Musicology

Search in Oria for information on shelf placement or access to books and articles.

Printed (physical) books are shelved at the 780 number in the library. Otherwise, these are the most important overarching numbers in the Dewey system:

• 780.7: General music pedagogy. Pedagogy specific to certain instruments is found under the number for the respective instruments.
• 780.92: Composers
• 781: Music theory
• 782: Vocal music
• 782.1: Opera
• 783: Solo vocal music
• 784: Instruments and music for large ensembles
• 785: Chamber music
• 786: Keyboard instruments and percussion
• 787: String instruments
• 788: Wind instruments

You can find the number by clicking on the title in the search results:

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E-books and journal articles are accessible by clicking on the link next to "Full text available at:"

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All students and staff at the Grieg Academy have access to RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) Abstracts of Music Literature. This is the largest database of texts about music, whether it's essays, articles, books, concerts/record reviews, or other texts about music. Whether you're studying a composer, works, performance techniques, music philosophy, or any other music-related topic, this is an indispensible source!

Go to the Oria.no database list, enter "RILM" and click the link.

Some basic search tips:

• Use the filters under "Select a field" to narrow your search. For example, if you want texts written BY Theodor Adorno, use "AU Author." But, if you want texts ABOUT Theodor Adorno, you should use "SU Subject."
• If you are unsure about the subject terms and which ones to use, you can browse the RILM thesaurus (list of keywords).
• Combine fields with OR if you want to expand your search. For example: AU Author "Theodor Adorno" OR SU Subject "philosophy of music" = a very broad search that includes either texts by Theodor Adorno or general texts about the philosophy of music.
• Combine fields with AND if you want to search more specific. For example: AU Author "Carl Dahlhaus" AND SU Subject "opera" = a narrower search that includes texts written by Carl Dahlhaus about opera.
• In the result list, you can filter your search by language or year on the left side. Although the subject terms are in English, the articles may be in other languages. You can also filter by material types, such as books or articles.

Note that some of these requires a VPN connection in order to get access. Follow the link in the box on the right-hand side for instructions on how to set up a VPN connection on your machine.

• Oxford Music Online: Here you get a quick overview of composers, works, musicians, instruments, and much more.
• MGG Online: The online edition of the comprehensive German-language encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ("Music in the Past and Present").
• Oxford Reference - Performing Arts: Here you will find a range of Oxford's reference works in music and the performing arts.
• Bokmålsordboka and Nynorskordboka: Shows spelling and inflection in accordance with Norwegian orthography. The dictionaries are published and updated by the Norwegian Language Council and the University of Bergen.
• Oxford English Dictionary: Comprehensive dictionary of the English language, indispensable if you want to look up the etymology (word history) of technical terms.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has entries on general philosophy of music, as well as the history of Western Philosophy of Music both Antiquity to 1800 and since 1800.
• Oxford Handbooks Online / Music: Around 1'100 handbooks on various topics in music, written by scholars and researchers across the globe.