Incoming Resources
- The art of music;, a short history of musical styles and ideas, [by] Beekman C. Cannon, Alvin H. Johnson [and] William G. Waite
- Early music, a very short introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly
- Freedom and the arts, essays on music and literature, Charles Rosen
- The story of music, from Babylon to the Beatles how music has shaped civilization, Howard Goodall
- Music, the definitive visual history, consultant [editor], Robert Ziegler ; authors, Ian Blenkinsop, Kiku Day, Reg Grant, Malcolm Hayes, Keith Howard, Chris Ingham, Nick Kimberley, Tess Knighton ... [and seven others] ; new photography, Gary Ombler, Richard Leeney
- The musical human, a history of life on Earth, Michael Spitzer
- A concise history of western music, Paul Griffiths
- A history of Western music
- An illustrated history of music., [Edited by Georges and Rosamond Bernier] Translated by Rollo Myers
- Music, a subversive history, Ted Gioia
- Best music writing 2011, Alex Ross, guest editor ; Daphne Carr, series editor
- Music around the world, a global encyclopedia, Andrew R. Martin and Matthew Mihalka, editors
- Music, Andrew Gant
- How music works, David Byrne