Comprehensive online encyclopedia devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. Each volume has an overview of a geographic region; a survey of the region’s musical heritage, traditions and themes; and a description of its musical genres, practices, and performances. Detailed photographs show musicians, musical instrument, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies. Other images include drawings, maps, and musical examples for further study. This release includes the entire set of ten volumes. Future releases will contain links to the associated audio examples for each volume.

Print version at Music Library: ML 100 G16 1998 Music Ref.

Contains the full text of the largest and most comprehensive music encyclopedias in the English language, including the twenty-nine-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), the four-volume New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and the three-volume New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd edition).

• Grove Music Online has full-text search capabilities and subject classifications for browsing.
• Articles are written by scholars with subject expertise and include bibliographies pointing to important works of scholarship on the topic.
• Topics include musical genres and forms, musical instruments; places; organizations and institutions; musicology, theory, and criticism; and people (e.g., composers, performers, scholars, librettists, patrons, publishers, instrument makers, and others who influenced or contributed to the world of music).
• Many of the composer biographies include detailed lists of works.
• Many articles include visual examples, Sibelius-enabled musical examples (score and audio clips), and links to Web sites and audio archives.
• Annual updates include new articles and corrections to older articles.

Note: Some of the print equivalents are available in the Music & Dramatic Arts Library (e.g., Music Ref. ML 100 .N48 2001 for the twenty-nine volume New Grove). Consult HOMER, the UConn Libraries' catalog for further details.

Naxos is a prominent producer of today's classical music records. The online service (Naxos Music Library) offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues, plus thousands of titles from other independent labels, including Chandos, BIS, Hungaroton, Hanssler Classic, Bridge Records, First Edition, CPO, Coro, and Wergo. (Some of the historical recordings are not available in the U.S. due to copyright restrictions.)

• Off-campus users: proxy accounts are more reliable than VPN.
• To bookmark Naxos, use this URL: http://uconnecticut.naxosmusiclibrary.com . If you bookmark the URL with the /default.asp after the URL, it will not work.
• The following is explicitly prohibited: Any efforts to "download, copy, burn, capture, re-transmit, stream, record or reproduce the Service [Naxos] by any means or in any form."

Tech notes: Naxos uses Windows Media Player (Mac and PC compatible) embedded in a simple Web interface to stream audio at near-CD quality (64K broadband). See their User Instructions. According to the publisher, the technical requirements for this product are:

• PC users: MS Windows 98SE, 2000, XP with MS IE 6.0 / Mozilla 1.7.1 / FireFox 1 / Netscape 7.1 / Opera 7.53 and Media Player 9-10. Browser Settings: Privacy = Medium, ActiveX controls = Enable, Cookies = Accept, Pop-up Blocker = Off, Sound Scheme = No Sound. Naxos does not work with Netscape 4.x.
• Apple users: Mac OS X 10.2.8 / OS X 10.3.5 with MS IE 5.2 / Mozilla 1.7 / Netscape 7.1 / Opera 7.53 / Safari 1.0 and Media Player 9; or OS 8.6-9.0 with MS IE 5.1 and Media Player 7.1. Browser Settings: Privacy = Medium, Cookies = Accept, Sound Effect = No.

Your Internet connection will determine the streaming rate you can choose. A higher Internet bandwidth will permit better sound quality. The minimum requirements are:

• DSL or ISDN for 64Kbps streaming (near CD quality)
• Dial-up connection for 20Kbps streaming (FM quality)

Notes:

• Off-campus users may not be able to access Naxos; the proxy works for Mac users and some Windows users. VPN has worked for some Windows users but not all (log into the VPN to test), but access has not been reliable. The Libraries staff are working with the vendor and University ITS to resolve these issues.
• Naxos times out after 30 minutes; you'll be asked to click at the end of the period to stay logged on, otherwise the connection times out, and you have to start over.

• Naxos Music Library is updated monthly (200 new CDs annual minimum, average 36/month in 2006).
• In Naxos Music Library, find music by browsing a list of composers or categories, or keyword search by composer, work title, genre, country, period, year of composition, instrument, music category, performer, or a combination of terms.
• Another way to find Naxos recordings is to search HOMER, the UConn Libraries' catalog. Find and display a musical work?s description, then click on "connect to the recording." Note: not all NML recordings are listed in HOMER; additional descriptions will be added as they become available.
• Most recordings display the original CD covers and include complete track lists. The Naxos and Marco Polo label recordings include liner notes.
• Supporting textual materials includes glossary, pronunciation guide, opera synopses and libretti, music fundamental terms, repertoire, and histories.
• Instructors can create "play lists" for their students or provide links from other Web pages or documents to specific CDs or tracks. See Naxos Instructors' Guide: Playlists & Links (PDF).

For more information, contact the Music Librarian or Access Services Supervisor.

We subscribe to three collections at Oxford, all via the Boston Library Consortium. They are:

• Core Collection, United States
• Premium Western Civilization
• Premium Collection

Includes the Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, Oxford Companion to American Theatre, Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, Oxford Dictionary of Dance, and Who's Who in Opera.