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

Music Databases

Humanities International Complete
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.
JSTOR
Academic Search Complete

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.
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Introduction to the New EBSCOhost
Basic Search on the New EBSCO User Interfaces
EagleSearch

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)
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS®
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

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.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text

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.

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

opens new windowmusic history AND ( antiquity or "early music" ) [in multiple databases]
opens new windowDE "MIDDLE Ages" AND music [limited to scholarly/peer reviewed; in Humanities International and Academic Search Complete]
opens new window( 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.

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

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

opens new windowmedieval 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]
opens new windowwestern "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]