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Guides to Music Writing and Research

A Guide to Library Research in Music. by Bayne, Pauline Shaw.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .B29 2008
A Short Guide to Writing about Music. 2d ed. by Bellman, Jonathan D.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .B4 2007
How to Write about Music: The RILM Manual of Style. 2d ed. by Cowdery, James R.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .H68 2006
Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music. by Herbert, Trevor.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .H537 2009
Writing about Music: A Style Sheet, 3rd ed. by Holoman, D. Kern.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .W75 2014
Music Research: A Handbook, 3rd ed. by Sampsel, Laurie J.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 113 .S28 2020
Writing about Music: An Introductory Guide. 4th ed. by Wingell, Richard J.
Call Number: Music Reference: ML 3797 .W54 2009

General Writing Guides

The Modern Researcher. 6th ed. by Barzun, Jacques, and Henry F. Graff.
Call Number: Music Reference: LB 2369 .B28 2004
The Craft of Research. 3d ed. by Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams.
Call Number: Music Reference: Q 180.55 .M4 B66 2008
The Elements of Style. 4th ed. by Strunk, Jr., William.
Call Number: Music Reference: PE 1408 .S93 2000
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. by Williams, Joseph M.
Call Number: Music Reference: PE 1421 .W5461 1995
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. by Zinsser, William.
Call Number: Music Reference: PE 1429 .Z78 2001

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Subjects: Arts

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