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Music Index Online

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The Music Index Online edition features over 1.4 million records. The searchable database is updated quarterly with about 100,000 new records added annually. 

All Branch LibrariesBronx Library CenterSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureSt. George Library CenterStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThomas Yoseloff Business Center
Performing Arts, Music, Recorded Sound and Video
<p>Indexes over 655 international music periodicals, covering a broad range of subjects, including personalities, the history of music, forms and types of music, musical instruments, and computer-produced music; also indexes book reviews, reviews of recordings and performances, and obituaries.</p>
English