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Welcome to the Music History Guide
This guide is designed to get you started on your research for Music History courses at Cairn University.
The resources listed in this guide are just a sampling of the resources available through the Masland Library. Use the resources here to help you get started, and then dig deeper into the library catalog and databases.
After viewing this Guide, the Student will be able to:
What do you need?
If you want to just browse the Masland Library shelves for books related to Music History use the call number ranges below.
| Call Number Ranges | |
| Music | M1-5000 |
| Instrumental Music | M5-1480 |
| Vocal Music | M1495-2199 |
| Literature on Music | ML1-3930 |
| Dictionaries. Encyclopedias. | ML100-109 |
| General works | ML159-161 |
| By period | ML162-197 |
| By region or country | ML198-360.6 |
| Biography | ML385-429 |
| Composition and performance | ML430-458 |
| Instruments and instrumental music | ML459-1380 |
| Musical Research | ML3797-3799.5 |
| Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music. | ML3800-3923 |
| General works | ML3800 |
| Psychology | ML3830-3840 |
| Aesthetics | ML3845-3877 |
| Criticism | ML3880-3915 |
| Social and political aspects of music | ML3916-3918 |