Research Guides: Music: Streaming Audio & Video

Databases of Sound Recordings

Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Access millions of tracks & thousands of CDs representing the entire Naxos & Marco Polo catalogs plus the complete catalogs or selected titles from hundreds of record labels. Additional labels continue to join. Along with classical music, jazz, world & pop/rock are also represented.
Free NML apps for iOS & Android are available. To use them, you must create a playlist in Naxos Music Library. The NML app is tied to the username & password created when you set up the playlist.
The acquisition of the Naxos Music Library database was enabled through the support of the Henry Newton Lee, Jr. Family Library Music Fund.
Music Online: Listening This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of audiovisual content. Allows users to analyze content from hundreds of producers & distributors from around the world. Contains multiple collections, genres, & subjects. See below for additional information.
Collections & subject areas include: American Music, Classical Music, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music, Popular Music, & Smithsonian Global Sound. Also includes collections by performer or ensemble.

Allows users to create custom playlists & clips.

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
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A multidisciplinary collection of tens of thousands of videos spanning a wide range of subject areas such as anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, & music. More
Classical Music in Video This link opens in a new window
Music Online: The Qwest TV Collection This link opens in a new window
Co-created by Quincy Jones & Reza Ackbaraly, this collection of 150 curated titles includes live performances covering the evolution of jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, folk, indie, electronic, blues, and other eclectic world genres.