This is a challenging process, as most of our information systems do not tag creators specifically for their demographics or identities. Also, what is considered "diverse" is contextual and can be different for each searcher/consumer of the music.
This page provides search strategies for locating music from creators who are part of one or more of the following groups:
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Use some of the online and print resources below to identify composers and compositions from diverse identities.
Once you have found the title of a piece of music, look it up in Libraries Search (the SU Libraries catalog) to find a score or a recording. If we do not have it, you can request it through interlibrary loan, or send a purchase request to your music subject librarian Amanda DuBose amdubose@syr.edu.
Lists of musical works are published in books called bibliographies or as part of journal articles. Browse the websites below to find the titles of bibliographies on your desired topic. Then, look up book or article titles in the library catalog Libraries Search, or request on interlibrary loan.
Check out these additional guides from other music libraries for more links and repertoire lists for specific instrumentation