Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) composers, music, and musicians
Use this guide to explore the diversity of composers, music, and musicians in the resources from Memorial University Libraries and beyond.
Summary
The titles in the sections below represent a selection of the available content in each category from Memorial University Libraries. More titles may be available from Memorial University Libraries or through Document Delivery.
Encyclodpedias and Dictionaries
These resources are great for finding background information or to get a general introduction to a topic or individual.
- The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)Call Number: Online and Queen Elizabeth II Library Reference ML100 .G16 1998ISBN: 0815310846The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia's structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology.
- Encyclopedia of African American Music by Emmett G. Price (Editor); Tammy L. Kernodle (Editor); Horace Maxille (Editor)Call Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML101 .U6 E53 2011ISBN: 0313341990Over 500 in-depth entries by more than 100 scholars on a vast range of topics such as genres, styles, individuals, groups, and collectives as well as historical topics such as music of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and numerous others. Offering balanced representation of key individuals, groups, and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and other perspectives not usually approached, this indispensable reference illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history.
- Latin American Classical Composers by Miguel Ficher (Editor); Martha Furman Schleifer (Editor); John M. Furman (Editor)Call Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML105 .F53 2002ISBN: 0810845172
- Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians by Eileen SouthernCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML105 .S67 1982ISBN: 0313213399
- Encyclopedia of Music in Canada by Helmut Kallman (Editor); Gilles Potvin (Editor); Kenneth Winters (Editor)Call Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML106 .C3 E52 1992ISBN: 0802028810Online access is now available via The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en
The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada explores the nation's music in all its richness and variety, from school bands to rock superstar, from community music festivals to the great concert halls. It describes the development of music as it has been and is studied, performed, and composed throughout Canada. - The Encyclopedia of Native Music by Brian Wright-McLeodCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML156.4 .I5 W75 2005ISBN: 0816524483
Bibliographies
The following books will list further sources for information.
- Bibliography of Black Music by Dominique-Rene De LermaCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML128 .B45 D44 1981ISBN: 0313213402v. 1. Reference materials.
v. 2. Afro-American idioms.
v. 3. Geographical studies.
v. 4. Theory, education, and related studies. - Black Music in the United States by Samuel A. Floyd; Marsha J. ReisserCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML128 .B45 F6 1983ISBN: 0527301647
- North American Indian Music by Richard KeelingCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML128 .F75 K44 1997ISBN: 0815302320
- Afro-Cuban Music by John GrayCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML3565 .G733 2012ISBN: 0984413421
Selected Scores/ Musical Representations
- Writing American Indian Music by Victoria Lindsay Levine (Editor)Call Number: Music Resource Centre Stacks M 2.3 .N7 W95 2002ISBN: 0895794942Offering examples of transcriptions in facsimile, native notation, and popular arrangements.
Note this is a research edition and not a performance edition.
Selected Books
- Rethinking Difference in Music Scholarship by Olivia Bloechl (Editor); Melanie Lowe (Editor); Jeffrey Kallberg (Editor)Call Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML3916 .R49 2015ISBN: 1107026679
- Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada by Anna Hoefnagels; Beverley DiamondCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML3563.6 .A154 2012ISBN: 0773587128
- Native American Music in Eastern North America by Beverley DiamondCall Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML3550 .D53 2008ISBN: 0195301048
- Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes by Kyle T. MaysCall Number: ML3531 .M29 2018ISBN: 1438469454Argues that Indigenous hip hop is the latest and newest assertion of Indigenous sovereignty throughout Indigenous North America.
- Music of the First Nations by Tara Browner (Editor)Call Number: Queen Elizabeth II Library Stacks ML3557 .M87 2009ISBN: 0252090659
- The Garland Handbook of African Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)ISBN: 1135900000
- Black Opera by Naomi AndréISBN: 9780252041921
- Black Lives Matter and Music by Fernando Orejuela (Editor, Contribution by); Stephanie Shonekan (Editor, Contribution by); Portia K. Maultsby (Foreword by); Langston Collin Wilkins (Contribution by); Alison Martin (Contribution by); Denise Dalphond (Contribution by)Call Number: ML3556 .B57 2018ISBN: 0253038421
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