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Music: Writing About Music (Style Manuals)
This guide covers finding music and scores at the OSU Library as well as using audio and scores databases and music research databases
Style Manuals for Writing About Music
These guides contain information on writing about music including how to cite sources, write concert reviews, research papers, label music examples, etc.
For additional help with stylistic issues when writing about music, see the Notes Style Sheet maintained by the editors of Notes: The Journal of the Music Library Association.
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Ed.)Call Number: 655.25 C532 2010This is the print version of the Chicago Manual of Style that is a good, general style to use for music research. Available online as a Library database.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (7th Ed.) by Call Number: 808.02 T929m 2007This is the manual for Turabian Style (adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style). Additional copies are on the 4th floor in addition the ones in to General Reference, 1st floor.
Writing About Music: A Style Sheet by Call Number: 808.06678 H754w 2008 (4th floor)ISBN: 9780520256187Publication Date: 2008
Irvine's Writing About Music by Call Number: 808.45 I72w 1999 (4th floor)ISBN: 9781574670493Publication Date: 1999
Writing About Music: an Introductory Guide by Call Number: 780.72 W769w 1997 (4th floor)ISBN: 0134633326Publication Date: 1997
A Short Guide to Writing About Music by Call Number: 808.06678 B445s (4th floor)ISBN: 9780321015778Publication Date: 2000
