Citing Sources: Examples

EXAMPLES in Chicago style:

Score (sheet music):
Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Latavia Parker, Omar Alfanno, Luis Diaz. Hips Don't Lie (voice and piano, with guitar chord symbols and diagrams). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2005.

Sound recording (CD or LP, see 17.268 for more examples):
Sigur Ros. Ágætis Byrjun. Fatcat. 2000, 2001. PIAS America.

Discography: Those in monograph form may be cited as books; sound recordings have their own citation format and can be grouped in a discography section of your bibliography.

Video/DVD:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: South African Music and its Influences. DVD. Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.

Electronic resources (See the Chicago Style Quick Guide for citing e-books, email messages, blog entries, and more):

Web Site:
All Music Guide. “Shakira Discography.” All Media Guide LLC. http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Shakira/Discography/Index/P174707/1/ (accessed August 23, 2013).

Article in an Online Journal:
Katz, Marco. "Salsa Criticism at the Turn of the Century: Identity Politics and Authenticity." Popular Music and Society 28, no. 1 (February, 2005),
http://ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=16130250&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

 

CAVEAT:  These are examples of Chicago style.  It is important to ask your professor what style manual he or she prefers.

Style Guides

Citing music, recordings, and liner notes can be tricky; these websites offer general guides for citing your sources, plus tips for music materials.