Vocal Repertoire
This page dedicated to sources for the study of the international song repertoire.
General works:
Hall, James Husst. The art song. University of Oklahoma Press, 1953. ML2800 .H17
Ivey, Donald. Song: anatomy, imagery, and styles. Free Press, 1970. ML3875 .I9 1970
Meister, Barbara. Art song : the marriage of music and poetry. Hollowbrook, 1992. MT110 .M44 1992
Meister, Barbara. An introduction to the art song. Taplinger Pub. Co., 1980. ML2800 .M44
Osborne, Charles. The concert song companion : a guide to the classical repertoire. Gollancz, 1974. MT110.O8
Stevens, Denis, ed. A history of song. W.W. Norton, 1961. ML2800 .S8 1961
Bibliographies:
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. Scarecrow Press, 1977. ML128.S3 E8
Goleeke, Thomas. Literature for voice : an index of songs in collections and source book for teachers of singing. Scarecrow Press, 1984. ML128.S3 G64 1984
Klaus, Kenneth S. Chamber music for solo voice and instruments, 1960-1989 : an annotated guide. Fallen Leaf Press, 1994. ML128.S3 K55 1994
Kimball, Carol. Song : a guide to style and literature. Pst...Inc., 1996. MT120.K55 S6 1996
Luchinsky, Ellen . The song index of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Garland Publishing, 1998. ML128.S3 L665 1998
Ord, Alan. J. Songs for bass voice : an annotated guide to works for bass voice. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ML132.S6 O73 1994
Seaton, Douglass. The Art song : a research and information guide. Garland Pub., 1987. ML128.S3 S33 1987
Discographies:
Stahl, Dorothy . A Selected discography of solo song : a cumulation through 1971. Information Coordinators, 1972. Reference ML156.4.V7 S8 1972
Stahl, Dorothy . Selected discography of solo song : supplement, 1971-1974. Information Coordinators, 1976. ML156.4.V7 S8 1976
Stahl, Dorothy . Discography of solo song. Supplement, 1975-1982. Information Coordinators, 1984. ML156.4.V7 S8 1972 Suppl. 2
Performance:
Lehmann, Lotte. More than singing : the interpretation of songs. Greenwood Press, 1975. MT892.L46 M7 1975
Moore, Gerald. Singer and accompanist : the performance of fifty songs. Macmillan Co., 1954. MT892 .M7 1954
Moore, Gerald. Singer and accompanist : the performance of fifty songs. Methuen, 1953. MT892 .M7 1953
Schneider, Sara K. Concert song as seen : kinesthetic aspects of musical interpretation. Pendragon Press, 1994. MT892 .S36 1994
Texts:
Coffin, Berton. Word-by-word translations of songs and arias : A companion to The singer's repertoire. Scarecrow Press, 1966-72. ML54.6 .W65
Miller, Philip Lieson. The ring of words; an anthology of song texts. W. W. Norton, 1973. ML54.6.M5 R5 1973
England
Banfield, Stephen. Sensibility and English song : critical studies of the early 20th century. Cambridge University Press, 1988. ML2831 .B35 1988
Northcote, Sydney. Byrd to Britten: a survey of English song. Baker, 1966. ML2831 .N67 1966
Spink, Ian. English song, Dowland to Purcell. Batsford,1974. ML2831 .S68
Warlock, Peter. The English ayre.
Bibliographies:
Pilkington, Michael. British solo song : a guide for singers, teachers, librarians and the music trade of songs currently available. Thames/Elkin, 2003.
Pilkington, Michael. English solo song : a guide for singers, teachers, librarians and the music trade of songs currently available. Thames , 1998.
English ayres : a selectively annotated bibliography and discography / compiled by Joan Swanekamp. Greenwood Press, 1984. ML128.S3 S9 1984
Individual composers:
Pilkington, Michael. Campion, Dowland, and the lutenist songwriters. Indiana University Press, 1989. ML128.S3 P54 1989
Pilkington, Michael. Delius, Bridge and Somervell. Thames, 1993. Copy received.
Pilkington, Michael. Gurney, Ireland, Quilter, and Warlock. Indiana University Press, 1989. ML2831 .P54 1989
Pilkington, Michael. Henry Purcell 1659-1695. Thames , 1994. Copy received.
France
Bernac, Pierre. The interpretation of French song. Norton, 1978. MT892 B4 1978
Johnson, Graham. A French song companion. Oxford University Press, 2000. ML54.6.J76 F74 2000
Meister, Barbara. Nineteenth-century French song : Fauré, Chausson, Duparc, and Debussy. Indiana University Press, 1980. ML2827 .M36 (Lost Jan. 2004)
Noske, Frits. French song from Berlioz to Duparc; the origin and development of the mélodie. Dover Publications, 1970.
Individual composers:
Debussy:
Texts:
The singer's Debussy / edited, with introductions and translations, by Marie-Claire Rohinsky. Pelion Press, 1987. ML54.6.D42 R62 1987
Duparc:
Northcote, Sydney. The songs of Henri Duparc. D. Dobson, 1949. ML410.D935 N6
Faure:
Gartside, Robert.Interpreting the songs of Gabriel Fauré. Leyerle Publications, 1996. ML410.F27 G37 1996
Poulenc:
Bernac, Pierre. Francis Poulenc : the man and his songs. V. Gollancz, 1977. ML410.P787 B53
Poulenc, Francis. Diary of my songs = (Journal de mes mélodies). Gollancz, 1989. ML410.P787 A2813 1989
Wood, Vivian Lee Poates. Poulenc's songs : an analysis of style. University Press of Mississippi, 1979. MT115.P68 W6
Ravel:
Gartside, Robert. Interpreting the songs of Maurice Ravel. Leyerle, 1992. ML410.R23 G37 1992
Germany/Austria
German Lieder in the nineteenth century / edited by Rufus Hallmark. Schirmer Books, 1996. ML2829.4 .G47 1996
Brody, Elaine. The German lied and its poetry. New York University Press, 1971. ML2829 .B76
Gorrell, Lorraine.The nineteenth-century German lied. Amadeus Press, 1993. ML2829.4 .G67 1993
Kravitt, Edward F. The lied : mirror of late romanticism. Yale University Press, 1996. ML2829 K7 1996
Landau, Anneliese. The lied : the unfolding of its style. University Press of America, 1980. ML2800 .L36
Smeed, J.W. German song and its poetry, 1740-1900. Croom Helm, 1987. ML2829 .S55 1987
Stein,Deborah. Poetry into song : performance and analysis of Lieder. Oxford University Press, 1996. MT110 .S74 1996
Snyder, Lawrence D. German poetry in song : an index of Lieder. Fallen Leaf Press, 1995. ML128.S3 S66 1995
Stein, Jack M. Poem and music in the German lied from Gluck to Hugo Wolf. Harvard University Press, 1971. ML2829 .S76 1971a
Whitton,Kenneth. Lieder : an introduction to German song. Franklin Watts, 1984. ML2829 .W5 1984
Lieder texts:
Phillips, Lois. Lieder line by line, and word for word. Oxford University Press, 1996. ML54.6.P55 L5 1996
Phillips, Lois. Lieder, line by line and word for word. C. Scribner's Sons, 1980. ML54.6.P55 L5 1980
Texts for the songs of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf , Mahler and Strauss.
The Fischer-Dieskau book of lieder : the original texts of over seven hundred and fifty songs. Limelight Editions, 1984. M1734 T4 1984.
The Fischer-Dieskau book of lieder : The original texts of over seven hundred and fifty songs. Knopf, 1977
Individual composers:
Brahms
Sams, Eric .The songs of Johannes Brahms. Yale University Press, 2000. MT121.B73 S36 2000
Sams, Eric. Brahms songs. University of Washington Press, 1972. ML410.B8 S115 1972b
Stark, Lucien. A guide to the solo songs of Johannes Brahms. Indiana University Press, 1995. MT115.B73 S73 1995
Texts:
Magner, Candace A. Phonetic readings of Brahms Lieder. Scarecrow Press, 1987. MT883 .M23 1987
Schubert
Brown, Maurice J. E. Schubert songs. University of Washington Press, 1969. MT115.S37 B8 1969
Capell, Richard. Schubert's songs. Pan Books, 1973. ML410.S3 C2 1973b
Capell, Richard. Schubert's songs. Macmillan, 1957. ML410.S3 C2 1957
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich. Schubert's songs : a biographical study. Limelight Editions, 1991. ML410.S3 F573 1991.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich. Schubert : a biographical study of his songs. Cassell, 1976. ML410.S3 F573 1976
Kramer, Lawrence. Franz Schubert : sexuality, subjectivity, song. ML410.S3 K774 1998.
Moore, Gerald. The Schubert song cycles : with thoughts on performance. Hamilton, 1975. MT892.M6
Reed, John. The Schubert song companion. Faber, 1993. ML410.S3 R265 1993.
A companion to Schubert's Schwanengesang : history, poets, analysis, performance / edited by Martin Chusid. Yale University Press, 2000. ML410.S3 C65 2000
Texts:
Glass, Beaumont. Schubert's complete song texts : with international phonetic alphabet transcriptions, word for word translations and commentary. Leyerle Publications, 1996. ML54.6.S39 G5 1996
Schubert in English : The songs usually included in Volume 1 of standard editions, translated into singable English verse. Thames, 1982. ML54.6 S39 M49
Schumann
Desmond, Astra. Schumann songs. University of Washington Press, 1972. MT11.S38 D5 1972b
Miller, Richard. Singing Schumann : an interpretive guide for performers. Oxford University Press, 1999. MT121.S38 M55 1999
Moore, Gerald. Poet's love : the songs and cycles of Schumann. Taplinger Pub. Co., 1981. ML410.S4 M65
Sams, Eric. The Songs of Robert Schumann. Indiana University Press, 1993. MT115.S38 S3 1993
Sams, Eric. The Songs of Robert Schumann. Eulenburg Books, 1975. MT115.S38S3 1975
Walsh, Stephen. The lieder of Schumann. Praeger, 1972.
Texts:
Schumann in English : four famous song-cycles in singable English verse. Thames, 1982. ML54.6 S4 M49
The singer's Schumann / edited, with introductions and translations by Thilo Reinhard. Pelion Press, 1989. ML54.6.S4 R413 1989
Strauss
Petersen, Barbara A. Ton und Wort : the Lieder of Richard Strauss. UMI Research Press, 1980. ML410.S93 P35 1980
Wolf
Carner, Mosco. Hugo Wolf songs. British Broadcasting Corp., 1982. MT145 W6 C3
Youens, Susan. Hugo Wolf and his Mörike songs. Cambridge University Press, 2000. ML410.W8 Y68 2000
Sams, Eric. The songs of Hugo Wolf. Methuen, 1961. MT145.W6 S3
Italy
Lakeway, Ruth C. Italian art song. Indiana University Press, 1989. ML2533 .L25 1989.
Texts:
LeVan, Timothy .Masters of the Italian art song : word-by-word and poetic translations of the complete songs for voice and piano. Scarecrow Press, 1990. ML54.6 .M34 1990
Norway
Individual composers:
Grieg:
Foster, Beryl. The songs of Edvard Grieg. Scolar Press, 1990. ML410.G9 F6 1990
Russia
Piatak, Jean. Russian songs & arias : Phonetic readings, word-by-word translations, and a concise guide to Russian diction. Pst...Inc., 1991. MT883.P5 R87 1991
Individual composers:
Rachmaninoff:
The singer's Rachmaninoff / edited, with introductions and translations by Natalia Challis. Pelion Press, 1989. ML54.6.R18 S52 1989
Tchaikovsky:
Tchaikovsky's complete songs : a companion with texts and translations / Richard D. Sylvester. Indiana University Press, 2002. ML54.6.T24 S9 2001
Spain
The Singer's anthology of 20th century Spanish songs / edited, with introductions and translations by Josep Miquel Sobrer and Edmon Colomer. Pelion Press, 1987. ML54.6 .S56 1987
Song texts.
The Spanish song companion / devised and translated by Jacqueline Cockburn & Richard Stokes, with an introduction and notes by Graham Johnson. Victor Gollancz, 1992. ML54.6 .S76 1992
Song texts.
Individual composers:
Rodrigo:
Draayer, Suzanne Rhodes. A singer's guide to the songs of Joaquín Rodrigo. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ML410.R632 D73 1999
USA
Bloom, Ken. American song : the complete musical theatre companion. Schirmer Books, 1996. ML128.M78 B6 1996
Carman, Judith E. Art-song in the United States, 1801-1976 : an annotated bibliography; with a special section Art-song in the United States, 1759-1810 by Gordon Myers. National Association of Teachers of Singing, 1976. ML128.S3 C37 1976
Carman, Judith E. Art-song in the United States : an annotated bibliography : supplement. National Association of Teachers of Singing, 1978- ML128.S3 C37 Suppl. 1
Friedberg, Ruth C. American art song and American poetry. Scarecrow Press,1981-1987. ML2811 | .F75
Lewine, Richard. Songs of the American theater: a comprehensive listing of more than 12,000 songs, including selected titles from film and television productions. Introd. by Stephen Sondheim. Dodd, Mead, 1973. ML128.S3 L53
Lovell, John, Jr. Black song : the forge and the flame : the story of how the Afro-American spiritual was hammered out. Paragon House, 1986. ML3556 .L69 1986
Upton, William Treat. Art-song in America; a study in the development of American music. Johnson Reprint co, 1969. ML2811 .U7 1969
Villamil , Victoria Etnier. A singer's guide to the American art song, 1870-1980. Scarecrow Press, 1993. ML128.S3 V5 1993.
Texts:
Lyrics of the Afro-American spiritual : a documentary collection / edited with introductory materials by Erskine Peters. Greenwood Press, 1993. ML54.6 .L96 1993
Individual composers:
Foster:
Austin, William W."Susanna," "Jeanie," and "the old folks at home" : the songs of Stephen C. Foster from his time to ours. Macmillan, 1975. ML410.F78 A9
CDROMS at West Library
CD Sheet Music has collected several discs of public domain scores for song. Because the scores are public domain, they are copyright free: you may print out whichever songs you need directly from the PDFS on the disc.
The discs are kept in the Media Collection, and may be charged out at the service window in the Media Viewing/Listening Room.
Schubert: The complete songs M1620.S384 S66 2000
Early romantic German Lieder (Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann) M1619 .G44 2001
Mid-romantic German Lieder (Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak, Liszt, Cornelius, Loewe, Franz) M1619 .G445 2001
Late romantic German Lieder (Mahler, Wagner, Wolf, Berg, Schoenberg, Strauss, Webern) M1619 .G446 2001
Useful Websites
UTK Song Index:
For locating songs in anthologies:
http://www.lib.utk.edu/music/songdb/
Bibliography:
Contributions to the Lieder Repertoire 1900-1999
http://www.pjb.com.au/mus/lieder_writers.html
Scores:
Online Scores Prototype:Song Literature
Dozens of scores for songs can be viewed at this site.
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/song.html
Schubertline
Online score service for singers offering downloadable, printable scores for songs. Available by the song or by subscription.
http://www.schubertline.co.uk/
Texts:
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Includes over 20,000 texts for art songs, many with English translations. An amazing resource.
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/
5000 song texts in the original languages.
http://www.karadar.com/Lieder/Default.htm
