Mount A Libraries: Music Subject Guide: Citation Guides

Citing Your Sources

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:

Music Citations Quick Guide in Chicago 17th ed.
Updated in 2018 by Mount Allison Librarians.
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.

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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