When in doubt, consult:
Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed., rev. John Grossman and Alice Bennett (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996)
A useful and concise resource can be found at the University of Indiana Music Library website. http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=3851
BOOK
Burkholder, J. Peter. All Made of Tunes: Charles Ives and the Uses of Musical Borrowing. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995.
Azzi, Maria Susana, and Simon Collier. Le grand tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla.
Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
SCORE
Liszt, Franz. Christus: Oratorium nach Texten aus der heiligen Schrift und der katholischen Liturgie für Soli, Chor, Orgel und grosses Orchester. New York: E. F. Kalmus, 1952.
RECORDING
Mahler, Gustav. Symphony No. 5. Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Hamburg: Teldec 3984-23328-2, 1997. Compact disc.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
McClatchie, Stephen. "The Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection at the University of Western Ontario." Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 52 (December 1995): 385-406.
DICTIONARY/ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE
The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, 1986, s.v. "electro-acoustic music," by Jon H. Appleton
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Citing electronic documents and information differs somewhat from citation formats for print materials. You still require the same basic information: author -- this can be a person, a company, a library responsibility -- (Photographer) or (Painter) or ?? date -- of an art work, or date of copyright, or update title -- title of the web-page, CD-ROM index or database nature -- [Photograph] [Image of oil painting] format -- [CD-ROM] or [Online] or [Electronic] or [Internet] publisher -- data provider/company identifier -- database identifier/accession number of
Citations: Burkholder, J. Peter. All Made of Tunes: Charles Ives and the Uses of Musical Borrowing. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Azzi, Maria Susana, and Simon Collier. Le grand tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. DICTIONARY/ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, 1986, s.v West in Toronto. [Photograph], [Internet] January 20, 1983. Glenn Gould Archive, National Library of Canada. Available: http://www.gould.nlc-bnc.ca/exhi/images/iv41.jpg. Internet. Accessed September 7, 2010.