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Online Resources
- IPA Source This link opens in a new windowPhonetic transcriptions and literal word-for-word translations of thousands of art songs and arias orginally in Latin, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Searchable by composer, poet, title, opera aria, and Latin text. Texts available as downloadable PDFs
- The Aria DatabaseThe Aria Database is a collection of information about opera and operatic arias. Besides providing basic information about each aria, the Database includes translations for many arias and aria texts for those that are not affected by copyright restrictions.
- Choral Public Domain Library (CDPL)Freely available choral/vocal scores, texts, translations, and composer information.
- The Opera DatabaseDatabase of opera resources, including libretti, synopses, and PDF scores in the public domain or licensed under a Creative Commons license.
Subject Headings
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songs, unaccompanied | sacred songs, unaccompanied | songs (high voice) with piano | songs (medium voice) with piano | songs (low voice) with piano | vocal duets, unaccompanied | vocal duets with piano | vocal trios, unaccompanied | vocal trios with piano | singing -- studies and exercises | vocalises with piano | singing -- diction | songs -- texts | musicals -- vocal scores with piano
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Call Numbers
Sheet Music
Secular Vocal Music
M1500: Operas & Musicals, full score
M1503: Operas & Musicals, piano-vocal score
M1505 - M1508: Opera & Musical excerpts (full score, piano-vocal score)
M1510 - M1527: Other dramatic works (e.g., film)
M1529 - M1529.5: Duets, trios, etc.
M1611 - M1618: Songs with orchestral accompaniment
M1619 - M1998: Songs with non-orchestral accompaniment or no accompaniment
M1619 - M1620: Collections of songs
M1621 - M1621.3: Separately published songs
M1621.4: Song cycles
M1990 - M1998: Secular music for children
Sacred Vocal Music
M2018 - M2019.5: Duets, trios, etc.
M2102 - M2108: Songs with orchestra accompaniment (full scores, piano-vocal versions, arrangements)
M2110 - M2196: Songs with non-orchestral accompaniment or no accompaniment
M2110 - M2112: Collections of songs
M2113 - M2113.2: Separately published songs
M1621.4: Song cycles
M2190 - M2196: Sacred vocal music for children
Books
Bibliographies
ML128.S2: Sacred vocal music bibliographies
ML128.V7: Vocal music bibliographies
General
ML1400 - ML1460: General works, vocal music by period, vocal technique
Secular Vocal Music
ML1600 - ML2881: Books on secular vocal music by historical period and region, song forms/types, cantatas, solo songs, part songs
Sacred Vocal Music
ML2900 - ML3275: Books on sacred vocal music by historical period and region, forms and types
Studies & Methods
MT820 - MT823: General singing technique (physiology, voice care, history of vocal studies)
MT825 - MT853: Methods, by language
MT855 - MT916: Specific techniques/skills
MT870: Sight-singing
MT875: Chorus/part-singing
MT883: Diction
MT898: Vocal techniques for children
Professional Organizations
- National Association of Teachers of SingingFounded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with nearly 7,000 members in the United States, Canada, and nearly 30 other countries.