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About Bloomsbury Music & Sound

Scholarly and practical, from pop to classical

Bloomsbury Music & Sound is a growing digital hub which provides access to exclusive reference content, cutting edge scholarship, and practical support across a range of subject areas in music and sound studies.

The platform includes both scholarly and career-focussed resources and ranges from pop music to classical and opera, via jazz, soul, country, hip-hop, electronic music and so much more.

To access all of this in one digital space, please recommend this resource to your librarian who can arrange a free trial.



5 reasons to explore:


Flexibility

Choose only the collections that best meet your course and research needs. Your library can trial everything on Bloomsbury Music and Sound and then purchase or subscribe to resources selected to support your teaching and learning.

Exclusive content

Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World offers readers an exclusive insight into popular music globally. It sits alongside the 33 1/3 series and a wealth of scholarly books, so users can access all of these in one digital space.

Support for careers
Help prepare students for careers after university with practical guides. You'll find resources for audio in film, TV, video games, radio, and much more, plus advice from music industry insiders.

Global reach
Explore diverse global content in Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Music Around the World, 33 1/3 Global Series and the Ethnomusicology collection which offers in-depth studies of the musical cultures of over 30 nations and regions.

Easily navigate artists, eras and genres
Intuitive navigation and browsing helps you move seamlessly between artists, albums, musical eras, and genres from across the globe.

Discover the collections

Image credits: 

  • Popular Music - Patricio Nahuelhual  
  • Ethnomusicology - Luis Gutiérrez/ Norte Photo/Getty Images
  • Sound Design - aire images/Getty Images
  • Sound Studies - oxygen/Getty Images
  • Jazz and Blues - Tetra Images/Getty Images
  • Classical and Opera - A. Martin UW Photography