Printed Music Reference Books
 at Bedfordshire Libraries

• The massive standard reference work, the 'New Grove dictionary of music and musicians' (29-volumes), is at Bedford Central, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard libraries
• It covers both Western music and music from around the world such as Latin American, Asian and sub-Saharan African music
• You can find here thousands of articles on music history, instruments, composers, institutions, performers, genres and more and over 5,000 photographs, diagrams, drawings, and maps
• Bedford Central, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard libraries also hold the 8-volume 'Encyclopedia of popular music'; dictionaries and encyclopaedias of jazz, opera, classical, folk song and world music; and record price guides
• Also at Bedford Central Library are the 'New Grove dictionary of jazz' (3 volumes); 'New Grove dictionary of opera' (4 volumes); Showcase international music book (recording industry directory) and the 'Music week' directory
• You can view Grove reference works online too - return to the Music page for details

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