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This guide provides a list of resources relating to the study of Latin American Music. This guide is intended for those beginning to conduct research or for those who have an interest in the music of Latin America and its history.
Please note: the items listed here are selected resources that may be used as reference sources or starting points for research and are not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography.
Pages are arranged according to material type and direct links have been provided for those items available in the University of Miami Libraries' catalog.
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana
Casares, Emilio, ed.
ML101.S7 D53 1999
Latin American Classical Composers : a Biographical Dictionary
Ficher, Miguel, Martha Furman Schleifer, and John M. Furman, eds.
ML105 .F53 2002
Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Finscher, Ludwig, ed.
ML100 .M92 1994
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Olsen, Dale A., and Daniel E. Sheehy, eds.
ML100 .G16 1998
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Sadie, Stanley, ed.
ML100 .N48 2001
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Shepherd, John, ed.
ML102.P66 C66 2003
Cuban music from A to Z
Orovio, Helio
ML106.C8 O7613 2004
Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba
Giro, Radamés
ML106.C8 G576 2007
Casares, Emilio, ed.
ML101.S7 D53 1999
Latin American Classical Composers : a Biographical Dictionary
Ficher, Miguel, Martha Furman Schleifer, and John M. Furman, eds.
ML105 .F53 2002
Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Finscher, Ludwig, ed.
ML100 .M92 1994
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Olsen, Dale A., and Daniel E. Sheehy, eds.
ML100 .G16 1998
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Sadie, Stanley, ed.
ML100 .N48 2001
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Shepherd, John, ed.
ML102.P66 C66 2003
Cuban music from A to Z
Orovio, Helio
ML106.C8 O7613 2004
Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba
Giro, Radamés
ML106.C8 G576 2007
Histories and Bibliographies
Music of Latin America: An Introduction
Béhague, Gerard
ML199 .B44
Bibliografía de Música Latinoamericana
Casa de las Americas
ML120.L4 B5 1972
Guide to the Music of Latin America
Chase, Gilbert
ML120.S7 C47 1972
Compositores de América : datos biográficos y catálogos de sus obras = Composers of the Americas : biographical data and catalogs of their works.
ML390 .P15
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History
Kuss, Malena, ed.
ML199 .M858 2004
Musical cultures of Latin America: global effects, past and present: proceedings of an international conference, University of California, Los Angeles, May 28-30, 1999.
Loza, Steven, ed.
ML3797.1.C34 S4 v. 11
Música y Músicos de Latinoamérica
Mayer-Serra, Otto
ML199 .M3
Garland Handbook of Latin American Music
Olsen, Dale A., and Daniel E. Sheehy
ML199 .G36 2000
Sources for Latin American Music
Pan American Union
ML120.S7 P35 1940
Music in Latin American Culture: Regional Traditions
Schechter, John, ed.
ML199 .M86 1999
Music in the Hispanic Caribbean : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
Moore, Robin.
ML3565 .M66 2010
Music of Latin America & the Caribbean
Brill, Mark
ML199 .B75 2010
Música popular na América Latina : pontos de escuta
ML3475 .M89 2005
Música : Latinoamericana y Caribeña
Gómez, Zoila and Victoria Eli Rodríguez
ML199 .G64 1995
Béhague, Gerard
ML199 .B44
Bibliografía de Música Latinoamericana
Casa de las Americas
ML120.L4 B5 1972
Guide to the Music of Latin America
Chase, Gilbert
ML120.S7 C47 1972
Compositores de América : datos biográficos y catálogos de sus obras = Composers of the Americas : biographical data and catalogs of their works.
ML390 .P15
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History
Kuss, Malena, ed.
ML199 .M858 2004
Musical cultures of Latin America: global effects, past and present: proceedings of an international conference, University of California, Los Angeles, May 28-30, 1999.
Loza, Steven, ed.
ML3797.1.C34 S4 v. 11
Música y Músicos de Latinoamérica
Mayer-Serra, Otto
ML199 .M3
Garland Handbook of Latin American Music
Olsen, Dale A., and Daniel E. Sheehy
ML199 .G36 2000
Sources for Latin American Music
Pan American Union
ML120.S7 P35 1940
Music in Latin American Culture: Regional Traditions
Schechter, John, ed.
ML199 .M86 1999
Music in the Hispanic Caribbean : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
Moore, Robin.
ML3565 .M66 2010
Music of Latin America & the Caribbean
Brill, Mark
ML199 .B75 2010
Música popular na América Latina : pontos de escuta
ML3475 .M89 2005
Música : Latinoamericana y Caribeña
Gómez, Zoila and Victoria Eli Rodríguez
ML199 .G64 1995
Print Journals: Latin American Music
Boletín Música / Casa de las Américas.
ML5 .M7139
Heterofonía
ML5 .H49
Música / Casa de las Américas
ML5 .M7139
Pauta
ML5 .P2
Revista de Música Latinoamericana = Latin American Music Review
ML199 .R48
ML5 .M7139
Heterofonía
ML5 .H49
Música / Casa de las Américas
ML5 .M7139
Pauta
ML5 .P2
Revista de Música Latinoamericana = Latin American Music Review
ML199 .R48
Print Journals: Folk and Popular Music (General)
Ethnomusicology
ML1 .E77
Journal of Popular Culture
AP2 .J8325
(at Richter Library)
Popular Music
ML3469 .P66
Popular Music and Society
ML1 .P69457
ML1 .E77
Journal of Popular Culture
AP2 .J8325
(at Richter Library)
Popular Music
ML3469 .P66
Popular Music and Society
ML1 .P69457
Electronic Journals: Latin American Music
Electronic Journals: Folk and Popular Music (General)
Music Databases
- Music Periodicals Database
Music Database (aka International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text) indexes journal literature in all areas of music. Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 425 international music periodicals, plus full text for around 140 journals. - Music Index
The Music Index provides citations to scholarly and popular music journals and magazines, indexing more than 690 international music periodicals. Book reviews, reviews of music recordings, tapes, and performances are indexed. - RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature features content from the early 1800s through the present with some content coverage extending back as far as the late 18th century. Updated monthly, the database includes coverage of relevant articles from thousands of journals, many of which are not specifically devoted to music.In addition to journal articles, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature covers a variety of publication and media types including essay collections, conference proceedings, critical editions of music, digital media, dissertations, monographs, online resources, reference materials, reviews, and technical drawings of instruments. Sound recordings and motion pictures that present the results of scholarly research or fieldwork are also included. - Browse All Music Databases
Browse databases with music articles, scores, audio, and video. Most will require login with 'Cane ID and password. - RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals with Online Archive
Databases and Web Resources for Latin American Studies
- Dialnet
Spanish periodical index created by Universidad de Rioja. Covers the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. - Handbook of Latin America Studies
The multidisciplinary Handbook, edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, is a bibliography of writings in the social sciences and humanities on Latin America selected and annotated by scholars.Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose between 2,000-3,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. The Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities (e.g., humanities are covered in 1990, social sciences in 1991).Over 60% of records contain evaluative annotations. The online version contains preliminary editions of volumes 57-60 that have not yet been published in print. - IASPM America Latina
Latin American branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. - Red AL y C (Network of Latin American, Caribbean, and Portuguese Journals)
A database put together by faculty members at the National Autonomous University of Mexico of full text articles from 123 Latin American and Caribbean journals in the social sciences and humanities.
Other Web Resources
- AllMusic.com
Covering all genres and styles of music, All Music provides in depth details about artists including biographies, album and song reviews, style descriptions, composition descriptions, and AMG ratings and picks. - Britannica Online Encyclopedia (Public Site)
- Google Scholar @ UM
Search Google Scholar with direct links to University of Miami Library Resources. Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. If you are within the UM campus or, if from Scholar Preferences you select the University of Miami Libraries, your Google Scholar results will include direct links to items available at UM. If this information is in a subscription database, you will be prompted to log in with your CaneID username and password. - Grove Dictionary of Music online
This is THE standard music encyclopedia. Check here for definitions. Includes history of music in a particular country. Will include bibliographies at the end of the article. - Latin American Choral Music
Created by Suzanne Tiemstra--the author of The Choral Music of Latin America: A Guide to Compositions and Research--this site is "an index, bibliography, discography, and research guide" for research into Latin American choral music. "The index alone contains over 17,000 entries." - Music and Performing Arts from Alexander Street
Music and Performing Arts consists of multiple music and performing arts databases, including American Song, Classical Music Library, Classical Scores Library, Dance in Video, Jazz Music Library, Popular Music Library, Contemporary World Music, and Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.