Writing in Arts and Music

Links
Online Catalog Search Tips
Books

See also:
MLA Style Guide


This guide lists starting points for locating information about academic writing and on-the-job writing in the fields of music, performing arts, and visual arts. For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.
 

Links

American Composers Forum

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers

Composer Resources Links

MLA Style Guide (A Squires Library Subject Guide)

Screenwriting Organizations Links
 


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Online Catalog Search Tips

To locate books and media about writing in music and the arts, conduct a basic subject search in the library's online catalog  for any of the following subject headings:

ACADEMIC WRITING
ART CRITICISM
ARTS
- RESEARCH
AUTHORSHIP
COMPOSITION (MUSIC)
COPYRIGHT - MUSIC
DANCE
- RESEARCH
JINGLES (ADVERTISING SONGS)
LYRIC WRITING (POPULAR MUSIC)
MUSIC APPRECIATION
 

MUSIC TRADE
MUSICAL ANALYSISMUSICAL CRITICISM
- AUTHORSHIP
MUSICOLOGY
POPULAR MUSIC
- WRITING AND PUBLISHING
REPORT WRITING
Songwriting. See POPULAR MUSIC - WRITING AND PUBLISHING
SOUND RECORDING INDUSTRY
SOUND RECORDINGS


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Books

MLA Style

See also MLA Style Guide (A Squires Library Subject Guide)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. By Joseph Gibaldi. Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
Ref. LB2369 .G53 2003 - shelved at Reference desk

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
Ref. PN147 .G444 1998

Arts

The Arts in a New Millennium: Research and the Arts Sector. Praeger, 2003.
Greenwood eBook

Artwriting. By David Carrier. University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.
NetLibrary eBook

Researching and Writing in the Humanities and Arts. By Christine A. Hult. Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Circulating - AZ186 .H85 1996

Music

All You Need to Know about the Music Business. By Donald S. Passman. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
Circulating - ML3790 .P35 2000

A Guide to Musical Analysis. Harmonie Park Press, 1992.
Circulating - MT6 .C665 G8 1992

Guidelines for Style Analysis. Harmonie Park Press, 1992.
Circulating - MT6 .L146 G8 1992
Most recent edition on reserve at Circulation Desk as of 9/25/07

Irvine's Writing About Music. Demar Irvine. Amadeus Press, 1999.
Circulating - ML3797 .I79 1999
NetLibrary eBook

The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis. By Jane Piper Clendinning. W. W. Norton, 2005.
Circulating - MT6 .C57 2005

Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide. Prentice Hall, 2002.
Circulating - ML3797 .W54 2002
 


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