Music History Project


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O'Connor -- Harmony & Arranging - Music History Project

Music History Project Assignment

Composer List

Database Passwords
Type the numerical access code for District 214. http://whs.d214.org/results/whslibspecial/databases/passwordaccess.html

Information on Composers
Biography Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?locID=dist214_biorc

Student Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?locID=dist214

Current Biography
Check "Current Biography." Search for information on people from 1940 to the present.
http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com//cgi-bin/auto_login.cgi

History
ABC-CLIO American History
Search by the assigned Decade. Example: 1960's. Includes Primary Source documents, Biographies, Images and Timelines. You will have to use the Database password page.
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/login.aspx

Daily Life Online
Information on arts, clothing, education, family life, food and drink, holidays and festivals, housing, music and dance, political and economic ife, recreation and entertainment, religion, and tales, myths and legends.
http://dailylife.greenwood.com/home.jsp

Americans at War
This four volume set of virtual reference books explains to students how mobilization for war and how wars themselves have altered the fabric of everyday life. Includes information on wars from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism. Articles include biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations and monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music.
http://find.galegroup.com/

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America
This five volume set of virtual reference books includes information on hairstyles, slang terms, advertising jingles, pop music sensations, described as popular culture is covered in this five-volume reference. Major topics include products and brands, toys and games, music and dance, holidays, shopping, sports, and movements.
http://find.galegroup.com/

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
This five volume set of virtual reference books includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.
http://find.galegroup.com

UXL American Decades
This eleven volume set of virtual reference books covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Each decade is covered in a single comprehensive volume. Chapters begin with a chronology of world events and a general overview of the decade. Within each topic, alphabetically arranged entries discuss historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.
http://find.galegroup.com/

World History: Ancient & Medieval Era
Search for your topic. You will have to use the Database password page.
http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/login.aspx

World History: Modern Era
Search for your topic. You will have to use the Database password page.
http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Home/Default.aspx

Works Cited
MLA Works Cited

Reference Books at Prospect High School
R 790.3 NEW
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

R 780.3 GRO
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Encyclopedia of World Biography
R 920.02 ENC

R 920.02 GRE
Great lives

R 920.009 GRE
Great lives from history: twentieth century series

R 920.009 GRE
Great lives from history: Renaissance to 1900 series

R 920.009 GRE
Great lives from history: ancient and medieval series

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Updated by: Cheryl Petrone
Last updated: October 22, 2007