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Vocal Music Handy Guide: Basic Reference Tools

Your quick guide to solo vocal and choral music resources

Basic Reference Tools

The following titles will be useful in tracking down information about the solo voice and its literature. 

  • Clifton, Keith E. Recent American art song: a guide. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2008). Music Reference ML128.S3 C65 2008
  • Coffin, Berton. Singer's Repertoire. Ref ML 128 .V7 C67
  • Coffin, Singer and Delattre. Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias. Ref. ML 54.6 .W65
  • DeCharms and Breed. Songs in Collections: An Index. Ref. ML 128 .S3 D37
  • Emmons, Shirlee, and Wilbur Watkin Lewis.  Researching the song: a lexicon.  (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).  Music Reference ML102.S6 E46 2006
  • Espina, Noni. Repertoire for the Solo Voice. Ref ML 128 .S3 E8
  • Espina, Noni. Vocal Solos for Christian Churches. Ref ML 128 .V7 E8 1984
  • Goleeke, Tom.  Literature for Voice. Volume II: An Index to Songs in Collections, 1985-2000.  (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002).  Music Reference ML128.S3 G644 2002.
  • Hopkin, J. Arden.  Songs for Young Singers: An Annotated List for Developing Voices.  (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2002).  Music Reference ML132.S6 H67 2002. 
  • Kagen, Sergius. Music for the Voice: A Descriptive List of Concert and Teaching Material. (Rev. ed.) Ref. ML 128 .V7 K3 1968
  • Singher, Martial. Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias: A Handbook for Singers, Coaches, Teachers, and Students. Ref MT 892 .S5 1983

The following titles will be useful in tracking down information about choral music and its literature. 

  • Anderson, Linda Allen. The Foundation of Artistry: An Annotated Bibliography of Distinctive Choral Literature for High School Mixed Choirs. (American Choral Directors Association, 2002). Music Reference ML 128 .C48 A5 2002
  • Burnsworth, Charles C. Choral Music for Women's Voices: An Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Works. Ref ML 128 .C48 B87
  • Paine, Gordon. Choral Journal: An Index.  Ref ML 128 .C48 C45(1)
  • DeVenney, David P. American Choral Music since 1920. Ref ML 128 .C48 D45 1993
  • Evans, Margaret R. Sacred Cantatas. Ref ML 128 .C15 E9 1982
  • Green, Jonathan D. A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-Century Choral-Orchestral Works. Ref ML 128 .C48 G73 2008
  • Jeffers, Ron. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire. Ref ML 54.8 .J34 1988 v.1-4
  • Laster, James H. Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order. Ref ML 128 .C54 L4 1996
  • May, James D. Avant-Garde Choral Music. Ref ML 128 .C48 M43
  • Shrock, Dennis. Choral Repertoire. Ref ML 128 .C48 S57 2009
  • Tiemstra, Suzanne S. The Choral Music of Latin America. Ref ML 128 .C48 T5 1992
  • Tortolano, William. Original Music for Men's Voices. Ref ML 128 .C48 T66 1981
  • White, Evelyn D. Choral Music by Afro-American Composers. Ref ML 128 .C48 W5 1996
  • White, J. Perry. 20th Century Choral Music. Ref ML 128 .C48 W53 1990
  • Whitten, Lynn. A Classified, Annotated Bibliography of Articles Related to Choral Music. Ref ML 128 .C48 C5 1982

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