Research Guides: Percussion Resources: Other Online Resources

Dissertations & Theses

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

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Descriptions, sometimes with full text, of doctoral dissertations & master theses from US, UK, Canada, Ireland, etc.

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.

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).
WorldCat
Includes over 179 million citations to books, periodicals, sound recordings, videos, musical scores, archival materials and much more representing the holdings of most libraries in North America and some in Europe.
Access: Limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

Percussive Arts Society
Professional society that provides interactive resources and experiences in percussion education, performance, and research. The site includes information about the organization, its publications, conventions and activities and offers links to education and research resources.
Percussion Room
The Percussion Room offers information and solutions to percussionists and everyone interested in percussion and orchestras, including part assignments.
The Orchestra: A User's Manual (Percussion)
Information about percussion and links to percussion-related websites.
Drummerworld
Drummerworld was created 15 years ago by Bernhard Castiglioni in Switzerland. His intention is to spread the word and show younger drummers and students the masters at work - from the beginnings to the present.
Oxford Music Online
Searches across multiple Oxford reference resources (The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music) covering all aspects of music, including biographies, definitions of terms, musical examples, lists of works, links to audio and more.
Access: Limited to authorized U-M users (through validated sign-on).

The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd edition, is the largest, most comprehensive reference publication on musical instruments of the world. It provides greatly expanded coverage of instruments from around the world and their builders, with special attention to electronic and experimental instruments, the human body as an instrument, the history and techniques of instrument design and manufacture, performance practice, and the scholars whose work has shaped our current understanding of musical instruments.
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