Resources for Singers in the Music Library  

The Art Song: A Research and Information Guide/by Douglass Seaton.  Music Reference  ML128 .S3 S33 1987

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera/ed. by Stanley Sadie.  ML102 .O6 B55 2004

Grove Book of Operas/ed. by Stanley Sadie, rev. by Laura Macy.  ML102 .O6 N48 2006

Guide to Operatic Duets/by Richard Boldrey.  Music Library Reference ML102 .O2 B6 1994x

Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias/by Richard Boldrey.  Music Reference ML102 .O2 B62 1994x

Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres and Significant Performances, Singers, Composrs, Librettists, Arias and Conductors, 1597-2000/by Franklin Mesa.  Music Reference ML102 .O6 M45 2007

Finding a Score of a Song
Sometimes you know exactly what piece you're looking for. But how do you find it in the Music Library? Here are a few search tips:

Click on Classic Catalog on the Libraries' home page; then click on Advanced Search.

For song titles, search using keywords.  For example, suppose you are looking for a score of the Schubert song "Im Dorfe."  Type "schubert" in the first box, "im dorfe" in the second box, and "score" in the third box. Notice that you do not need to capitalize. The catalog displays information for the score of the song cycle Winterreise, because "Im Dorfe" is one of the songs in that work. If you then type "winterreise" in place of "im dorfe" you will see more listings for this song cycle.

Sometimes you will be looking for a song that is not part of a larger work. Usually, individual songs are grouped in anthologies, but the library catalog often does not provide the titles of songs contained in each anthology. If you are having trouble finding a song, please stop by the music librarian's office and ask for assistance.  

Browse these call number ranges for various types of vocal music:

Operas and musicals (full scores)   M1500

Operas and musicals (piano-vocal scores)   M1503

Operatic, musical anthologies/selections   M1507

Voice and orchestra      M1613

Songs and song collections       M1619-M1621

Song cycles         M1621.4

Oratorios (full scores)      M2000

Oratorios (piano-vocal scores)        M2003

Masses (full scores)         M2010

Masses (piano-vocal scores)      M2013

Songs and song collections (sacred)      M2110-M2113

Hymnals                     M2117