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Turabian Citation Style Guide 9th Edition: C. Music Recordings

About Citing AudioVisual Media

For each type of source in this guide, the general form and specific examples will be provided for both the Notes-Bibliography and the Author-Date style options of Turabian.

This information and several of the examples were drawn from A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations (9th edition). Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the manual.

For further information, please ask your instructor or refer to the Turabian manual.

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Music Recordings

In the bibliography, list musical recordings under either the name of the composer or performer/conductor, depending on which is more important for your argument. If the source is accessed online, end with a URL.

Notes-Bibliography Style:

General Format

Note: 
Note Number. Performer, "Song Title," by Song Composer, recorded recording date, track number on Album Title, Record Label, CD ID Number, Release Year, Format, URL (if accessed online).
      
Bibliographic Entry:
Performer. "Song Title." Composed by Song Composer. On Album Title. Recording Date. Record Label CD ID Number, Release Year, Format. URL (if accessed online).
 
 

Examples

Note:

16.  Kronos Quartet, "Mai Nozipo," by Dumisani Maraire, recorded 1989-1991, track 1 on Pieces of Africa, Elektra Nonesuch 79275-2, 1992, CD

 
Bibliographic Entry:
Kronos Quartet. "Mai Nozipo." Composed by Dumisani Maraire. On Pieces of Africa. Recorded 1989-1991. Elektra Nonesuch 79275-2, 1992, CD.
  
 

Author-Date Style (pp. 260-1)

General Format

Parenthetical Citation:
(Performer Year)
 
Reference List Entry:
Performer. Year recorded, "Title of Song." Track number on Title of Album. Record Label, Year of Release if different, medium. URL (if accessed online).
 
 

Examples

Parenthetical Entry:
(Imagine Dragons 2017) or (Imagine Dragons 2017 "Thunder")
  
Reference List Entry:
Imagine Dragons. 2017. "Thunder." Track 9 on Evolve. Interscope Records, CD.

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