Art and Music Resources

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A list of top-quality databases funded by MidYork Library System. Simply click on the link, log in with your library card number, and explore.

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Grolier Online:

Includes access to the Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

Quality Internet Resources

Art:

Art History Resources on the Web

Links to thousands of art history sources by country, time period, and type of art; compiled by an art history professor at Sweet Briar College.

ArtCyclopedia

A guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet; includes links to more than 180,000 art works by more than 8,200 renowned artists.

Artlex Art Dictionary

Definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art/visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and cross-references.

Music:

Allmusic

Ratings and reviews of more than 400,000 record albums. Search by artist, album, song, style, or label.

Children’s Music Web

Site for parents, teachers, children, and professionals, promoting music for children with unbiased, free information. Focuses on music resources, rather than artists or companies.

Essentials of Music

Offers an introduction to classical music, featuring musical eras, composers, and a glossary of terminology.

Instrument Encyclopedia

This site provides general and historical information for musical instruments from around the world. For some instruments, it provides references and the ability to listen to sample sounds of the instrument. It provides a glossary and links to related sites.