Research Guides: Organ Resources: Articles & Periodicals

Selected Periodicals

The Music Library subscribes to periodicals and journals in both print and online formats. Each journal below is linked directly to its record in the Library Catalog click to see which volumes are available. If the Library Catalog states that a title is available online, click "Show All Online Resources" and under to see what issues are available through which electronic resource.

Below are some journals related to the organ that you can access at/through the Music Library.

The American Organist
Call Number: ML 1 .M4112
The Diapason
Call Number: ML 1 .D54
The Organ
Call Number: ML 5 .O65
The Organ Yearbook
Call Number: ML 5 .O66
Organists' Review
Call Number: ML 549.8 .O743
Ars Organi
Call Number: ML 5 .A78
The Tracker
Call Number: ML 1 .T76
Journal of the Organ Historical Society
ISO Journal: The Magazine of the International Society of Organbuilders
Call Number: ML 5 .I6521
Choir & Organ
Call Number: ML 5 .C55
L'Organo
Call Number: ML 5 .O67
L'Orgue
Call Number: ML 5 .O69

Selected Online Resources For Articles

Below are a few of the main electronic resources that will assist you in locating periodical and journal articles related to the organ. To explore other electronic resources available, you can browse all online databases and online journals by subject or see an overview of library resources related to music.

Organs and Churches of Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic
This collection contains photographs of historical pipe organs in Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic. Most of these images have appeared in the book "Sacred Spaces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire," written by Bela and Jan Feher. The book reflects a conscious effort to represent both the church/venue and the organ. The collection is sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Renaissance Liturgical Imprints: A Census (RELICS)
This collection contains over 16,000 liturgical titles printed in Europe between 1450 and 1600 and is designed for musicologists studying organ and choral music, art historians searching for named engravers and artists, general historians studying aristocratic patronage, scholars of poetry, and specialists in church history and early printed books.
Music Periodicals Database
Indexes over 375 scholarly and popular music periodicals from more than 20 countries with full text for recent articles from 42 of these periodicals.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
International bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines classified by topic. Includes citations and abstracts for articles, dissertations and more.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals)
International annotated bibliography of writings on musical history and culture, found in music periodicals published in 17 countries between approximately 1800 and 1950. Treating primary source material, RIPM indexes the content of complete runs of journals, including articles, reviews, news columns, miscellaneous items, surveys of the press, bibliographies, iconography and advertising.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
JSTOR
Provides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
Music Index
The single most comprehensive subject-author guide to music periodical literature. The Music Index online coverage spans from 1973 to the present and contains surveyed data from 850 international music periodicals from over 40 countries.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
Project MUSE
Provides full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).