Background Information on 20th Century Composers
If you know or think that a book has been published by or about an artist (i.e. Aaron Copland) or if the musician is very well known check the CCC Library Catalog.
Hartford Public Library Catalog A large collection of books about musicians.
Other public and academic libraries in Connecticut
Selected Reference Sources:
The New Grove Dictionary of American Music REF ML106 U6 N48
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians REF ML100 N48
New Oxford Companion to Music REF ML100 N4X
New Oxford History of Music, Vol X, the Modern Age 1890-1960 REF ML160 N44
Biography Index
Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia REF CT103 C26
Magazine/Information Databases:
Oxford Music Online includes the Oxford Dictionary of Music,Grove Music Online, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
Encyclopedia Britannica
General Reference Center Gold
American National Biography
Biography Resource Center
The Internet:
There are many Internet sites related to music and musicians. Search for the name of the musician you have chosen.
Google.
The Twentieth Century Composers
The Modern Era (1900 - 1945) The Conservatory at Humanities Web outlines the rise of post-romantic music, rhythmic, harmonic, and tonal experimentation, and lists major composers with biographies, suggested reading, and additional resources.
20th Century: 1900-Present Introduction to recent compositional work from Essentials of Music. Linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and living or recently deceased composer biographies.
IPL2 The Internet Public Library2.
Classical.Net Search the Master Composer List.
A&E Biography Site
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