Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The SLC Music Library welcomes you to another streaming audio database – American Song.
American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America’s past. The database includes songs by and about:
American Indians
Miners
Immigrants
Slaves
Children
Pioneers
and Cowboys
Included in the database are the songs of:
Civil Rights
Political campaigns
Prohibition
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Anti-war protests [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you checked out Smithsonian Global Sound?
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
It [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, jazz, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for classical music? Here is a database for your listening pleasure!
Classical Music Library is a fully searchable classical music resource of classical recordings. The music moves from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde. There are multiple versions of works to enable comparative. Online reference works such as Grove’s [...]
Posted in Databases, Reference, tagged Databases, jazz, music, off campus access, research consultations on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that Sarah Lawrence now subscribes to an online Jazz database?
The most comprehensive jazz listening collection available online, Jazz Music Library will include thousands of tracks performed by extraordinary artists including:
Benny Carter
Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Dave Brubeck
Dizzie Gillespie
Ella Fitzgerald
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Databases, off campus access on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever find yourself out in the city and off the Sarah Lawrence network with a desperate urge to search Project MUSE? (You’re not alone; this often happens to your Librarians.) It’s easy to use our databases from anywhere. Simply head to our Databases A-Z page. Click on the name of the database you’d like [...]
