Music

Recordings of songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Includes songs from the Revolutionary and Civil War periods, Prohibition, the Civil Rights movement, anti-war protests of the 1960s, and various political campaigns,

Nearly 1.5 million tracks of music from the Western art music tradition.

More than 3 million tracks representing genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, and gagaku.

Almost a million tracks from over 80,000 albums of jazz recordings representing a wide range of artists, ensembles, and genres.

Hundreds of thousands of tracks from all genres of popular music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, and film soundtracks.

An aural encyclopedia of the world’s music traditions, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Streaming access to more than 2 million tracks from 130,000 CDs, representing standard and rare repertoire from the Western art music tradition.

Streamed concerts from the Berlin Philharmonic, plus hundreds of recordings of classical music, documentaries, and bonus films. Broadcasts are archived for later viewing. To access, create a free user account on or off campus.

Streaming access to hundreds of performances of plays and musicals from the New York theatre scene.

Streaming video collection of classical music, opera and dance performances. Includes over 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940s to present; over 2,000 films, including artist portraits, documentaries and master classes; and access to over 100 live streaming performances from the world’s most prestigious venues.

Access to more than 750 full-length Met Opera performances.

Almost 200 videos of opera performances and related documentaries.