Vocal Resources
Resources for Vocalists
General
REF 780.922 B168s |
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Music Nicholas Slonimsky, ed. (various editions in both libraries) |
MUS LIB REF ML102.P66 G85 1995 |
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Colin Larkin, ed. (6 vols.) Includes information on Broadway shows and composers/lyricists |
REF 780.3 T371i |
The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians Oscar Thompson Various editions in libraries (9th ed. in MUS LIB) |
REF 781.7730321 N532g | The New Grove Dictionary of American Music H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie |
REF 780.3 N532 |
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Stanley Sadie, ed. (20 vols.) Definitive English music encyclopedia for information on composers, forms, styles, music, etc. |
REF 782.103 |
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Stanley Sadie, ed. N532 |
MUS LIB REF ML100 .N484 1986 |
The New Harvard Dictionary of Music Don Michael Randel |
Periodicals | |
NATS Journal Official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing |
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Songs & Interpretation | |
REF 782.420944 B517i |
The Interpretation of French Song Pierre Bernac Contains commentary, interpretive suggestions, and translations of much of the French repertoire. |
REF 782.42092 P874b |
Francis Poulenc: The Man and His Songs Pierre Bernac Contains commentary and translations. |
MUS LIB REF ML102.O6 .B68 1994 |
Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias Richard Boldrey |
784.3 B864g |
The German Lied and Its Poetry Elaine Brady and Robert A. Fowkes German songs analyzed poetically as well as musically. |
784.30094 S384c | Schubert's Songs Richard Capell |
REF 781.971 C287a |
Art Song in the United States Judith E. Carman |
784.305 D289p |
The Poetic Debussy Margaret G. Cobb |
REF 782.420946 S735s | The Spanish Song Companion Jacqueline Cockburn and Richard Stokes |
REF 782.42015 C675 |
Program Notes for The Singer's Repertoire Berton Coffin and Werner Singer Program notes which give the general sense of selected songs and arias. |
MUS LIB REF .C64 1960 |
Singer's Repertoire Berton Coffin (5 vols.: v.1-2 in MUS LIB, v.5 in main library, v.1-4 at ML128.S3 HSU) |
MUS LIB REF ML128.S3 .D43 1966 |
Songs in Collections: An Index Desiree De Charms |
784.934 E54a |
The Art of the Song Recital Shirley Emmons |
MUS LIB REF ML128.S3 .E87 1977 |
Repertoire for the Solo Voice Noni Espina (2 vols.) |
REF 016.783225 E77v 1984 |
Vocal Solos for Christian Churches Noni Espina |
784.300924 S562d | Schubert's Songs: A Biographical Study Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
MUS LIB REF ML410 .F38G3 1996 |
Interpreting the Songs of Gabriel Fauré Robert Gartside |
REF 782.1143 G621bo |
Bringing Opera to Life Boris Goldovsky |
REF 782.1143 G621bs |
Bringing Soprano Arias to Life Boris Goldovsky and Arthur Schoep Translations, historical perspective, and performance hints of standard soprano arias. |
784.3 H177a |
The Art Song James Husst Hall (on reserve) |
MUS LIB ML128.V7 .K24 1968 |
Music for the Voice Sergius Kagen (copies in MUS LIB REF, MUS LIB main stacks, main library REF, and main library stacks) |
MUS LIB MT120 .K562 1996 |
Song: A Guide to Style and Literature Carol Kimball |
MUS LIB REF ML128.V7 .M389 1998 |
Library Resources for Singers, Coaches, and Accompanists Ruthann Boles McTyre |
REF 782.420944 M515n | Nineteenth-Century French Song Barbara Meister Contains commentary and translations of songs by Fauré, Chausson, Duparc, and Debussy. |
MUS LIB REF ML410 .P45M4 1998 |
The Songs of Hans Pfitzner Richard Mercier |
MUS LIB REF MT95 .K62 1997 |
The New Kobbé's Opera Book |
REF 782.420944 N897f 1970 |
French Song from Berlioz to Duparc Fritz Noske Good commentary, limited translations |
MUS LIB REF ML102.O6 .O82 1983 |
The Dictionary of the Opera Charles Osborne |
784.300924 P484t | Ton und Wort: The Lieder of Richard Strauss Barbara A. Petersen |
MUS LIB REF MT95 .S56O5 1960 |
100 Great Operas and Their Stories Henry William Simon |
REF 782.1143 S617i |
An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias Martial Singher Literal translations, plot synopsis, and interpretive suggestions for selected operatic arias. |
782.420946 S735s | Poetry into Song: Performance and Analysis of Lieder Deborah Stein |
784.09 S844h |
A History of Song Denis Stevens (on reserve) |
784.3 W879p |
Poulenc's Songs: An Analysis of Style Vivian Wood |
Diction, Phonetic Readings & Translations | |
784.932 A237p |
Phonetics and Diction in Singing: Italian, French, Spanish, German Kurt Adler |
REF 782.42077 C675p |
Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias Berton Coffin, et al. A phonetic guide to authentic pronunciation of 413 songs and arias in IPA. |
REF 782.420268 W924b pt.1 |
Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias Part I: German and French Berton Coffin Excellent literal translations |
REF | Part II: Italian 782.420268 Arthur Schoep and Daniel Harris W924b Excellent literal translations pt.2 |
MUS LIB Singer's Italian: A Manual of Diction and Phonetics REF Evelina Colorni MT883 .C65 1970 |
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MUS LIB REF MT883 .C69 1970 |
The Singer's Manual of German and French Diction Richard G. Cox |
782.0424 W187d |
Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish |
784.3 M989e |
English Texts for the Songs of Modeste Moussorgsky Henry S. Drinker |
REF 782.420268 S384d |
Texts of the Solo Songs of Franz Schubert in English Translation (2 vols.) Henry S. Drinker |
REF 782.420268 W853d |
Texts of the Solo Songs of Hugo Wolf in English Translation Henry S. Drinker |
REF 782.420268 B813d |
Texts of the Vocal Works of Johannes Brahms in English Translation (2 vols.) Henry S. Drinker |
784.300943 F529f |
The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, George Bird, and Richard Stokes Original texts and translations of over 750 lieder. |
MUS LIB REF ML410 .S38G4 1996 |
Schubert's Complete Song Texts with International Phonetic Alphabet Transcriptions, Word for Word Translations and Commentary Beaumont Glass (2 vols.) |
784.932 G885s |
Singing in French Thomas Grubb |
REF 782.42077 M196p |
Phonetic Readings of Brahms Lieder Candace A. Magner |
MUS LIB REF MT883 .M37 1953 |
The Singer's Manual of English Diction Madeleine Marshall |
REF 782.420268 M651r 1973 |
The Ring of Words Phillip L. Miller Anthology of art song translations. |
MUS LIB REF MT883 .M67D5 1975 |
Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German John Moriarty |
MUS LIB REF MT883 .O36 1981 |
German for Singers William Odom |
REF 782.42 |
Lieder Line by Line Lois Phillips |
0268 P561L |
Translations of lieder. |
784.3 P918p |
The Penguin Book of Lieder S. S. Prawer Literal translations of lieder. |
MUS LIB REF MT883 .S54 1975 |
A Manual of Foreign Language Dictions for Singers Richard F. Sheil (additional copy in MUS LIB main stacks) |
784.932 U76t |
To Sing in English: A Guide to Improved Diction Dorothy Uris |
MUS LIB REF MT883 .W25 1989 |
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers Joan Wall |
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