String Resources
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 to see what issues are available through which electronic resource.
Below are journals directly related to the viola that you can access at the Music Library. For more articles about the viola, also consult journals related to string instruments in general.
Journal of the American Viola Society
ML 1 .J894
Die Viola
ML 5 .V79
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 viola. 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.
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Music Periodicals DatabaseIndexes over 375 scholarly and popular music periodicals from more than 20 countries with full text for recent articles from 42 of these periodicals.
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JSTORProvides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
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Music IndexThe 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.
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Project MUSEProvides full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating.
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RILM Abstracts of Music LiteratureInternational bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines classified by topic. Includes citations and abstracts for articles, dissertations and more.
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RIPM Retrospective Index to Music PeriodicalsInternational 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 U-M users (through validated sign-on).