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The Browse options are to the left of the Search box. You can browse the contents of Oxford Music Online by a number of different categories. Click on a category and then click on one of the given options to view a list of matching articles. Once at this list you can narrow down your choices by using the filter panel on the left.
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The results that match your search are listed on one or more pages. The number of results (and your search criteria) appears at the top of the list.
Each of the results in the list consists of the article title, its author (where appropriate), and its publication date (in print and online, where relevant), which collection it's a part of, and a snippet of the article showing the search term.
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