1. Go to Library website: http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/library
2. Click on Database A-Z List
3. Browse Music Databases
Produced by Rpertoire International de Littrature Musicale, this comprehensive music bibliography features citations, abstracts, and subject indexing. Facilitates both focused research and browsing for readers of all levels. From hip hop to Hndel, from ethnomusicology to music therapy, from elementary music education to advanced music theory, RILM is first stop for the researcher who wants clear, verified bibliographic information.
Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. This ever growing collection includes recordings from the world's greatest labels including Hyperion, Bridge Records, Sanctuary Classics, Artemis-Vanguard, Hnssler Classic, Vox and many more. Coverage includes music written from the earliest times (e.g. Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers.
Most of the music related databases available through the New York Public Library are only accessible at one of the research branches in the system. You can locate the research libraries at: http://www.nypl.org/locations
Some NYPL music databases of note:
Guide to history of the world from 1450 to the present, this authoritative database provides indexing of more than 1,800 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. Coverage extends to related disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, and sociology.