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- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new windowContains global music references and ethnomusicology basics with individual reference volumes for major world regions.
- Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre This link opens in a new windowEntries ranging from 1900 to present day about popular music, performers, theatrical trends, and more.
- International Encyclopedia of Dance This link opens in a new windowContains entries written by scholars from fifty countries about all areas of dance, including dance styles, choreography costumes, and music.
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music This link opens in a new windowEntries covering all periods and genres of popular music, trends, record labels, and festivals from 1900 to the present.
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and PerformanceCovers the history of theater from around the world, including technical aspects, dramatists, directors, opera, radio and television.
- World Encyclopedia of Puppetry ArtsOver 1,000 articles covering puppetry techniques, history of puppets, characters, and writers.
- Dictionary Plus Performing ArtsA recently published, ongoing dictionary about types of performing arts, genres, performers, and companies.
- The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments This link opens in a new windowLargest, most comprehensive reference on musical instruments with coverage on their builders, performance, manufacturing, and history.
- Oxford Dictionary of Dance This link opens in a new windowEncompasses world dance with an emphasis on dance performance in theater.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowGateway to Grove Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music and the Oxford Companion to Music. Outlines the history and culture of music around the world in over 51,000 articles.
- The Oxford Dictionary of PlaysOver 1,000 entries about plays, providing basic information like plot, cast, setting, and dates of performance.
A History of World Theater by Call Number: 808.2 B542 tS59 (Hatcher Library)Examines the history of theater in Islamic civilizations, Indonesia, India, East Asia, Greece and Rome, in the Byzantine Empire and Europe of the Middle Ages across all genres until the Baroque period.
The Performing Arts: Music and Dance by Call Number: Ebook OnlyAnthology of essays about various performing arts from across the world, like Vietnamese folk songs, Armenian dances, and the Zulu Ngoma music.
Dancing from Past to Present by Call Number: GV 1601 .D36 2006 (Music Library)Collection of ethnographic essays examining the role of dance in shaping cultures and national identity from various regions, such as Indonesia, India, and Macedonia.
Voices of Forgotten Worlds: Traditional Music of Indigenous People by Call Number: ML 3545 .V6511 1993 (Music Library)Covers indigenous performers and music traditions from across the globe, including the Tuva, Aboriginal Australians, and Inuit peoples. Includes eighty photographs and a CD with field recordings of music.
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Subjects: Arts, International Studies