Music Library

Online Course Reserves for Music

Listed below are links to online materials for the following courses.  If you would like to listen to the online recordings outside of the KSU campus network you will need to establish a VPN connection. 

For physical books, journals, scores and sound recordings on reserve, search in KentLINK for for a course by professor's name This is a link to another web site or course name/ID This is a link to another web site.  Books and journals on reserve are located at the Main Library circulation desk, while sound recordings and scores are located on the third floor at the Audiovisual Services desk.

Current Courses:

Course Number  Course Title  Instructor 

MUS 12211

Music of Western Cultures

David DeBolt

MUS 21121

Music Theory to 1750

Richard Devore;
Ralph Lorenz

MUS 22111

Understanding Music

David DeBolt

MUS 22121

Music as a World PhenomenonThis is a link to another web site

Kazadi wa Mukuna ,
Noraliz Ruiz

MUS 31121

Western Music since 1900

Richard Devore

MUS 32211

Music History to 1750

Theodore Albrecht

MUS 40295

Survey of Rock and RollThis is a link to another web site

Andrew Shahriari

MUS 42111/52111

African Music and CulturesThis is a link to another web site

Kazadi wa Mukuna

MUS 42261

Opera Literature

Jane Dressler

MUS 44241

Piano Literature

Jerry Wong

MUS 45121/55121

Kent ChorusThis is a link to another web site

Scott MacPherson

MUS 45141/55141/75141

KSU ChoraleThis is a link to another web site

Scott MacPherson

MUS 45212/55212/65212

Kent State University Orchestra

Seaton, Scott

MUS 61171/ 71171

Analytical Techniques I

Shuster, Alissa

MUS 62531/72531

Music History IIIThis is a link to another web site

Theodore Albrecht

Listen to Music Online

You need to connect to the Kent State VPN to access the research databases listed on this page. Click this button for instructions. OhioLINK Authentication users can ignore this alert.
Classical Music Library
On-Campus     Off-Campus: [Kent VPN]
An online streaming music service featuring works from the Medieval era through the present. Recordings can be located by browsing lists or by using either the basic or advanced search engines, and users can create and save playlists of their favorite music. Note: Off-campus access to Classical Music Library requires Internet Explorer.

Naxos Music Library
On-Campus     Off-Campus: [Kent VPN]
"Naxos Music Library is the most comprehensive collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues of over 75,000 tracks, including Classical music, Historical recordings, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. While listening, users can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists in Naxos's extensive database"--FAQ page