A world of music with a click of a mouse

We have recently added a suite of audio streaming databases that gives you access to an amazing range of music styles and genres.

Through the the libraries' ERD ( electronic resources database), you can listen to music on or off campus, anytime of the day or night. Just search "music streaming" as a keyword in the ERD. Many of these resources provide additional information about the music through links or liner notes.

See descriptions of the databases below or click here to go directly to the streaming music databases in the ERD.

African American Song

Over 16,000 tracks of jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, narratives, and other styles reflecting African American musical contributions.

Classical Music Library

Over 50,000 tracks providing access to vocal and instrumental works from the Middle Ages through to the present.

DRAM

More than 1500 albums offering a variety of genres from including contemporary classical, electronic, folk, opera, Native American, jazz, 19th century classical, early rock, and musical theater.

Naxos Music Library

Nearly 300,000 tracks of music, searchable by title, composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre.

Naxos Music LIbrary Jazz

Featuring over 2300 jazz albums searchable by artists, album or song title and catalogue number.

Smithsonian Global Sound

An encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions with representation from over 160 countries. Includes a wide range of musical genres including American folk, American Indian, bluegrass, blues, classical, country, jazz, old time music, spoken word, and more.

Contemporary World Music

will contain 50,000 tracks covering genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, traditional music, Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.

American Song

Working toward 50,000 songs relating to all aspects of American life, ethnic groups, and time periods. Includes songs about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys, Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, hymns, humorous songs, college songs, sea shanties, shape note songs and more.