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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 (17th Ed.)This links to the 17th edition Chicago Manual of Style, a good, general style to use for music research. Available online as a Library database. This cover image is incorrect, but the link will be right! ~KE
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Call Number: 808.02 T929m 2018This 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. This cover image is also incorrect, now we have physical copies of the 9th edition published in 2018. I'll get the image fixed once our new discovery layer settles in. ~KE
Writing About Music: A Style Sheet by Call Number: 808.06678 H754w 2008 (4th floor)ISBN: 9780520256187Publication Date: 2008We also have a 2014 edition of this work, Call No. 808.06678 H754w 2014. You can also access it online, drop the title into the Library Search bar. Looks like it is in JSTOR, if you want to go from that database. Same thing here with the cover image. ~KE
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
