Content

What content is available on Bloomsbury Music & Sound?

Bloomsbury Music & Sound offers cross-searchable access to an expanding range of reference material and scholarly books in music and sound studies. Music subjects covered include popular music, jazz and blues, country, hip-hop, folk music, classical, and opera. The platform also supports sound studies, and offers practical and careers-focussed collections on sound design, technology and the music business.

Alongside eBooks and reference articles, the site offers over 800 artist biographies, a rotating featured content article, and subject guides.

What content is exclusive to Bloomsbury Music & Sound?

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the Worldis wholly exclusive to Bloomsbury Music & Sound.

The eBook titles in the Bloomsbury Popular Music, Classical and Opera, Jazz and Blues, and Ethnomusicology collections are not available in any other online resources, except the Bloomsbury Collections platform.

Some titles in Sound Studies, Music Industry and Business, and Music Technology are not available on any other platforms except Bloomsbury Collections.

Is Bloomsbury Music & Sound updated?

Bloomsbury Popular Music is updated with new content twice a year, and Sound Studies once every two years.

Music Industry and Business and Music Technology will be updated at regular intervals to incorporate new publications.

Ethnomusicology, Classical and Opera, Jazz and Blues, and Sound Design are closed collections.

Who is the resource for?

Bloomsbury Music & Sound offers resources for students, researchers and instructors, with material supporting courses on popular music, jazz, classical music, sound design, film and video games, ethnomusicology, sound studies, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, business studies and more.

How global is the coverage?

Bloomsbury Music & Sound offers material on music and sound from across the globe.

The Bloomsbury Popular Music collection includes the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, the 33 1/3 Global series, and monographs on worldwide topics.

The Ethnomusicology collection includes in-depth studies of the musical cultures of over 30 nations and regions, offering core resources for the study of global music.

How does Bloomsbury Music & Sound prepare students for careers?

Bloomsbury Popular Music introduces students to the music industry with titles on sound design, music copyright, music careers and music recording.

Sound Design includes practice-led and technical content, offering professional insight into careers in the music and film industry and providing students with the practical sound design skills required to succeed after graduation.

Music Industry and Business offers practical insights from music industry experts covering topics from management to musician welfare, and classical music to AI, supporting both prospective musical artists and students preparing for a wide range of roles in the music industry.

Music Technology includes both practical guides to the technology and software used in music production, and insights into studios and live sound, preparing students for music industry careers.