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Alexander Street gives students, faculty, and patrons of the performing arts unique tools to research, analyze, learn, and most of all enjoy music and dance.

2 MUSIC xplore the largest, most diverse catalog of online music content in the world. From classical to alternative rock to zydeco, from ballet to operatic arias to alternative dance, our Music & Dance resources cross genres and content formats. Alexander Street gives students, faculty, and patrons of the performing arts unique tools to research, analyze, learn, and most of all enjoy music and dance. Acquisition Options We offer a number of customized solutions based on your library and institution s needs. From individual collections, to cost-saving genre- and media-based packages, Alexander Street has the right solution to help you make the most out of your music catalog. Streaming Audio Use the new waveform view or editing toolbar to easily create, annotate, and share audio clips. mbed audio into any website to maximize access. Stream audio at CD quality (320kbps) for no extra cost. View extensive details for each album and track. 2 Alexander Street

Acquisition Options Classical s Classical Music The Classical Music brings together Alexander Street s most popular classical music collections into one well-rounded offering for music scholars and

3 Acquisition Options Classical s Classical Music The Classical Music brings together Alexander Street s most popular classical music collections into one well-rounded offering for music scholars and faculty. With selections of audio, video, reference, and scores, this versatile package spotlights individual collections that make up the core of a classical music curriculum, featuring: Classical Scores Library I Classical Music Library Classical Performance in Video Classical Music Reference Library Classical Scores Library The acclaimed Classical Scores Library is the world s largest assemblage of in-copyright scores, and will grow with the launch of Volume IV in This comprehensive series contains more than 49,960 works and 1.3 million printable pages of the most important scores, manuscripts, and previously unpublished material ranging from the 17th to 21st centuries, crossing all genres. More than 4,500 composers from across the globe populate the series, which includes in-copyright scores from Boosey and Hawkes, Universal dition, dition Peters, Faber Music, A-R dition, Wirripang, Chester Music, Novello & Co., and more. The scores featured in the Classical Scores Library are essential for the study of composition as part of music programs worldwide. Includes the full content of: Volumes I-IV. [The Alexander Street platform] is by far the largest and most comprehensive product on the market to date. Summing up: Highly recommended. CHOIC VIW SCORS WITH OUR STAT OF TH ART Interface Go directly to relevant pages with thumbnail view. Print a page range, movement, or full score. Jump directly between individual movements. Search options include key, duration, and instrument. Add full scores or movements to custom playlists. 3

Acquisition Options MUSIC Multi-genre s Multi-genre packages are a cost-effective way for your library to offer music faculty and scholars the resources they need across many different types of

Music Online: Reference Perfect for scholars and faculty of music composition, the Music Online: Reference delivers some of the most acclaimed music text content from the world s best publishers,

4 Acquisition Options MUSIC Multi-genre s Multi-genre packages are a cost-effective way for your library to offer music faculty and scholars the resources they need across many different types of courses and programs. Music Online: Reference Perfect for scholars and faculty of music composition, the Music Online: Reference delivers some of the most acclaimed music text content from the world s best publishers, together in one place. It s the largest online collection of musical scores and reference works available anywhere, and is the most comprehensive collection of materials for the study of music covering every time period, genre, cultural group, and geographic region. Includes the full content of: African American Music Reference Classical Music Reference Library The Garland ncyclopedia of World Music Online Volume I Music Online: Listening Music Online: Listening is the most comprehensive and highest quality streaming audio collection available to support the teaching and research of music. With streaming access to over seven million tracks, the package provides coverage in breadth and depth across all the key musical genres: Classical: All major genres and time periods from medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde. Jazz: All major genres including vocal jazz, bebop, acid jazz, big band, modern jazz, and more. World: Music from 169 countries and more than 1,000 cultural groups. American: Country, folk, jazz, bluegrass, Western, old time, American Indian, blues, gospel, R&B, and shape note singing. Popular: Only available with purchase of the Music Online: Listening, this collection offers a wide range of popular music from around the world that is not available in our genre-specific collections. Music Online: Listening is the LexisNexis of music, and it may make the use of many traditional library resources unncecessary. Booklist 4 Alexander Street

Acquisition Options Complete Music & Dance Make the entire portfolio of Alexander Street music products available to your institution at a

Built for institutions with limited music resources, or larger libraries that want to have BST it all, the Complete Music & Dance features the

With this package, music faculty and scholars will have complete access to: 7 million audio tracks 2,500 hours of video from more than 3,500

3 million pages of scores 124,000 pages of reference Faculty love the Complete Music & Dance because it provides material for teaching across

5 Acquisition Options Complete Music & Dance Make the entire portfolio of Alexander Street music products available to your institution at a significant cost savings! Built for institutions with limited music resources, or larger libraries that want to have BST it all, the Complete Music & Dance features the VALU full contents of all the video, audio, scores, and reference material that Alexander Street offers for music. With this package, music faculty and scholars will have complete access to: 7 million audio tracks 2,500 hours of video from more than 3,500 titles 1.3 million pages of scores 124,000 pages of reference Faculty love the Complete Music & Dance because it provides material for teaching across all relevant musical genres American, world, classical, jazz, and popular with the added benefit of flexible access to Alexander Street s easy-to-use interface. About Our Streaming Video Synchronous, scrolling transcripts High-speed streaming video automatically adjusts to your bandwidth. Intuitive video editor: Create, annotate, and share clips and playlists, then easily slide into a syllabus or LMS. 5

Classical Performance in Video Classical Performance in Video is the largest and most NW comprehensive video resource for the study of classical music and operatic performances.

6 Acquisition Options MUSIC Individual Collections Individual collections offer the opportunity to compile your collection a la carte. Available for purchase or subscription, individual collections allow you to access just the content that students and faculty at your institution need. Classical Performance in Video Classical Performance in Video is the largest and most NW comprehensive video resource for the study of classical music and operatic performances. Users experience classical music through 1,600 performances, including 200 full operas and 75 dance titles, as well as masterclasses, documentaries, scores, and interviews. Video as a learning tool provides a rich experience for music students. All patrons use the multimedia tools in this collection to research, analyze, learn, and enjoy the classical music genre. Performance, musicology, conducting, theory, and composition faculty and students all benefit from this unique resource. Dance in Video: Volume I For students and scholars of dance, no learning experience can compare to witnessing the masters at work. Dance in Video: Volume I lays the foundation for the study of dance in all its forms with 500 hours of content in modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and more. Films feature many of the greatest dance companies and performers worldwide, including Agnes de Mille, Mark Morris, Lestor Horton, Anna Sokolow, Anthony Tudor, Jose Limon, Paul Draper, and Chuck Green. Dance in Video: Volume II The second volume showcases a new catalogue of dancers and partners including the Joffrey Ballet, John Jasperse Company, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Bavarian State Ballet, Royal Ballet of Cambodia, Kirov Ballet, and Compañía Nacional de Danza. Students seeking to fine-tune specific techniques can explore instructional materials from the George Balanchine Foundation covering basic and advanced ballet techniques, including jumps, turns, pirouettes, barre work, pointe technique, and more. To round out the study of dance, Volume II also incorporates interviews and documentaries featuring Trey McIntyre, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darcy Bussell, Yvonne Meier, Saburo Teshigawara, and other key performers and choreographers. The Garland ncyclopedia of World Music Online What are the variants of the classical guitar? What is Indo-jazz and how does it relate to other jazz genres? What are the different modes used in Nô (Noh) plays? Now patrons can find answers to all of their questions with the most comprehensive online world music encyclopedia available. The Garland ncyclopedia of World Music Online includes a ten volume print set of encyclopedias, associated audio tracks, musical illustrations, photographs, drawings, song texts, score examples, charts, and maps. Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries A virtual encyclopedia of the world s musical and aural traditions, Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries includes more than 43,000 tracks showcasing an extraordinary array of music, spoken word, natural, and human-made sounds. A unique and impressive collection of music, not to mention a rich archive of everyday sound. A+ rating, Library Journal The collection shares the published recordings of non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings along with legendary music labels, including Fast Folk, Paredon, Cook, DyerBennet, and Monitor Records. Recordings in this diverse collection come from 169 different countries. 6 Alexander Street

tools & features Volume I The first volume of Classical Scores Library includes more than 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores and manuscripts ever written.

7 tools & features Volume I The first volume of Classical Scores Library includes more than 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores and manuscripts ever written. Students and faculty will find countless works from classical music s most studied composers, including Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Handel, Beethoven, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin, plus thousands more. Volume II Volume II provides online access to 200,000 pages of scores. In addition to new works from contemporary composers, Volume II includes a range of important composers not represented in the first volume and alternative editions of many of music s most studied compositions. Volume III The third volume brings together 400,000 pages of in-copyright editions from composers worldwide. The collection provides editions from major publishers like Chester Music, Novello & Company, Faber Music, Wilhelm Hansen, Donemus, and others. It provides expanded coverage of great choral works and instrumental scores for brass, woodwind, and other instrument groups. Tools and Features Alexander Street s powerful interface offers faculty and students a unique opportunity to engage with materials in new and exciting ways, and gives librarians and administrators a better view into what users are doing on the platform helping you to optimize content and increase usage. Users can: Watch synchronized, searchable transcripts running alongside almost all titles. Search and browse by title, instrument, performers, composers, publishers, time periods, genres, and people with dedicated indexing for classical terms. Watch videos on-the-go with most handheld devices. Create, annotate, and organize clips and playlists, or search thousands of targeted playlists created by expert editors, scholars, and other users to find helpful learning resources for the classroom. Cross-search easily with other Alexander Street music products. Seamlessly integrate content with any LMS, including Blackboard, Moodle, and Sakai. You can: Receive free detailed MARC records for 100% of content, with new records added monthly. Access in-depth statistics compliant with top discovery vendors like COUNTR4 and SUSHI, and monitor usage down to the specific title. Access helpful instructional videos and live trainings to support new users. Volume IV Volume IV contains COMING 300,000 additional pages SOON! of classical scores ranging from the 18th to 21st centuries. This extensive collection will appeal to students and faculty from a broad range of studies within the music discipline. With many scores newly digitized for the academic market, music scholars and faculty will find Classical Scores Library, Volume IV to be an essential resource in their study of music composition. 7

8 A U D I O V I D O S C O R S R F R N C PRODUCT CHCKLIST NW! Classical Music Classical Scores Library Music Online: Reference Music Online: Listening Best Value! The Complete Music & Dance American Song Classical Music Library Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries* Jazz Music Library Popular Music Library Contemporary World Music Classical Performance in Video* Dance in Video: Volume I* Dance in Video: Volume II* Volume I* Volume II* Volume III* Volume IV* Coming Soon! African-American Music Reference Classical Reference Library The Garland ncyclopedia of World Music Online* * Available for individual sale Ordering Information Alexander Street music collections are available to academic libraries for subscription or one-time purchase. For more information, or get started with your FR 30-day trial, please visit alexanderstreet.com. learn more at alexanderstreet.com/music

Music and Dance. learn more at alexanderstreet.com

Music and Dance. learn more at alexanderstreet.com Music and Dance FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIS learn more at alexanderstreet.com MUSIC xplore the largest, most diverse catalog of online music content in the world. From classical and jazz to alternative rock and