American Bibliographical References
I. Bibliography
- Evans , Charles . 1903–59 . American Bibliography [through 1800], Chicago, 14 vols.
- Shaw , R. Ralph and Shoemaker , H. Richard . 1958–64 . American Bibliography [1801–20]. New York, 22 vols.
- Sonneck , G. Oscar . 1905 . A Bibliography of Early Secular American Music, (18th Century) rev. & enl. by William Treat Upton, (1945), Washington.
- Wolfe , J. Richard . 1964 . Secular Music in America, 1801–1825: a Bibliography New York, 3 vols.
- Haywood , Charles . 1951 . Bibliography of North American Folklore and Folksong New York, 2 vols.
- Rust , Brian . 1982 . Jazz Records, A-Z, 1897–1942 5th rev. & enl. ed., London, 2 vols.
- The Rigler and Deutsch Record Index. A National Union Catalogue of Sound Recordings, Part I: An Index to the 78-RPM Sound Recordings in the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Associated Audio Archives Member Libraries [microfilm] (n.p., 1983).
- Early American Imprints, 1639–1820 [microform], (1951-), New York.
- Krummel , D.W. , Geil , Jean , Dyen , Doris , Root J. and Deane , L. 1981 . Resources of American Music History Urbana, Illinois.
- Keller , Van Winkle Kate and Rabson , Carolyn . 1980 . The National Tune Index [microfiche], New York.
- et al. Hymn Tune Index (forthcoming); [computer data base], Urbana, Illinois.
II. Biography
- “ Dictionary of American Biography, (1928-) ” . In Current Biography New York, many vols.; (1940-), New York, many vols.
- Hitchcock , Wiley H. and Sadie , Stanley , eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music in the United States (forthcoming)
- Southern , Eileen . 1982 . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians Westport, Connecticut.
III. Regional Studies
- Selected town histories, church records, city directories, census records, and other documents
- Sonneck , G. Oscar . 1907 . Early Concert-Life in America (1731–1800) Leipzig.
- Sonneck , G. Oscar . 1915 . Early Opera in America New York
- Johnson , Earle H. 1943 . Musical Interludes in Boston, (1795–1830) New York.
- Bordman , M. Gerald . 1978 . The American Musical Theater New York.
- 1883–93 . History of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, Massachusetts Vol. 1 , Boston
- Redway , Larkin Virginia . 1941 . Musk Directory of Early New York City New York.
- Kaufman , H. Charles . 1981 . Musk in New Jersey, 1655–1860 Rutherford, New Jersey.
IV. Sociological And Economic Studies
- Wolfe , J. Richard . 1980 . Early American Music Engraving and Printing Urbana, Illinois.
- Hart , Philip . 1972 . Orpheus in the New World: The Symphony Orchestra as an American Cultural Institution New York.
- Buerkle , V. Jack and Barker , Danny . 1973 . Bourbon Street Black: the New Orleans Black Jazzman New York.