Required Texts - students should purchase, but library owns as well
Song by Carol KimballPart I STYLE -- What is style? -- Components of style -- Developing style sheets -- Part II LITERATURE -- German composers -- French composers -- American composers -- British composers -- Italian composers -- Russian composers -- Scandinavian composers -- Spanish composers -- South American composers -- Eastern European composers -- Appendices -- Index of songs and cycles -- Song composers by nationality -- Composers and selected works.
Call Number: MT 120 .K55 S66 2006
ISBN: 9781423412809
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Researching the Song by Shirlee Emmons; Wilbur Watkins LewisSingers have a unique challenge among musicians: they must express both the music and the lyrics. To effectively communicate meaning, singers must understand references embedded in the vast international repertoire of great art songs. This book serves as a guide to the art song repertoire, with information on most of the mythological, historical, geographical, and literary references contained in western art song.
Call Number: ML 102 .S6 E45 2006 (Reference collection)
ISBN: 0195373103
Publication Date: 2008-10-22
Singing in Style by Martha ElliottThis book provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Specific repertoire examples are discussed to show how to use the music itself as a context for making stylistic choices. Each chapter includes an extensive reference list arranged by topic.
Call Number: MT 892 .E44 S56 2006
ISBN: 0300109326
Publication Date: 2006-01-10
Useful websites
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