Want to practise your database search skills?
Find answers to the questions in this quiz by searching Grove Music.
1. Find a brief overview of brass bands. When did the term “brass band” come in to use?
Hint: enter keywords in the search box at the top of the page. Or try the A-Z browse feature to find the article (use the “go to” box to move through the A-Z more quickly).
2. Find an overview of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and work. What illustrations can you find with this article?
Hint: use the advanced search. Under the “biographies” tab search for ‘Mozart’.
3. Find a list of works that have been performed in Osaka, Japan.
Hint: use the advanced search to search “works lists”. Enter keyword “Osaka”.
4. Now find information on an opera that has been performed in Auckland.
Hint: use the “works lists” search again.
5. Find biographical information on German music critics. How many did you find?
Hint: search biographies from the “explore” menu. Choose writers, limit to music criticism, then choose Germany.
6. Where would you look for lists of printed and manuscript sources?
Hint: choose “research resources” from the explore menu. What kind of resources can you find here?
7. How would you find information about different kinds of flutes?
Hint: enter the keyword “flute” in the search box at the top of the page; or try the full text search box from the advanced search screen; or browse articles A-Z. Compare your results.
8. Can you find any information about composers from New Zealand? How many composers are included in this database?
Hint: use the “explore” menu to search biographies. Choose “composers”, then choose “countries”, and limit to “New Zealand”.
9. Find information on a Greek male soprano. What is his name?
Hint: use the “explore” menu to search biographies. Choose “performers”, then choose “singers”.
10. Choose your favourite conductor, composer, or performer. What can you find out about them?
Hint: search for articles using the quick search or advanced search options; try the article A-Z list; or browse the explore menu. Compare the results you get from each search.
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