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Voice Studies Resources: Bibliographies
A guide to the voice resources in the music library.
Bibliographies
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Guide to Operatic Duets by
Call Number: ML102.O6 B6 1994 referenceISBN: 1877761656Publication Date: 1994-02-01
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Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias by
Call Number: ML102.O6 B62 1994 referenceISBN: 1877761648Publication Date: 1994-02-01 -
The Chorus in Opera by
Call Number: ML128.C48 D47 1993 referenceISBN: 0810826208Publication Date: 1992-12-01Choruses excerpted from nearly 850 operas from the Baroque to the present day. -
Song Finder: A Title Index to 32,000 Popular Songs in Collections, 1854-1992 by
Call Number: ML128.S3 F47 1995 referenceISBN: 0313294704Publication Date: 1995-06-30"...a useful and necessary addition to the reference collection." Reference Books Bulletin -
Chamber Music for Solo Voice and Instruments, 1960-1989 by
Call Number: ML128.S3 K55 1994 referenceISBN: 0914913301Publication Date: 1994-01-01The main section of this book is arranged by voice type, with entries subarranged by composer. Each entry gives the composer's name and dates, the title and date of the work, names of individual movements, publisher, source and language of text, instrumentation, vocal range, and level of difficulty. Indexes by performing media, composers, sources of texts, and publishers complete the work. -
Library Resources for Singers, Coaches, and Accompanists: An Annotated Bibliography by
Call Number: ML128.V7 M45 1998 referenceISBN: 0313302669Publication Date: 1998-07-30A practical guide to library sources and materials available to voice teachers, singers, coaches, and accompanists. -
Opera Bibliography by
Call Number: ML102.O6 P25 1986 v.18 referenceISBN: 0889464170Publication Date: 1996-06-01A multi-volume set giving detailed information on every aspect of opera - over 100,000 entries. Improves on Steiger's Opernlexikon by including two additional data-categories for each work (language of text and literary sources) and by covering composers who have appeared since the end-date of Steiger's work (1934). -
Operas in One Act by
Call Number: MT955 .S86 1997 reference and stacksISBN: 0810832224Publication Date: 2003-01-01Reliable and up-to-date information on more than 275 operas to assist producers in selecting work appropriate to needs and resources. -
A Singer's Guide to the American Art Song by
Call Number: ML128.S3 V5 2004 referenceISBN: 0810852179Publication Date: 1993-06-01New in Paperback 2004. Considers the lives and contributions of 144 significant composers in the field. Includes a general discography, bibliography, and indexes for both titles and poets.
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