RECORDINGS - Music & Theatre - Research Guide - Research Guides at Eastern Kentucky University

STREAMING AUDIO

For classical music, first try Naxos Music Library.

Musopen
Browse music by composer, performer, instrument, period or form. Includes recordings, sheet music, and textbooks for free, without copyright restrictions.
Naxos Music Library
NML is the world's largest online classical music library covering world music, jazz, film music, nostalgia, classic and contemporary rock. Streaming access to more than 23,990 CDs with more than 341,300 tracks.
Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
Public Domain 4U
Historical music recordings available for educational purposes.
Songs of America
Users can listen to digitized recordings, watch performances of artists, and view sheet music, manuscripts, and historic copyright submissions online. Includes biographies, essays and curated content, interactive maps, a timeline and teaching resources offering context and expert analysis to the source material.

SEARCHING

To learn how to search our EKU CD collection consult the Finding Music Resources FAQ.
As an example, here are the search results for Beethoven violin sonatas. (This was an Advanced Search in which Beethoven's name was typed into the first search box, as the author, and "violin sonata" was typed into the second search box, as keywords.)

FINDING

Our CDs are part of a closed collection, and so the location for each CD (on your results list) will say Main Library Storage.
For a CD you want, click on the title, then choose Access options - Request it. The library staff will get your CD, send you an email letting you know it's available, then you can pick it up at the main library's help desk.

Contact:

Greg.Engstrom@eku.edu
Main Library, 204K
859/622-6273

Subjects: Art & Design, First Year Writing, Music, Theatre