- Heintze, James R. American Music before 1865 in Print and on Records.2nd
ed. I.S.A.M. Monographs, 30. Brooklyn: Institute for Studies in American
Music, 1990. xiii, 248p. ISBN 0-9146-7833-7. ML120 .H6 H4.
First edition, 1976. Consists of 1,300 entries in alphabetical order, giving all
editions and recordings of early compositions. Indexed by composer, compiler,
title, and record label. - Heintze, James R. Early American Music: A Research and Information Guide.
Music Reference and Information Guides, 13. New York: Garland, 1990. xii,
511p. ISBN 0-8240-4119-4. ML120 .U5 H46.
A selective, annotated bibliography of 1,959 books, articles, and dissertations
that deal with American music and musicians up to about 1820. Overlap with
#2731–#2733 is limited to monographs. Author, title, and subject indexes. - Krummel, Donald W., et al. Resources of American Music History: A Direc-
tory of Source Materials from Colonial Times to World War Two.Urbana: U.
of Illinois Press, 1981. vi, 463p. ISBN 0-252-00828-6. ML120 .U5 R47.
A valuable review of library collections by state, with attention to materials for
historical research. Index of names, topics, and types of materials. - Krummel, Donald W. Bibliographical Handbook of American Music.Urbana:
U. of Illinois Press, 1987. 269p. ISBN 0-252-01450-2.ML120 .U5 K78.
A thorough, annotated list of 760 reference works that concern American
music. Includes bibliographies, trade lists, library catalogues, discographies,
and guides to the literature. All genres of music are covered. Important critical
commentaries. Index by author, title, and subject.
Other bibliographical materials are identified in IOM,0817ff.
Music in General
Directories
2738.Handel’s National Directory for the Performing Arts.5th ed. New York:
Bowker, 1992. 2v. ISBN 0-8352-3250-6. ML18 .H1.
Fourth edition, 1988. A list of about 7,000 organizations and facilities for
music, dance, and theater, grouped by state. V.2 presents information on
schools.See also #141, #142, and #144.
Encyclopedias
2739.The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Ed. H. Wiley Hitchcock
and Stanley Sadie. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4v. ISBN
0-943818-36-2. ML101 .U6 N48.
NGemphasized “European musical and cultural traditions” to the neglect of
American topics; this work (often referred to as “Amerigrove”) is a valuable
supplement to it that fills the gap. All aspects of musical life are usefully dealtUnited States 507