Library Guides: MUS-205 History &amp; Literature of Music I: Articles

Search Examples

Use a variety of database and search expressions to locate relevant resources. Most databases provide limiters or filters to refine results. The examples below include keyword and subject searches, along with a variety of search strategies. Keywords can be descriptive terms from your thesis statement.

Examples:

TOPIC: Music in the Middle Ages...and before

music history AND ( antiquity or "early music" ) [in multiple databases]
DE "MIDDLE Ages" AND music [limited to scholarly/peer reviewed; in Humanities International and Academic Search Complete]
( middle ages or medieval or 13th century or 14th century ) AND ( music OR art ) AND ( influence or impact or effect or affect ) [limited to scholarly/peer reviewed; in Humanities International and Academic Search Complete]

TOPIC: Social and cultural influences of the medieval period

TOPIC: Explore background and articles of a composer in the Middle ages.

DE "MIDDLE Ages" and composer (Note: Humanities International uses the subject term "Middle Ages" for medieval period.)
Hildegard von Bingen [in Music Library (Alexander Street), for articles and music]
Hildegard von Bingen [in Credo Reference, for background information]
(ZP "von bingen, hildegard") [In Humanities International, go to Indexes > Person > von Bingen]
Hildegard von Bingen [in AVON, for videos]

TOPIC: Explore Christian/biblical perspectives or worldview of music and art in the Medieval Period

medieval AND ( music or art or iconography ) AND ( Christian or Bibl* ) [in ATLA Religion, Academic Search Complete, Humanities International, Religion & Philosophy Collection; limiters: full text, peer reviewed]
western "middle ages" AND ( music or art ) AND TX ( Christian or Bibl* ) [in ATLA Religion, Academic Search Complete, Humanities International, Religion & Philosophy Collection; TX search the full text; limiters: full text, peer reviewed]

Music Databases

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
The gateway to Grove Music Online.
Full-text articles on composers, performers, conductors, instruments, forms and genres, individual works; allows cross-searching across multiple music reference resources. Sources include Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford Dictionary of Music, Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Note: maximum of 3 simultaneous users
More database information from Oxford
Grove Music Online User's Manual
Music Library This link opens in a new window
This database is a collection of digital resources for the study of music. Includes peer-reviewed articles, music scores, video presentations of various works.

Supplemental Databases - Music

Research your topic using EagleSearch discovery tool or search individual music databases listed below. Use the limiters to get a list of full text and peer reviewed articles.

EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS® This link opens in a new window
Example: DE "Music -- Historiography." Use the Thesaurus to browse and view subjects, or search using keywords.
Full-text journals provided by American Theological Library Association (Atla) in many diverse areas of religion and theology. Coverage from over 30 different countries with content in 16 languages. Content includes sacred texts, world religions, interfaith dialogue, contextual and systematic theology, denominational history, ethics, etc.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Citations to journal articles and eBooks will link to full-text if ORU has access to that resource.
Instructions on how to set up ORU Library on Google Scholar is found on the
Technical Helps LibGuide or in "How to add ORU Library to setting in Google Scholar" pdf.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present and includes scholarship in archaeology, anthropology, sociology, world history, military history, women's history.
More database information from EBSCO.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Example: DE "Music history" limited to peer reviewed. To refine the results, add keywords to the search or use the subject limiters in the database.
TIP: Click "Thesaurus" in the top blue menu bar. In the Browse text box, key in music history, and then click Browse. Try setting the result display to "Relevance Ranked."
Full-text content covering all aspects of humanities including articles, interviews, book reviews, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, etc.
More database information from EBSCO.

Biography Databases

To find biographies of musicians or influential persons, search general and subject database with the person's name and other keywords like biography, history, influence, etc. Try a subject or index search for the person's name.

AVON: Academic Videos Online This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive collection of academic videos curated across many disciplines such as business, theater, counseling, health, history, music and many more. Our subscription allows for limited public screenings (as long as no admission is charged and is viewed on ORU campus), includes permission for classroom showings and ability to embed into D2L. Content includes documentaries, interviews, feature films, news programs, demonstrations, raw footage, etc. More information and tutorials from ProQuest.
Link to Volume IV and to Volume V, The Symptom Media Collection of the Counseling and Therapy in Video series.
Link to more than 215 Nursing Channels.
Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Bloom's Literature provides biographical information on authors, most studied works of literature, a Character index, featured videos, a Shakespeare Center, strategies for writing essays, resources on literary themes, poems, timelines, and well over 5,000 images.