Mount A Libraries: Music Subject Guide: Citation Guides

Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) is the source most often used for Music Department assignments and papers. Be sure to check if your instructor requires CMS 16th or 17th edition. Here are some links to help you:

Citation quick guides

Notes & Bibliography style

Music Citations Quick Guide in Chicago 17th ed. (notes & bibliography)
Prepared by Mount Allison Librarians. Updated 2022.

Dissecting Chicago 17th ed. Bibliography Citations for Music
Revised in Fall 2018 by Mount Allison Librarians.
Citing Music Resources in Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed.
Prepared by the Marvin Duchow Music Library at McGill University.
Chicago 16th ed. Citation Quick Guide: Notes & Bibliography
Prepared by Mount Allison Librarians in 2011.

Acknowledging your Sources and Providing References
A useful handout preapred by Dr. Pearse outlining why we cite sources in research as well as Chicago-style reference examples for commonly encountered music materials.

Author-date style

Quick Guide for the Author-Date Format (for Music Theory courses)
Link provided by Dr. Alan Dodson in 2022. Use this guide when preparing citations for your music theory essays.
Important: Author-date format is not the same as footnote-bibliography format. The former is used in music theory courses, the latter in music history.

Special formats for Online Sources in Music Theory
Prepared by Dr. Alan Dodson in 2022. Use these special formats when citing music theory videocasts, video lectures, and articles in the journal Music Theory Online.

Citation Manuals (print & online)

The Chicago Manual of Style - 17th ed, by University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
Call Number: Z 253 .U69 2017 REF & Music REF
ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition by Kate L. Turabian; Wayne C. Booth (Revised by); Gregory G. Colomb (Revised by); University of Chicago Press Staff (Revised by); Joseph M. Williams (Revised by)
Call Number: LB 2369 .T92 2013 REF (Music & Main Library)
ISBN: 0226816389
Publication Date: 2013-03-28

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