Resources for Vocalists
General
REF
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Songs in Collections: An Index Desiree De Charms |
| 784.934
E54a |
The Art of the Song Recital Shirley Emmons |
| MUS LIB
REF ML128.S3 |
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 |
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 |
Song: A Guide to Style and Literature Carol Kimball |
| MUS LIB
REF ML128.V7 |
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 |
The Songs of Hans Pfitzner Richard Mercier |
| MUS LIB
REF |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German John Moriarty |
| MUS LIB
REF MT883 |
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 |
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 |
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers Joan Wall |
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