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Music

Call Number Ranges for Music

780 Music

781 General Principles and musical forms

782 Vocal music

783 Music for single voices

784 Instruments and Instrumental ensembles and their music

785 Ensembles with only one instrument per part

786 Keyboard, mechanical, electrophonic, percussion instruments

787 Stringed Instruments (Chordophones)

788 Wind instruments (Aerophones)

The databases below are recommended for your music classes and cover topics on music appreciation, the origins and musical components of jazz and the contributions of its major artists, and the history of Rock music from the early 1950’s to the present.

See Database Tutorials for assistance. To search all databases, visit the Resources tab on the library's homepage and use Search Everything.

When prompted, enter your RCC login, to access a database from off campus.