Music Library Holdings
Printed materials (books,
periodicals, printed music) 142,979 volumes
Sound recordings (CDs, LPs and 78
rpm recordings) : 62,768 albums
Video recordings: 1,231 tapes and
discs.
The Music Library contains a
collection of
printed music, sound and visual recordings, and writings about music
and dance. We also provide access to databases
and electronic resources
supporting music and dance research. The collection reflects the
research and performance interests of the Music and Dance Department
faculty and students.
Our principal strength lies in our
broad and
deep collection for the study of Western art music. This includes
extensive holdings on early music performance practice, with a special
focus on historical keyboard instruments. This collection encompasses
literature on performance practice, numerous early-instrument
recordings, microfilms, scholarly editions, rare source materials in
the Rare Book Room (Music Locked Press) and scholarly facsimiles in the
Music Special Collections. We have also developed substantial holdings
in American musical theater and opera. In addition, we collect heavily
in twentieth and twenty-first century music of Europe and the United
States, including electronic music, and music by Cornell composition
alumnae.
We hold substantial collections
of world
music, with strengths in Indonesian music, African field recordings,
Brazilian popular and folk music, and Middle Eastern music. We have
substantial holdings in blues, rhythm & blues, boogie-woogie,
and
jazz, supporting undergraduate teaching in these areas. In addition, we
hold extensive runs of Folkways and Smithsonian Folkways recordings.
(See the New and Notable
CD/DVD list for more details on recent audiovisual
acquisitions.)
We strive to be responsive to the
needs of the
research and teaching conducted by Music Department faculty and
graduate students, and by faculty outside the Music Department who need
to draw on music resources. For questions relating to music library
holdings, please contact Bonna
Boettcher.
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Music
Library, Cornell University
Updated: 7 May 2010
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