Stream American music recordings (CD-quality audio) from the New World Records and CRI labels, as well as other unique and important recordings neglected by the commercial marketplace. Genres available for streaming include folk, opera, Native American, jazz, 19th to 21st century classical, early rock, musical theater, contemporary, electronic and beyond. Includes liner notes. Coverage: contains primary sources. Full audio streaming files and full text.
Access historic audio recordings and supporting materials from field expeditions around the world, opening new paths for the study of music in its cultural context. Liner notes may be available labelled as “liner notes” or in “album details”. Coverage: mostly 1960s-1980s, contains primary sources. Full audio streaming files and full text.
Stream music tracks from a multidisciplinary, international collection of audiovisual content. Streaming collections include American Music, Classical Music, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music, Popular Music, and Smithsonian Global Sound. Liner notes available for approximately one-third of content. Coverage: varies. Full audio streaming files and full text.
Stream classical music recordings (CD-quality audio) searchable by composer, title, performer, genre, or keyword. To view liner notes (if available) click on “Booklet” link. This streaming collection greatly augments our library's physical CD collection. 15 simultaneous users may access this collection at one time. Coverage: varies, contains primary sources. Full audio streaming files and full text.
Our physical CDs and our videocassettes are not arranged by LC classification, and are not stored in publicly accessible shelves. Therefore, they can only be retrieved by searching the catalog and giving the call number to the staff member or student assistant at the Circulation Desk (library main level).
For example, a recording of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima is listed in the catalog as:
CD1553 1 CD (Music) Circulation Desk
Just give the call number (CD1553) to the person at the circulation desk, and they will get the CD for you.
Folkstreams is a non-profit dedicated to finding, preserving, contextualizing, and showcasing documentary films on American traditional cultures.
Streaming videos on music are available from such databases as Films on Demand and Kanopy.
Search for films that are available at Dickinson digitally or on disc:
https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20391/library/2519/film_search
Browse films by genre:
https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20391/library/2519/find_films/2
Our DVD cases are filed alphabetically on display shelves for browsing on the main level. (The actual discs are kept behind the circulation desk.) You can also search for DVDs in the catalog or on the Film Search page. Either way, retrieve the cases from the display shelves, and take them to the circulation to check out. Videocassettes are also in the catalog, but their cases are not on display. Just ask for them at the circulation desk by their call numbers.
Similar to CDs, our DVDs have DVD numbers, and videocassettes have VT numbers.
DVD2062 Amadeus (a feature film on DVD)
VT1104 Arnold Schoenberg : my evolution (a documentary film on videocassette)