Reference Guides - Voice This guide is designed to help you find information about the voice and vocal music. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult Voyager and the catalogs for complete holdings information, and when uncertain, ask at the Reference Desk!
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Suggested Call Numbers for Shelf Browsing Below are general call number ranges. For specific call numbers, consult the Library of Congress Classification Schedule in the blue book at the Reference Desk, and/or Voyager.
Secular Vocal Music M1500-M1508 dramatic music: operas, musicals, etc. M1500 operas - full scores M1503 operas - vocal scores with piano M1505 operas - excerpts - full scores M1506 operas - excerpts - arranged accompaniment M1528-M1529.5 duets, trios etc., for solo voices M1530-M1546.5 choruses with orchestra or other ensemble M1547-M1600 choruses, part-songs, etc., with accompaniment of keyboard or other solo instrument, or unaccompanied M1610 cantatas, choral symphonies, etc., for unaccompanied chorus M1611-M1626 songs for one voice M1627 national songs M1628-M1677.8 United States
Sacred Vocal Music M2000-M2007 oratorios M2010-M2017.7 services M2010-M2014 masses, requiems M2018-M2019.5 duets, trios, etc. M2020-M2036 choruses, cantatas, etc., with orchestra or other ensemble M2060-M2101.5 choruses, part-songs, etc. with accompaniment of keyboard or other solo instrument, or unaccompanied M2102-M2114.8 songs for one voice M2115-M2146 hymnals M2147-M2188 liturgy and ritual M2147-M2155.6 Roman Catholic M2161-M2183 Protestant M2186-M2187 Jewish
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Suggested Subject Headings Below are examples of some useful subject headings for use in Voyager and the Card Catalog. For complete listings of headings, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (red books).
Headings for Voyager Headings for Subject Catalog vocal music; sacred vocal music cantatas songs part songs songs with ... songs songs english; songs spanish; songs german etc. vocal music songs high voice; songs medium voice; songs low voice cantatas; oratorios
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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists Barlow, Harold. A Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes: Including Cantatas, Oratorios, Lieder, and Art Songs. New York: Crown Publishers, 1976. Ref. ML128.V87 B25O 1976 Coffin, Berton. Singer's repertoire. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1962. Ref. ML128.V87 C675.2 _____. Word-by-word translations of songs and arias. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1972. Ref. ML54.6 .C675W Daugherty, F. Mark. Sacred choral music in print. Philadelphia: Musicdata, Inc., 1992. Ref. ML118.M988 vol. 1t, 1992 De Charms, Desiree and Paul F. Breed. Songs in collections: an index. Detroit: Information Service, 1966. Ref. ML128.S3 D293 Dunlap, Kay and Barbara Winchester. Vocal chamber music: a performer's guide. New York: Garland, 1985. Ref. ML128.V7 D921 1985 Eslinger, Gary S. Classical vocal music in print. Philadelphia: Musicdata, Inc., 1986. Ref. ML118.M988 vol. 4s, 1986 Espina, Noni. Repertoire for the Solo Voice: A Fully Annotated Guide to Works for the Solo Voice Published in Modern Editions and Covering Material from the 13th Century to the Present. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977. ML128.S3 E77 Harewood, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, Earl of. Kobbe's complete opera book. London: Bodley Head, 1987. Ref. MT95.K75 1987 Havlice, Patricia Pate. Popular song index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1989. Ref ML128.S3 H38 McDonald, Mary M. Career guide for singers. New York: Opera America, 1992. Ref. ML13.C271 1992 Sadie, Stanley. New Grove Dictionary of Opera. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. Ref. ML102.O6 N53 1992 Related works may be found by searching the subjects: voice, vocal music.
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Periodicals
American Choral Review ML1.A511 Cambridge Opera Journal ML1699.C35 Choral Journal ML1.C549 International Musician Film 1832 (Paper copy retained until film arrives) Journal of Research in Singing and Applied Vocal Pedagogy ML1.J86 R4 Journal of Voice QP306.J86 National Association of Teachers of Singing Journal ML27.U5 N27 T2 Oper ML5.O6 Opera News ML1.O615 Opera Quarterly ML1699.O61
Current issues of periodicals are found alphabetically in the current periodicals room (third floor). For call numbers of older, bound issues, look in the Sibley Library Serials list (found on quick reference shelves).
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Internet Vocal music and opera links Vocalist International The Internet Center for Choral Music The Choir Links Page National Association of Teachers of Singing
Compiled by Phil Ponella, 7/95; Revised 7/97; Rev. 6/99 by Jim Farrington
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