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Collection of tens of thousands of streaming videos, from classic movies, to documentaries and education films.
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Online collection of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music documenting the American experience.
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Reference material with authoritative information on musicians, along with interesting and insightful evaluations of their contributions to the musical world.
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Reference resource covering fifteen subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music and the arts.
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Histories of religions from Judaism to witchcraft; ancient world religions to Christianity. Includes reference ebooks on music, war, and world events in context of religion.
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Free choral/vocal scores, texts, translations, and other useful information.
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Dance productions and documentaries by performers and companies of the 20th century, covering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance.
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Bibliography of over 6,7000 orchestral works by over 900 composers; contains duration, instrumentation, chorus type, and soloist information.
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Live performances in high quality, with content from leading global producers, and a distinctive range of curriculum-linked educational resources such as exclusive interviews, full transcripts, in-depth study guides and more.
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Directory of music institutions, faculty, and degree programs in the US and Canada.
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Index with abstracts and full text for doctoral dissertations and master's theses published from 1980 forward.
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International bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines.
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Streaming access to CD-quality audio of over 2,300 albums worth of recordings from a distinctive set of 15 independent labels.
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Digitized images of some of the world's oldest surviving volumes of printed music.
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Features a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals.
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Extensive information about the Bible, how it was received in Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, and how it is viewed by other world religions. Includes articles about the Bible in literature, art, music, and film.
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Search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
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Encyclopedia suite with articles and cross references covering music and musicians worldwide.
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Digital media repository service for streaming and preservation of academic and research media for higher education.
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Index of individual pieces of music printed in the complete works of composers, in anthologies containing pieces from disparate historical periods, and in other scholarly editions.
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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
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Find journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
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Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals and monographs in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, etc.
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Contains over 25,000 videos, documentaries, training films, theatrical releases, and more.
Note: the login/sign up buttons at the top right of the Kanopy interface are for creating and logging in to personal accounts. It is not necessary to log in to view films if you're on campus. If you are off campus, you will be prompted to log in as a JMU user when you select a film.
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The archives of noted musicologist, folklorist and sound recordist Alan Lomax, contains teaching resources, sound recordings, photograph collections, video collections, discussions, interviews, lectures, radio shows.
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Live broadcast classical music concerts, as well as a streaming video library of over 1,400 programs, including concerts, ballets, operas, masterclasses, documentaries, etc.
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Audio and video that spans all time periods, hundreds of thousands of seminal artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles to provide a learning environment for the teaching of music.
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Historical tracks from America's past. Includes songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.
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A collection of classical music recordings searchable by composer, artist, conductor, ensemble, instrument, genre, or period, with full-text biographies of composers, dictionaries and more.
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Classical music scores from Renaissance to 21st century.
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Music collection covering the genres of reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, Bollywood, and other traditional music, such as Indian classical, flamenco, zydeco, gospel, and more.
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Full-text encyclopedia articles about music traditions, genres, practices, and performances in world regions.
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Comprehensive collection of thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.
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An index with full-text and abstracts of articles on music.
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News, reports, blogs, publishing information and more related to the performing arts industry.
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Streaming selection of jazz legends and contemporary jazz.
NOTE: To use the Naxos mobile app, you'll need to create a personal account following the directions found here, under the student/faculty of subscribing university or an educational institution.
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Streaming classical music, World, Folk and Chinese music, and includes notes on musical works and biographical information on composers or artists.
NOTE: To use the Naxos mobile app, you'll need to create a personal account following the directions found here, under the student/faculty of subscribing university or an educational institution.
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Opera performances with staged productions, interviews, and documentaries.
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Articles that define musical ideas and terminology, describe musical forms and styles, and places music in its social and cultural context.
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Information on musical composers, librettists, singers, orchestras, important ballets and operas, as well as musical instruments and their histories.
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Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects.
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Full text and indexing for the performing arts, including film, theatre, dance, stagecraft, and television
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Thousands of music scores in the public domain; free downloads available.
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Video streaming service dedicated to Jazz, Soul, Funk & World Music
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Critical performing editions of music in seven series: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th/20th centuries, American, and Oral Traditions
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A comprehensive guide to publications on music from all over the world.
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Audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance, including technical functionalities and graphics, interviews, masterclasses, contemporary productions, and documentaries.
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An encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions, in streaming audio.
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Downloadable music tracks, sound effects, and loops. First-time users must create an individual account using these instructions.

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