Research Guides: Carillon Resources: Other Online Resources

Dissertations & Theses

Below are some electronic resources that will assist you in finding dissertations and theses related to the carillon.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Descriptions, sometimes with full text, of doctoral dissertations & master theses from US, UK, Canada, Ireland, etc.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
Indexes international scholarly literature in all genres of music, as well as music education, theory, therapy, and ethnomusicology.

Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online
DDM-Online contains bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory and ethnomusicology as well as in related musical, scientific and humanistic disciplines.
Access: Open to all users.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Combined catalog of 360+ million items of all kinds (books, periodicals, videos, maps, etc.) in 25,000+ libraries worldwide.

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Searches across multiple Oxford reference resources (The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music). Authoritative standard for English-language music dictionaries, providing biographies, definitions of terms, works lists, etc.
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments This link opens in a new window
Provides extensive coverage on worldwide musical instruments, instrument makers, and the cultural roles of instruments.

RISM International Inventory of Musical Sources
The most comprehensive index to music manuscripts produced after 1600; also indexes pre-1800 musical editions.
World Carillon Federation
International professional organization that aims to defend and promote interests of carillonists and to develop the art of the carillon.
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
Professional organization dedicated to the promotion of the carillon art in North America.
Tower Bells
Resource dedicated to informing the public about almost all aspects of tower bells.
Anton Brees Carillon Library & Bok Tower Gardens Digital Archives
Located within the Singing Tower, which also holds the Bok Tower Gardens’ carillon, the Anton Brees Carillon Library is considered to be one of the largest collections of carillon-related materials in the world. The Bok Tower Gardens Digital Archives features materials that reflect the history of Bok Tower Gardens as well as collections pertaining to the carillon.
A Century of Women and the Carillon
Resource dedicated to showing the global reach that women carillon players, composers, writers, builders, and philanthropists have exerted over the past century in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand through written histories, photographs, video and audio, and interactive maps.
War Memorial and Peace Carillons
Resource that provides an overview and description of the war memorial and peace carillons in the world.