The encyclopedia of popular music / edited by Colin Larkin.

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Contributor:

Larkin, Colin.

Standardized Title:

Encyclopedia of popular music (London, England : Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Encyclopedias.

Popular music.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Updated three or four times a year

Print began in 2006.

polychrome

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Grove Music Online

New Grove Dictionary of Music Online

Home page title: Oxford music online

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] ; [Oxford, Eng.] : Oxford University Press

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Containing 27,000 entries and over 6,000 new entries, the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music includes 50% more material than the Third Edition. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system."

Notes:

"Updated three to four times a year with new and revised articles, the Encyclopedia of Popular Music is also entirely cross-searchable with Grove Music Online through the Oxford Music Online gateway."

Title from encyclopedia title screen, c2007-2010 (viewed June 21, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Encyclopedia of popular music.

OCLC:

191912805

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.