Brown Fine Arts Library Resource Guide to Vocal Music

Scores are shelved under M, alphabetically by composer within each class number. Browse the scores shelved under these class numbers to get an idea of the library's holdings. Remember, though, many scores may be checked out or kept at the off-campus Library Service Center. Always check in Fondren’s online catalog, to determine the library's complete holdings of vocal music.

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

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Songs--Indexes.

Singing--Instruction and study.

Vocal music, Italian--Bibliography.

Vocal music--Bibliography.

English poetry--Musical settings--Bibliography

English poetry--19th century—Musical settings--Bibliography

Classical mythology--Songs and music--Indexes.

Songs with instrumental ensemble--UnitedStates--20th century--Bibliography.

Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble—United States--20th century--Bibliography.

Literature and Repertoire Lists

Barlow, Harold. A Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes: Including Cantatas, Oratorios, Lieder, and Art Songs. New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Mus Ref. ML128.V7 B3 1950a

Coffin, Berton. Singer's repertoire. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1960. Mus Ref. ML128.V7 C67 1960 v. 1-5

_____. Word-by-word translations of songs and arias. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1972. Mus Ref. ML54.6 .W65 2v.

De Charms, Desiree and Paul F. Breed. Songs in collections: an index. Detroit: Information Service, 1966. Mus Ref. ML128.S3 D37

Dunlap, Kay and Barbara Winchester. Vocal chamber music: a performer's guide. New York: Garland, 1985. Mus Ref. ML128.V7 D86 1985

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.

Music Ref. ML128.S3 E8 v. 1-2

Havlice, Patricia Pate. Popular song index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975 and supplements. Mus Ref ML128.S3 H4

Career guide for singers. New York: Opera America, 1992. Mus Ref. ML12.C37 2003

McTyre, Ruthann Boles. Library resources for singers, coaches, and accompanists:

An annotated bibliography, 1970-1997. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.

Mus ref ML128 .V7 M45 1998

Sadie, Stanley. New Grove Dictionary of Opera. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. Mus Ref. ML100.N48 2001

Klaus, Kenneth Sheldon. Chamber music for solo voice and instruments, 1960-1989 : an annotated guide. ML128.S3 K55 1994

Russell, Peter. The themes of the German lied from Mozart to Strauss. ML2529 .R87 2002

Goleeke, Tom. Literature for voice : an index of songs in collections and source book for teachers of singing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1984-2002. 2 v. Mus Ref ML128 .S3 G64 1984

Reischert, Alexander. Kompendium der musikalischen Sujets : ein Werkkatalog. 2 v. Kassel : Bèarenreiter, c2001. A subject index to musical works based on characters and events from history, literature, classical mythology and Judeo-Christian religion. ML100 .R45 2001

Bradley, Carol June. Index to poetry in music : a guide to the poetry set as solo songs by 125 major song composers. New York : Routledge, 2003. Mus Ref ML128 .S3 B69 2003

Mabry, Sharon. Exploring twentieth-century vocal music : a practical guide to innovations in performance and repertoire. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. MT820 .M129 2002

Lust, Patricia. American vocal chamber music, 1945-1980 : an annotated bibliography / Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985. ML128 .V7 L8 1985

Gooch, Bryan N. S. Musical settings of early and mid-Victorian literature : a catalogue. New York : Garland Pub., 1979. Mus ref ML128 .V7 G58

Gooch, Bryan N. S. Musical settings of late Victorian and modern British literature : a catalogue. New York : Garland Pub., 1976. Mus Ref ML128 .V7 G59

Vogel, Emil, 1859-1908. Bibliografia della musica italiana vocale profana pubblicata dal 1500 al 1700. 3 v. Staderini spa, Pomezia : Minkoff, 1977- Mus Ref ML120 .I8 V8 1977

Rangel-Ribeiro, Victor. Chamber music : an international guide to works and their instrumentation. Mus Ref ML128.C4 R3 1993

Periodicals

American Choral Review ML1.A44

Cambridge Opera Journal ML1699.C35

Choral Journal ML1.C656

International Musician ML1 .I8 (Paper copy retained until film arrives)

Journal of Voice MT820 .J68

Journal of Singing ML27.U5 N2652

Opera ML5.O66

Opera News ML1.O5

Opera Quarterly ML1699.O61

Opera Journal ML1 .O46