Universal Bibliography/Music
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See s:Category:Music and w:Category:Music books
This part of the Universal Bibliography is a bibliography of music.
Bibliography
- Green (ed). Foundations in Music Bibliography. 1993. [1]
- Krummel. The Literature of Music Bibliography: An Account of the Writings on the History of Music Printing & Publishing. 2nd Ed: 1992. [2]
- Bibliography of Music Bibliographies. 1967. [3]
- Bayne. A Guide to Library Research in Music. 2008. [4]
- A Selected Bibliography of Music Librarianship [5]
- Bradley. American Music Librarianship: A Research and Information Guide. [6]
- Music Reference and Research Materials. 3rd Ed: 1974: [7]
- Agruss. Guide to Reference Books on Music. 1948. [8]
- Haggerty. A Guide to Popular Music Reference Books: An Annotated Bibliography. 1995. [9]
- Coover. A Bibliography of Music Dictionaries. 1952: [10]. Music Lexicography. 2nd Ed: 1958. Including a Study of Lacunae in Music Lexicography and a Bibliography of Music Dictionaries. 3rd Ed: 1971: [11].
- A Bibliography of Books on Music and Collections of Music. 1948. [12]
- Deakin. Musical Bibliography: A Catalogue of the Musical Works. 1892. [13] (England 15th to 18th century)
- Matthew. The Literature of Music. 1896. [14]. Reviews: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]. Author: [24].
- Hoek. Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000. 2007. [25]
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. [26]
- Elliker. The Periodical Literature of Music: Trends from 1952 to 1987. 1996. [27]
- Forkel. Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik. 1792. [28] Review: [29]
History and bibliography
- Matthew. A Handbook of Musical History and Bibliography. 1898. [30] Review: [31]
- Boyden. The History and Literature of Music: 1750 to the Present. 1959. [32]
- Brown. An Introduction to the History and Literature of Music in Western Culture. 2nd Ed: 2011. [33]
Chronology, annuals, year books, years
- Eisler. World Chronology of Music History.
- Lowe. A Chronological Cyclopædia of Musicians and Musical Events. 1896.
- Tokyo Ongaku Gakko. Kinsei Hogaku Nempyo. [Chronology of Japanese Music in Recent Ages.] Rokugatsu-Kan. Volume 1. 1912. Volume 2. 1914. Volume 3. 1927. [34]
- Cossar. This Day in Music. 2005. 2010.
- Glassman. The Year in Music. Columbia House.
- Hermann Klein. Musical Notes. Annual Critical Record of Important Musical Events.
- Bennett. The Musical Year.
- Hinrichsen's Musical Year Book
- The Musical Year Book of the United States
- The Boston Musical Year Book
- Billboard. Overview. 1982: [35].
- Billboard. The Year in Music. 1994: [36]. 2003: [37].
- Jackson. 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music.
- Porter. A Musical Season: 1972-1973.
- Music of Three Seasons: 1974-1977
- Music of Three More Seasons 1977-1980
- Musical Events: A Chronicle, 1980-1983.
- 【大人のMusic Calendar】. Nippon Broadcasting System.
Encyclopedias
See also w:List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge/Music and w:Bibliography of encyclopedias#Music and dance
Dictionaries
- Apel. "Dictionaries of music". Harvard Dictionary of Music. 1969. pp 232 to 234.
United Kingdom:
Australia:
- Billboard. Spotlight on Australia/New Zealand. 1982: [44]. 1985: [45]. 1986: [46].
- Live Talent of Australia: [47]
New Zealand:
- Harvey. A Bibliography of Writings about New Zealand Music Published to the End of 1983. 1985. [48]
- The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966-2006: Singles, Albums, DVDs, Compilations. 2007. [49]
- Billboard. New Zealand. 2002: [50]
Canada:
- Billboard. Spotlight on Canada. 1981: [51].
Scandanavia:
- Billboard. Spotlight on Scandanavia. 1981: [52].
France:
Germany:
- Billboard. Spotlight on West Germany. 1971: [57]. 1985: [58].
- Spotlight on West Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 1986: [59]
Italy:
Spain:
- Billboard. Spotlight on Spain. 1971: [64]
Brazil:
- Billboard. Spotlight on Brazil. 1996: [65].
United States
- Krummel. Bibliographical Handbook of American Music. 1987. [66]
- Krummel. Resources of American Music History: A Directory of Source Materials from Colonial Times to World War II. 1981. [67]
Soviet
- Aschmann. Current Soviet Music Bibliography. 1976. [68]
Decline of pop music:
- Science Proves: Pop Music Has Actually Gotten Worse. Smithsonian. 27 July 2012.
- New study discovers pop music has suffered “significant decline” in one area. Far Out. 5 July 2024.
- There is something very, very wrong with today’s music. It just may not be very good. Global News. 24 July 2022.
- Has pop music lost its fun?. BBC. 12 January 2018.
- It’s official: modern music is bad. The Spectator. 13 February 2024.
Conferences:
- International Music Industry Conference. 1971: [69]
Laserdisc/Karaoke/CES
- Billboard. Karaoke. 1992:
Oldies
- "Oldies stations find their place in radio market". Star-News. 13 March 1988. pp 1D & 6D: "Oldies".
- Billboard. 15 April 1972. p 47.
- Billboard. 17 April 1961, p 1.
- Billboard. 4 January 1960, p 1
Nostalgia
See also Universal Bibliography/Nostalgia
- "A Perspective on the Future of Nostalgia". Billboard. 4 May 1974. pp N-1 to N-54 and two more pages.
- Carr. Nostalgia, Song and the Quest for Home: Production, Text, Reception. 2025. [74]
Charts
- Carroll, " Did Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World Charts Tell the Same Story? Perception and Reality, 1960-1979"(2022) 9 Rock Music Studies 199
Magazines
See also w:Category:Music magazines
- Billboard. Google: 1942 onwards
Japanese and Japan
[edit | edit source]- Billboard. Spotlight on Japan. 1970: 19 December 1970 [77]. 1971: 11 December 1971 [78]. 1973: 17 February 1973 [79]. 1977: 30 April 1977 [80]. 1979: [81]. 1982:[82]. 1985: [83]. 1986:[84]. 1993: 12 June 1993 [85]. 1995: 5 August 1995 [86]. 1996: 31 August 1996 [87]. 1997: 30 August 1997 [88]. 1998: 26 September 1998 [89]. 2000: 9 September 2000 [90]. 2002: 7 September 2002 [91]. 2003: 5 July 2003 [92].
- "Japan in 1974: Business Bristles While Shortages Are Met". Billboard. 23 February 1974. pp J-1 to J-30. (A Billboard Spotlight).
- "Made in Japan: A Dynamic Music Industry". Billboard. 1 March 1975. pp J-1 to J-23. (A Billboard Spotlight).
- "Japan '76". Billboard. 17 April 1976. pp 36 to 59. (A Billboard Spotlight).
- "Japanese Music: The Challenge of Recession". Billboard. 27 May 1978. pp J-1 to J-31. (A Billboard Spotlight).
- "Music in Japan: Industry Views 1981 With Quiet Optimism". Billboard. 30 May 1981. pp J-1 to J-18.
- "Japan: Where Technology Greets Tradition". (An International Market Profile). Billboard. 21 May 1983. pp J-1 to J-13. Follows p 34.
- "Billboard Spotlight on Japan: VCRs and CDs Will Be Pacemakers". Billboard. 26 May 1984. pp J-1 to J-11. Follows p 38.
- "Spotlight on Japan". Billboard. 6 June 1987. pp J-1 to J-12.
- "Japan '88". Billboard. 9 July 1988. pp J-1 to J-11. (A Billboard International Spotlight).
- "Japan". ("Japan '89"/"Spotlight on Japan"). Billboard. 3 June 1989. pp J-1 to J-20. (International Spotlight).
- "Japan". ("International Spotlight"/"A Billboard Spotlight"). Billboard. 25 May 1991. pp J-1 to J-26. Follows p 50. Called "Japan '91" on front page.
- The Best Ten (ザ・ベストテン). [Television programme]. Episodes.
- Music Station. [Television programme]. Episodes: episode 1 etc.
- Wade. Music in Japan: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. 2005. [93]
- Malm. Japanese Music & Musical Instruments. 1959. [94]
- Pigott. The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan. 1893 [95]. 1909. [96]
Bibliography
- Tsuge. Japanese Music: An Annotated Bibliography. 1986. [97]
- Tōru Mitsui. Popyurā Ongaku Kankei Tosho Mokuroku: Ryūkōka, Jazu, Rokku, J-poppu no Hyakunen. (Japanese: ポピュラー音楽関係図書目録: 流行歌、ジャズ、ロック、Jポップの百年). Nichigai Associates. 2009. [98]. Catalogues: [99] [100]
- 音楽に関する文献を探すには(主題書誌). NDL.
History
- Eta Harich-Schneider. A History of Japanese Music. 1973. [101]
- Koh-ichi Hattori. 123 Years of Japanese Music: The Culture of Japan Through a Look at Its Music. 2004. [102]
- Shinpan Nihon Ryūkōkashi. (Japanese: 新版日本流行歌史). Shakaishisosha. 1994. Review: [103]. Catalogue: [104]
- Mehl. Music and the Making of Modern Japan: Joining the Global Concert. 2024. [107]
Modern, contemporary, today
- Johnson. Handbook of Japanese Music in the Modern Era. 2024. [108]
- Matsue. Focus: Music in Contemporary Japan. 2016. [109]
- Music of Japan Today. [110]
Popular music
- Mitsui (ed). Made in Japan: Studies in Popular Music. 2014. [111]
- Stevens. Japanese Popular Music: Culture, Authenticity and Power. 2008. [112]
- Mitsui. Popular Music in Japan: Transformation Inspired by the West. 2020. [113]
- Nagahara. Tokyo Boogie-Woogie: Japan’s Pop Era and Its Discontents. 2017. [114]
- Patterson. Music and Words: Producing Popular Songs in Modern Japan, 1887–1952. 2019. [115]
- James Stanlaw. "Using English identity markers in Japanese Popular Music". English in East and South Asia. Chapter 14. [116]
- "Japanese Popular Music in Singapore". Asian Music. vol 34. No 1: Fall/Winter 2002/2003. p 1. [117]
From folk to J-pop
- Issei Tomizawa. Ano subarashii kyoku o mō ichido: fōku kara J-poppu made. (Japanese: あの素晴しい曲をもう一度: フォークからJポップまで). Shinchosha. 2010. [118]. Catalogue: [119]. Commentary on book: [120]. Review of the CD: [121].
J-pop
- Bourdaghs. Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-pop. 2012. [122]
- "The Rise of J-Pop in Asia and Its Impact" (2004) Japan Spotlight. vol 23. p 24. [123]
- Terence Lancashire. "J-pop's elusive J: Is Japanese popular music Japanese?" (2008) Perfect Beat. vol 9. No 1. p 38. [124]
- Tetsu Misaki. J-poppu no Nihongo: kashiron. (Japanese: Jポップの日本語: 歌詞論). 彩流社 (Sairyusha). 2002. [125] [126]
- Hiromichi Ugaya. Jpoppu Towa Nanika: Kyodaikasuru Ongaku Sangyō. (Japanese: Jポップとは何か: 巨大化する音楽産業). 2005. [127] catalogue [128] [129]
Japanese rock
- Takarajima Special Edition: Encyclopedia of Japanese Rock 1955-1990. Nihon rokku daihyakka: Rokabirī kara bando būmu made. (Japanese: 日本ロック大百科 [年表編] ロカビリーからバンド・ブームまで 1955〜1990). JICC Shuppankyoku. 1992. ISBN 9784796602907. ISBN 4796602909. Catalogues: [130] [131].
- Japanese Rock: Standard: 1967-1985. 日本のロック名曲徹底ガイド: 名曲263決定盤846. CDJournal. 2008. ISBN 9784861710469. ISBN 4861710464. [132]. Catalogue: [133].
- Kojima Satoshi (Japanese: 小島智). 検証・80年代日本のロック. アルファベータブックス. 2024. ISBN 9784865981179. ISBN 4865981179. [134]. Review: [135].
Japanese fusion:
- THE DIG presents 日本のフュージョン. Shinko Music Mook. Released 19 April 2013. Commentary: [136]. No II. Released 23 October 2014. Commentary: [137]
Magazines
For Japanese music magazines, see w:ja:日本の音楽雑誌.
- Music Periodicals in Japan — A Comprehensive List (1988) 35 Fontes Artis Musicae 116 [138] [139]
- Special Bibliography: A Bibliography of Japanese Magazines and Music (1959) 3 Ethnomusicology 76 [142]
- A Historical Survey of Music Periodicals in Japan: 1881—1920 (1989) 36 Fontes Artis Musicae 44 [143]
- Oricon (オリコン)
- Billboard Japan (ビルボード・ジャパン)
- Music Labo (ミュージック・ラボ) (1970 to 1994)
- Rolling Stone Japan
- 新譜ジャーナル (Shinpu Journal). Catalogue: [144]. Began 1968 [145], later called シンプジャーナル
- シンプジャーナル
- Myūjikku mansurī [ミュージック・マンスリー] [146]
- カセットライフ. (Cassette Life). Shinko Music Entertainment
- CDJournal
- Rockin'on Japan. (ロッキング・オン・ジャパン). (1986 onwards)
- Rooftop (1976 onwards)
Columns in periodicals
- "Japanese Newsnotes". Billboard. (eg 17 April 1961, p 13.)
Websites
Charts
For Japanese music charts, see w:ja:日本の音楽チャート
Chart books
- Oricon Chart Book (Japanese: オリコンチャート・ブック)
- 1987 to 1998 Oricon Chart Book. All Albums. [147]
- 澤山博之. ミュージック・ライフ 東京で1番売れていたレコード 1958~1966. Shinko Music Entertainment. 2019. [Charts published in Music Life from 1958 onwards]. Commentary: Mikiki
Number ones
- Oricon No.1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1994. 1998.
Traditional, Hogaku
- Malm. Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. [148]
- Miyuki Yoshikami. Japan's Musical Tradition: Hogaku from Prehistory to the Present. 2020. [149]
- Hughes. Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan: Sources, Sentiment and Society. 2008. [150]
Koto:
Exam guides:
For the 音楽CD検定 exam on music CDs:
- 音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック. 2007. Ongaku Shuppansha Co Ltd (音楽出版社). vol 1. vol 2. Commentary: [153] [154] [155] [156].
Children's music
- Elizabeth May. The Influence of the Meiji Period on Japanese Children's Music. University of California Press. 1963. [157]
- Japanese Children's Music Before and After Contact with the West. University of California at Los Angeles. 1958. (doctoral dissertation).