Music
The Library welcomes recommendations from staff and students, provided they are current editions and support the learning, teaching and research interests of the University. Make your request through the Collection Recommendation Service.
- Contemporary Music Review
Research on aspects of contemporary music, such as techniques of performance and composition, aesthetics and relationships with other disciplines. - Music, Sound and the Moving Image
Peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of the interaction between music and sound in all moving image media, including film, television, computer games and digital art. - Popular Music and Society
Articles, book reviews and audio reviews of popular music of any genre.
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BoB is on demand TV and radio service for education which allows staff and students to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search our archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts. See - Using BoB to learn more about how to setup and use BoB.
The library offers over 200,000 print and electronic books. Print books are arranged by shelf number, which are found using LibrarySearch and on the book binding, the most relevant numbers are -
| Subject | Shelf Number |
| Digital sound recording | 006.5 |
| Music and society | 306.4842 |
| Sound in films and videos | 777.53 |
| Sound recordings and video recordings of music | 780.26 |
| Music and digital technology | 780.285 |
| Music marketing | 780.68 |
| Composition | 781.3 |
| Music recording | 781.49 |
| Music for specific media (film, radio, television) | 781.54 |
| Popular music | 781.64 |
| Songs and song writing | 782.42 |
| Instruments | 784-788 |
Journals provide up to date research in your area of study, they may be available in print or electronic format and can be found using LibrarySearch. A list of all current journals can be found using the Journals A-Z, the most relevant are -
- Contemporary Music Review
Research on aspects of contemporary music, such as techniques of performance and composition, aesthetics and relationships with other disciplines. - Billboard (Flipster)
Billboard is a weekly American music and entertainment magazine, covering music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. - Leonardo
journal on the use of contemporary science and technology in the arts and music and the application and influence of the arts and humanities on science and technology - Leonardo Music Journal
devoted to aesthetic and technical issues in contemporary music and the sonic arts - Popular Music and Society
publishes research on popular music of any genre, time period or geographic location and focuses on music as a manifestation of popular culture - Rolling Stone (Flipster)
Rolling Stone magazine is the definitive source for music and pop culture trends.
Databases bring together specialist collections of articles, images and electronic books. A list of all current databases can be found using the Databases A-Z, the most relevant are -
- International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text This link opens in a new window
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This database provides indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals from over 20 countries, plus full text for more than 140 of the indexed journals. Covers the full spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
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An authoritative source of music research, with over 60,000 articles written by over 6,000 music scholars.
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Naxos Music Library [NML] is the world´s largest online classical music library. It offers streaming access to more than 131,750 CDs with more than 2,016,800 tracks. Over 800 new CDs are added to the library every month.
- nkoda This link opens in a new window
nkoda is a sheet music subscription service that can be accessed via app on your phone, tablet or desktop.
Select the Institution option to set up your account and log in.
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Android App - Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new window
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Rock's Backpages is an online database of music writing. It includes full text reviews, interviews and features taken from major music publications. The database also includes Mp3 audio files of original artist interviews. The archive covers all types of popular music from the 1950s to the present.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
Insights and facts across 170 industries and 150+ countries. See Getting started with Statista to learn more.
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An archive of scholarly journals covering the visual arts, including architecture, film studies, fine art, art history, the performing arts, religion, folklore and language, 1884-2009.
- BoB This link opens in a new window
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BoB is on demand TV and radio service for education which allows staff and students to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search our archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts. See - Using BoB to learn more about how to setup and use BoB.
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Kanopy is a video streaming service with a Netflix-style interface which can be accessed via the link above or using the Kanopy mobile app for Android and iOS.
Login required off campus to watch films (log in with your UCA details to create a Kanopy login). - BFI Player This link opens in a new window
The BFI video on-demand streaming service, showing critically acclaimed classic, cult and archive films.
To create or reactivate an account go to the Academic Subscription Page
See the FAQ for further instructions on creating an account.
- Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Over 2.5 million rights-cleared and high quality images from 46 of the world's leading collections.
- Bridgeman Education This link opens in a new window
Bridgeman Education is a complete visual resource offering over 800,000 digital images of art, history and culture from global museums, galleries, private collections and contemporary artists all copyright cleared for educational use.
Archives offer access to rare and unique insight into the work of artists and creators, and often include original letters and artwork. Details of all the collections can be found in the ArchiveSearch, the most relevant for architecture are -
Stour Valley Arts
An arts organisation which engaged the public through commissioned art projects in the context of King’s Wood, Ashford, Kent from 1994 to 2015 - inspiring resource for those studying sculpture, land art, and art in the public realm.
