Library Guides: REL_ST 4005/7005: Tangible Christianity: Music

Sheet Music

Hymnals
Digitized hymnals from MU's collections
Hymnary
There's a list of common hymns, several types of hymn search, and even a melody search.

Within the ADVANCED searches of library catalogs (MERLIN, MOBIUS, Worldcat), you can specify that a musical genre appear in the subject heading, and you can also limit the material type to scores.

Example: search for luther* in keyword, hymn* in SUBJECT, limit to material type: scores

Library Catalog Links

Books at MU (Merlin Catalog)
Search the MU campus.
MOBIUS catalog

WorldCat
International catalog containing over 95 million records of books and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Titles unavailable elsewhere can be requested here.
Date Coverage: Before 1000 BC-date

Maximum Users: Unlimited

Truncation:
Plurals: +; Truncation: *; Wildcard: ?

Recordings and Videos

Naxos Music Library
Provides online access to western classical music , world music, and jazz recordings.
Date Coverage: Varies
Maximum Users: 5
Truncation: Not supported
Naxos Video Library
A streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts, documentaries, and master classes.
Maximum Users: 10

Religious Music on YouTube
Links to popular videos, artists and channels. Of course, you can also search YouTube for singing styles, e.g., shape note music, monasteries, etc.

In the ADVANCED searches of library catalogs like MERLIN, MOBIUS or Worldcat, you may limit material type to CD, DVD, or other sound formats.