Vocal Resources

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

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

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

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

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
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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