion, for example, is a collection of essays by different authors. Say you're particularly interested in "Who was Josquin," written by Rob Wegman. Working on the principle that if Wegman wrote one essay on Josquin and early music he might have written other things on similar topics, try clicking on his name to do an author search (you can use this same principle in RILM or Grove too). You'll find we have other books in the trico to which he contributed. Don't forget you can request books from Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore; and if the book you want is checked out, consider EZBorrow instead of a recall - you'll probably get it faster.
Other Tripod search techniques include keyword searching (try Este and music* for example) or subject searching. Subject headings are created by librarians when they catalog materials - they choose pre-determined terms used all over the country to describe what the book is about. While you probably won't memorize subject headings, you can use them effectively by finding a book in the catalog you're interested in, and then clicking on the subject headings used to describe that book. For example, when looking at Music in Renaissance Ferrara, I find the subject heading Music -- Italy -- Ferrara -- 15th century -- History and criticism. Clicking on this will pull up related books in the catalog, some of which may be directly related to your topic. Other subject headings to consider:
Music France
Music England
Music 15th century
Music 16th century
When looking for scores or sound recordings, remember to limit your search to one of those options. When searching for scores, don't forget to browse through to see if "works" is part of the results. Often individual pieces will not be cataloged, but they should be in the composer's complete works.
When searching for sound recordings, you can do both author or keyword searches, limited by sound recordings. Sometimes sound recordings are titled "Songs.Selections," in which case you should look at the recording's contents to see if the piece you're searching for is there. In looking for sound recordings, remember that we have several online listening options as well, and some of your results may say "e-music."
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Using Grove and RILM:
Oxford music online
Contains Grove Music Online! Covers all topics related to music, including musical instruments, compositional forms and scientific topics. Biographical entries cover composers, performers and writers. Offers links to related sites including sound archives.
Grove's online interface was updated earlier this year. When searching, unless you uncheck the boxes for the Oxford Dictionary and Companion to Music, you will get results from all three sources. When looking at a record, for example, Josquin des Prez, you'll see that the entry is in multiple sections. The first part of a biographical entry is the biography, followed by narrative about the composer's works and style, followed by a bibliography. Clicking on the article author's name in the upper left of the entry will give you citation information for the article. By clicking on the final section of text in the entry and scrolling to the bottom of the page, you can find the names of all who contributed to the article.
The second tab, the works list, requires careful study to fully understand. Always read the explanatory text at the top first as it will help you decipher the works list. For example, the Josquin list indicates that there are several editions of Josquin's works, and gives the abbreviations for those sources. Then, by looking down at the works list, you can find out where in those editions a piece is. For example, the Missa ‘Hercules dux Ferrariae’ is in volume 2.17 of the Smijers edition, and is forthcoming in volume 11.1 of the New Josquin edition (or rather, was forthcoming when the article was written, it has since been published). The remarks tell you a little more about the work: this mass was based on a solmization motto and there are canons in both the Pleni sunt section of the Sanctus and in the Agnus Dei.
The multimedia tab offers examples, sometimes pictures or transcriptions, and sometimes audio files, related to the main entry. The related content tab provides links to other entries in Grove related to the main entry.
Grove's online interface was updated earlier this year. When searching, unless you uncheck the boxes for the Oxford Dictionary and Companion to Music, you will get results from all three sources. When looking at a record, for example, Josquin des Prez, you'll see that the entry is in multiple sections. The first part of a biographical entry is the biography, followed by narrative about the composer's works and style, followed by a bibliography. Clicking on the article author's name in the upper left of the entry will give you citation information for the article. By clicking on the final section of text in the entry and scrolling to the bottom of the page, you can find the names of all who contributed to the article.
The second tab, the works list, requires careful study to fully understand. Always read the explanatory text at the top first as it will help you decipher the works list. For example, the Josquin list indicates that there are several editions of Josquin's works, and gives the abbreviations for those sources. Then, by looking down at the works list, you can find out where in those editions a piece is. For example, the Missa ‘Hercules dux Ferrariae’ is in volume 2.17 of the Smijers edition, and is forthcoming in volume 11.1 of the New Josquin edition (or rather, was forthcoming when the article was written, it has since been published). The remarks tell you a little more about the work: this mass was based on a solmization motto and there are canons in both the Pleni sunt section of the Sanctus and in the Agnus Dei.
The multimedia tab offers examples, sometimes pictures or transcriptions, and sometimes audio files, related to the main entry. The related content tab provides links to other entries in Grove related to the main entry.
RILM abstracts of music literature
Provider: CSA
Covers material published in music and various other fields as they relate to music. Records appear in over a hundred languages. The majority of citations include abstracts. Articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, Festschriften, films, and videos are all covered by RILM. Concert reviews, recording notes, and pedagogical manuals if they are of scholarly interest.
Note: For some reason, RILM and the Find It! button do not always work well together. If the find it button says we don't have it, it's probably still worth a look in Tripod to make sure.
Note: For some reason, RILM and the Find It! button do not always work well together. If the find it button says we don't have it, it's probably still worth a look in Tripod to make sure.
Using Modern Editions:
It's best to look at the works list in Grove first to see what volume contains the piece for which you're looking. Collected works are on the fourth tier of Magill in the M3s. Below are examples of collected works held in the Trico - the old and new Josquin editions. If the collected work you need is at Swarthmore and you can't request it online, come see me and I'll make arrangements for access.
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