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Performing Arts Encyclopedia

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: A centralized guide to the Library of Congress holdings in music, motion picture, broadcasting, recorded sound, manuscript, rare book and other nonbook collections. Subject areas covered include:

  • African Americans in the Performing Arts
  • Arrangers
  • Band
  • Chamber Music
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Electronic Music
  • Film Music
  • Folk Music
  • Jazz
  • Jewish/Yiddish Music
  • Latin American Music
  • Music Publishers
  • Native American Music and Dance
  • Opera
  • Orchestra
  • Popular Music
  • Radio / Television
  • Sacred Music
  • Song
  • Theater
  • Theatrical Design
  • Vaudeville
  • Women in the Performing Arts


Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Music, Film & Performing Arts
Publicly Available Resources

Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
Film & Television Literature Index
International Index to Music Periodicals
International Index to the Performing Arts
Oxford Reference Online : Humanities & Social Sciences

Related Links
Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923
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