Research Guides: Music: MultiMedia

Streaming Video

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Kanopy
Streaming videos for titles purchased for course support. Hundreds of additional titles available during COVID-19 crisis.

If no suitable titles are found from the vendors listed above, please consider one of the free streaming sites.

To request a video, please use the Library request form.

For feature films, the library prefers DVDs, as streaming is not readily available for new movies.

CBC Music: Concerts on Demand
Over 800 free concerts, in all genres, from the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
ClassicFM
Listen to classical music, learn about composers and music periods, read reviews of new recordings.
Internet Archive: Audio Archive
"Contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users."
Music streaming services
Comparison of features of free and subscription services.
National Jukebox
Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress in many genres, including spoken word.

CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries
Reviews of all genres of music by Rick Anderson, Associate Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communication at the University of Utah. Unlike most review publications, it is primarily a recommendation service for libraries.
American record guide
Feature articles, interviews and profiles, concert highlights and reviews and album reviews for the music lover.
Black Grooves
A music review site hosted by the Archives of African American Music & Culture (AAAMC) at Indiana University.
Classical CD Review
Reviews of classical CDs and DVDs, written and signed by authoritative amateurs.