Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content.
Virtually all academic research in Western Art Music begins with the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which forms the basis for Oxford Music Online. Oxford Music Online also includes the of New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, The of American Music the Grove Dictionary of Instruments, and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, also core references in their respective disciplines. Do not let the term "dictionary" mislead you; these are weighed, extended scholarly sources. For any topic you might be exploring, start here.