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A research guide for finding music in various formats in the Gilmore Music Library and beyond, and for beginning research on music.

Welcome

Welcome to the Music Research Guide. In this guide, you'll find: 

  • Information about our collections to help you with your research and study
  • Tips on searching for music scores, recordings, books, articles, and more
  • Recommended online resources with streaming audio & video, scores, articles, and information about music, that you can access 24/7
  • Important resources for starting your research that are not yet available online
  • Special collections pertaining to music: Music Special Collections (archives, manuscripts, and rare editions), Historical Sound Recordings, Oral History of American Music (audio and video interviews), and other collections
  • Where to ask for help

Fall 2023 Updates

Music Research Starting Points

Introduction to Collections: Irving S. Gilmore Music Library

The Gilmore Music Library is where you will find the most of Yale's music collections as well as staff to help you use them.

Top Resources

Music Librarian for Access and Research Services

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Suzanne Lovejoy
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Contact:
ML104, Music Library, Sterling Memorial Library
Office hours 10:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekdays
(203) 432-0497
Subjects: Music

Why is this guide so complex?

  • We have a very large research library, one of the largest music libraries in the world
  • Our students, faculty, and other researchers are working in different areas and need different types of resources
  • Our resources include not only books and articles about music, but also recordings, videos & DVDs, scores, manuscripts, archival collections, and online resources of all these types.
  • We hope that the arrangement of tabs and boxes within pages will help you to quickly find the section you need now. 
  • We're always willing to make changes - drop us an email with your suggestions (musiclibrary@yale.edu)