Piano

Welcome to the Piano Research Guide! Here you will find resources on the piano and its repertoire meant to enhance your study, appreciation, and enjoyment of this instrument essential to so many musical genres. Start your research at the Reference Sources page where you can access Oxford Music Online as well as browse print reference books. Then, at Find Books, learn strategies for finding books in OneSearch and scroll through recommended books about the piano, its history, famous performers, and repertoire. At Find Scores, see locations for piano music on library shelves and search for notable works by selected composers.

Several specialized pages complete this guide. They include Construction and Maintenance which offers resources on the construction, repair, and tuning of pianos, while Piano Pedagogy concerns the instruction and study of the piano. Collaborative Piano assists those who accompany instrumentalists, singers, dancers, and others, or who perform chamber music, and Jazz Piano gathers writings by and about famous jazz pianists as well as technical manuals, transcriptions, and audiovisual resources specific to this genre. Know of a resource not included in this guide? Feel free to email the Music Librarian and they will add it. Or, suggest an item for purchase, if it is a resource not currently owned by University Libraries.