8 digital media resources
American Music is a database of sound recordings providing online access to thousands of albums and tens of thousands of tracks, from Alexander Street Press. Coverage includes a wide range of American musical styles from a variety of periods and peoples, including American Indians, slaves, cowboys and pioneers. Also included are gospel, protest songs, Civil War songs and songs from political campaigns.
Classical Music Library is a database of sound recordings providing online access to over 30,000 classical music tracks, with more being added each month, from Alexander Street Press. Performers represented include Callas, Rattle, Perlman, Karajan, Barenboim and many others. You may browse the collection alphabetically or search by composer, artist, conductor, ensemble, instrument, genre, period, or label.
Contemporary World Music is a database of sound recordings providing online access albums and tracks from Alexander Street Press. Coverage includes a wide range of musical styles including fado, flamenco, klezmenr, Bollywood, reggae, and more. You may search the collection alphabetically or browse by composer, artist, ensemble, instrument, cultural group, or location. Music tracks play though an audio player but may not currently be downloaded.
Access millions of songs from thousands of popular artists and thousands of music videos for use on your computer, MP3 player, smartphone or tablet with Freegal Music.
Songs are available in MP3 format and videos in MP4 format, both free from digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. You can download and transfer music to any device or burn music to a CD.
Access digital video, music, comics, e-book and audiobook titles for use on your computer, smartphone, tablet or television streaming device with hoopla. All content is available streaming; some content is available to download for offline viewing, via the hoopla app.
Jazz Music Library from Alexander Street Press is a large, comprehensive streaming audio collection of all genres of jazz, covering the music's entire history. You may search the collection alphabetically or browse by composer, performer, ensemble, instrument or recording date. Music tracks play though an audio player but may not currently be downloaded. You may create your own playlists after setting up a free account.
Music Online brings together on a single cross-searchable platform the entire suite of Alexander Street Press music products to which Worthington Libraries subscribes. Use this search interface to instantly access all the recordings in Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music Library, American Song and Smithsonian Global Sound. Music tracks play though an audio player but may not currently be downloaded.
Smithsonian Global Sound is a database of sound recordings providing online access to traditional music from around the world, from Alexander Street Press. Coverage includes a wide range of musical styles from different countries. Perfect for students and researchers, Smithsonian Global Sound can be searched alphabetically or browsed by cultural group, country, language, or genre. Music tracks play though an audio player but may not currently be downloaded.
