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Introduction to Music Research

Resources for Singers

Singers' Shelf. Located one aisle behind the reference desk (at the end of the reference books), this section includes books of texts, translations, and phonetic transcriptions for songs and arias. They don't circulate out of the Library, so they should always be on the shelf when not in use.

General
Nico Castel's books (these are also included in the "Phonetic transcriptions" search listed just below)
Diction
Phonetic transcriptions of songs, arias, and complete operas
Training, auditions
Vocal terminology
Vocational guidance

Song
Popular song
Song interpretation
Song texts and translations
Studies of art songs by individual composers

Opera
Dictionaries and encyclopedias Production, study, teaching
General histories and annals
Librettos and translations
Plot synopses
Studies of operas

Musical Theatre

General works, dictionaries, encyclopedias Production, study, teaching
General histories and annals
Librettos and translations
Plot synopses
Studies of individual musicals
 

  • Art Song Transpositions
    Custom-made transpositions of art songs, made by human beings rather than software.
  • CS Music: Resources & Recruiting for Singers
    A guide to auditions, jobs, and scholarships for singers.
  • Cultural Inclusion: A List of Resources
  • Digital Theatre+
    Live performances, rehearsals, interviews, master classes, and study guides from many different companies in England and the United States.
  • Ebooks
    Tips for finding and using the MSM Library's collection of ebooks.
  • IPA Source
    International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
  • Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals in the MSM Library
    A list of the titles we subscribe to, some  in paper, others available digitally. The current issue is displayed. The collection includes some devoted to opera, musical theater, jazz, and singing.
  • Medici TV
    A streaming video service for concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master classes, festivals, competitions, and jazz.
  • Met Opera on Demand
    Video- and audiorecordings of Met performances dating from the 1930s to this year.
  • Music Periodicals Database
    More than half a million indexed articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from periodicals dating from 1874 to today.
  • Naxos Music Library: Classical
    Recordings from dozens of major labels, with excellent metadata.
  • Naxos Video Library
    Classical music performances, operas, ballets, live concerts, and documentaries.
  • Oxford Music Online
    The gateway to Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.
  • SingersBabel
    Word-for-word translations of songs and arias, International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions, and recordings of native speakers reciting texts.