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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists
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Guide to the Latin American Art Song Repertoire, a: an Annotated Catalog of Twentieth-Century Art Songs for Voice and Piano
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ISBN: 1282539809Publication Date: 2010-05-13A reference guide to the vast array of art song literature and composers from Latin America, this book introduces the music of Latin America from a singer s perspective and provides a basis for research into the songs of this richly musical area of the world. The book is divided by country into 22 chapters, with each chapter containing an introductory essay on the music of the region, a catalog of art songs for that country, and a list of publishers. Some chapters include information on additional sources. Singers and teachers may use descriptive annotations (language, poet) or pedagogical annotations (range, tessitura) to determine which pieces are appropriate for their voices or programming needs, or those of their students. The guide will be a valuable resource for vocalists and researchers, however familiar they may be with this glorious repertoire." -
Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music
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ISBN: 1280481706Publication Date: 2002-01-01"Exploring Twentieth Century Vocal Music" is a people-centered book designed to aid singers and voice teachers to discover and decipher the inovative repertoire of the 20th century. The book familiarizes the reader with notation systems employed by some contemporary composers. It suggest rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises that will help singers prepare to tackle the repertoire and offers a list of the most important and interesting works to emerge, along with suggested recital programmes that will introduce audiences as well as singers to this body of music.
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Library Resources for Singers, Coaches, and Accompanists
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ISBN: 0313302669Publication Date: 1998-07-23Designed to aid the student, librarian, teacher, or professional singer, this annotated bibliography provides access to more than 500 books, journals, and electronic resources. Included as well are chapters listing dictionaries and encyclopedias for opera and musical theater, biographical sources, guides to vocal literature and repertoire, and resources for vocal pedagogy and for the stage. Equally helpful are sources that list plots and synopses, translations, diction, travel and education. Providing ready access to a variety of topics and resources necessary for vocal study, this important reference will introduce music students to reliable, essential sources for their study, assist teachers and coaches in finding reference tools, and assist reference librarians in locating sources for patrons. The alphabetical organization within subject makes this reference easy to understand and easy to access. Three indexes allow for convenient cross-referencing. -
The Comprehensive Catalogue of Duet Literature for Female Voices
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ISBN: 0810836475Publication Date: 1999-07-01Vocal chamber duets for female voice are some of the most beautiful and pedagogically useful vocal literature. Nevertheless, they are often overlooked because of difficulty procuring them. Many vocal catalogues do not specify duet literature, and existing catalogues and appendixes addressing duet literature are limited. This catalogue contains 8,800 entries representing over 2,000 composers. It enables interested parties to access titles and composers of works with information pertaining to specified voice parts and publisher. Works are accessible by composer and by title of work. They are also searchable through opus or piece number, voices specified, and accompaniment if other than piano. The catalogue also provides comments significant to each work, cross-reference tables that specify the voice types listed, and the language of the work. Appendixes list composers and publishers, and an Index of Song Titles makes all of the works easy to locate. The Catalogue provides singers, students, teachers, coaches, and accompanists with information that will help obtain specific chamber music duet literature for female voices. Music historians may also benefit from this volume which includes many composers who have contributed to this vast genre. -
Songs for Bass Voice
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ISBN: 0810828979Publication Date: 1994-08-01The bass singer, with his range and tessitura at the bottom end of the scale, has unique difficulties finding suitable vocal music in his range. Most music is composed for medium or high voice and finding music for the bass voice or vocal music transposed into a key low enough for the bass to sing is often frustrating for the bass singer, his teacher, coach, and accompanist. This is particularly true of the young high school or college student or any bass that has not mastered his top notes. Additionally, the low bass (basso profondo) has even more difficulty finding appropriate repertory for his range. The user of this annotated guide will find not only a wealth of vocal literature for the young or inexperienced bass, but vocal repertoire for all levels from beginner to professional. A necessary addition to the collections of professors and teachers of singing, bass and bass-baritone singers, vocal coaches, and accompanists. -
From Studio to Stage
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ISBN: 0810842394Publication Date: 2002-06-03The repertoire files of the late Dr. Barbara Doscher, in which she noted her tips, observations on each particular piece, and notes on how to best teach it, comprise a unique trove of wisdom unmatched by any other source. Laboriously transcribed and annotated by John Nix, one of Doscher's students, the notes are presented here as a companion volume to her best-selling text, The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice. Entries are divided by broad category (art song, arias, folk songs, oratorio, musicals, etc.) and are arranged by song title. Each entry includes author, poet or librettist, key(s) available, ranges (for each key), tessitura, difficulty level, voice types, comments, a summary of the text, and notes as to genre, language, and editions available. Five comprehensive indexes facilitate searching. As a guide to selecting vocal repertoire, this book's practical and sometimes colorful comments on each song or aria will assist the vocal instructor in matching the student's ability and range to the appropriate piece. This distillation of Barbara Doscher's many years of experience in the teaching studio is a necessary addition to any vocal instructor's collection, as well as a valuable resource for the individual singer. -
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Songs for Young Singers
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ISBN: 0810840774Publication Date: 2001-12-20Songs for Young Singers, a careful review of more than 2,000 songs printed in over 70 anthologies, has been written to address the needs of choir directors and voice teachers of junior high and high school age students. Section I lists songs by title as well as the anthologies in which they are found. Teachers wishing to explore the works of a particular composer will turn to section II, where songs are listed by composer. -
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The Singer's Repertoire
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Publication Date: 1960
Translations and IPA in the UWM Music Collection
The UWM Music Collection has a fairly extensive collection of libretti and song texts in translation and some with IPA. This is by no means a comprehensive list.
IPA and translation books are found in the ML 49 and ML 54 sections of the Music Collection.
What is IPA? IPA (International Phonetic Association) is an organization that studies the pronunciation of words. When IPA is used with lyrics, it instructs the singer how to pronounce the words even if the singer does not know the language fluently.
Translation with IPA
Bach, J.S. . Handbook to Bach's sacred cantata texts: an interlinear translation with reference guide to Biblical quotations and allusions. Translated by Melvin Unger.
Bach, J.S. The complete cantatas. Translated by Richard Stokes.
Brahms, Johannes. Brahms' complete song texts. Translations by Beaumont Glass.
Janáček Opera Libretti: Translations and Pronounciation Vol. I: The Cunning Little Vixen. Translated by Timothy Cheek.
Janáček Opera Libretti: Translations and Pronounciation, Vol. II: Kát'a Kabanová. Translated by Timothy Cheek.
Mozart, Wolfgang A. The libretti of Mozart's completed operas: in two volumes. Translated by Nico Castel.
A singer's guide to the songs of Joaquín Rodrigo. Translated by Draayer, Suzanne Rhodes.
Schubert's complete song texts in two volumes. Translated by Beaumont Glass.
Schumann's complete song texts. Translated by Beaumont Glass. 2002.
The Singer's Schumann. Translated by Thilo Reinhard. 1989.
ML54.6 S4 R413 1989
Smetena, Bedrich. The bartered bride = Prodaná nevěsta : performance guide with translations and pronunciation. Translated by Timothy Cheek. 2010.
Richard Strauss' complete song texts. Translated by Beaumont Glass. 2004.
(RMU) ML54.6.S77x S6 2004
Hugo Wolf's complete song texts. Translated by Beaumont Glass. 2000.
Coffin, Berton. Phonetic Readings of songs and arias.
Phillips, Lois. Lieder line by line, and word for word. 1996.
Sobrer, Miguel and Edmon Colomer, eds. Singer's Anthology of 20th Century Spanish Songs.
Translation without IPA
Bausano, William. Sacred Latin texts and English translations for the choral conductor and church musician: Propers of the Mass. 1998.
Coffin, Berton. Word by Word translations of songs and arias. 2 vols. 1966.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich. The Fischer-Dieskau book of lieder : the original texts of over seven hundred and fifty songs. 1977.
Jeffers, Ron. Translations and annotations of choral repertoire. 2 vols. 1988.
Johnson, Graham. A French Song Companion. 2000.
Lachmann, Karl. Des Minnesangs Frühling. 1977.
LeVan, Timothy. Masters of the French art song. 1991.
LeVan, Timothy. Masters of the Italian art song. 1990.
Miller, Philip R. The Ring of Words. 1973.
Miller, Philip, ed. German Lieder. 1990.
Paquin, Marie Therese. Dix cycles de lieder = Ten cycles of lieder : Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Schubert, Schumann. 1977.
Sylvester, Richard D. Tchaikovsky's complete songs. 2002.
Performance Anxiety
Inner Game of Music - Barry Green
Call Number: ML850 G73 1986
By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.
A Soprano on Her Head - Eloise Ristad
Call Number: MT2 .R57
Internet Resources
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IPA SourceThe largest online library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
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Online Opera Scores Prototype at Indiana UniversityInformation on 475+ composers and 1250+ operas. Search by composer's name or opera title.
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Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database"Documents more than a half-century of opera, operetta, and musical comedy telecasts produced in the United States"..."Traces performance programming from early live presentations on experimental TV stations, to contemporary productions released on broadcast television, various cable forms, and home video."
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Timeline of OperaMore than 150 years of American opera, including premieres and other significant events.