Classical Period Music (ca. 1750-1800 + Beethoven): A Guide to Research and Resources

All books cited in this guide are available in either electronic or printed form, with some in both options. To connect to an e-book, click the citation link, and then click on the link under Online in the catalog record, which leads to the book on a publisher or vendor website. In most cases, access is available only to authorized Princeton users. To locate printed books in the Mendel collection, click on "Where to find it" beneath "Location" in the catalog record. E-books sometimes bear dates later than the print but do not necessarily offer corrected or revised texts of the print version.

Here are some of the most common Library of Congress subject headings (controlled vocabulary) for Classical music history, criticism, genres, and various other aspects to use for keyword or subject searches. Use the facets in the left sidebar and the sort options to refine the results by format, date, language, author, genres, and other options. Click on the links to browse all the library materials on the particular subject. Note that these subjects may have further subdivisions. Library of Congress subject headings use numerical centuries not period descriptors such as Classical music or Music—Classical—for example:

• Music—18th century—History and criticism
• Music—19th century—History and criticism

  Books, etc. that cover ca. 1750-1800 have a subject entry for each century.