General Music Course Guide   Tags: music, musical_resources  

Busoni

Caption   :  Busoni / Music Manuscript / 1913 Busoni, Ferruccio Italian composer and pianist, 1866-1924. - Autograph music manuscript, 16.9. 1913: Cadence to the violin concert by Johannes Brahms. / Universal Images Group

Spring 2012 Semester

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As you begin your research you will use secondary resources to find out more about the topic.  These secondary sources take the form of books, articles and other synthesized resources.  Encyclopedia, dictionaries, mannuals and textbooks are secondary sources in the form of books.  Review articles and articles written about other's research or experiences are secondary sources.  Usually these secondary sources help you narrow your topic and provide context for further research.

• Secondary Sources LibGuide-SFSU        

IU East- B.A. in Humanities with Music concentration.  The concentration options are as follows:

Music composition involves the creation of original music with a comprehensive study of compositional technique, music theory, music history, and an analysis of music literature of all types and styles. Further study in electronic music includes the use of computers and other electronic means of music creation.

Music performance involves a concentrated study of a primary instrument or instruments (including voice) including the techniques and problems involved in live performance. The student will develop his or her craft in performance and cultivate the musical skills needed for performing music of many styles and periods.

Music theory involves the scholarly study of music from a structural perspective: the how and why of the actual notes on the page and the sounds that result. Musicology involves the scholarly study of music in terms of historical, social, and ethnographic aspects. Music theorists and musicologists do original research of music of many different styles, genres, and periods and write and publish papers and books on these subjects.

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What is a primary document? 

• A useful introduction to primary documentation is available from RUSA, the Reference & User Services Association of the American Libraries Association. 
• The Primary Source organization provides a thoughtful explanation of the concept of primary sources and documents.
• Find a tutorial on primary sources here at California: Irvine.
• Examples of primary documents/sources include: original documents (like the actual United States Constitution), research articles, diaries, interviews, personal accounts of events, eye-witness experiences and live-action news.

• Primary Sources LibGuides-SFSU 
• Finding Historical Primary Sources 

To avoid access problems from off-campus review the list below:

• Create a new web browser page or window and begin on the library's website- http://iue.edu/library or http://iue.libguides.com.
• Do not begin a library search from OneStart or Oncourse.
• As you enter a database, you will be asked to enter your userid and passphrase/word.  The IU East IT department provides this service.  To get to some full-text resources this must be completed.  Example of screen below.
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• If you do not see the login page, close everything, if possible, and try again.
• Report access problems to Sue McFadden or contact by telephone at 765-973-8325.