Guides
Wayfinders for our collections, tools, and servicesResearch art songs & lieder: Browse the shelves
What's on the shelves
| Singing and Vocal Techniques | |
| MT820 | General works |
| MT821 | Physiology and Care of the voice |
| MT823 | History of vocal instruction and study |
| MT870 | Sight-singing |
| MT878 | Breathing |
| MT882 | Tone production |
| MT883 | Pronunciation; diction |
| MT885 | Studies and exercises |
| MT892 | Interpretation, phrasing, expression |
Suggested Reading
Song
A comprehensive survey of art song literature has been the principal one-volume American source on the topic. Includes biographies and discussions of the work of 150 composers of various nationalities, as well as articles on styles of various schools of composition.
Art Song
Linking Poetry and Music is a follow-up to author Carol Kimball's bestselling Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature .
German Lieder in the Nineteenth Century
German Lieder in the Nineteenth-Centurynbsp;provides a detailed introduction to the German lied.
Bel Canto
The art of bel canto, or "beautiful singing," the most referenced and yet the most enigmatic and elusive style in the repertoire of the classically trained singer.
Singing
What is it in singing that makes for high quality, deeply moving performances?
Listening to Art Song
Listening to Art Song: An Introduction offers an easy-to-read, fresh perspective on the remarkably diverse musical genre of art song. As the ultimate expression of the human singing voice, song has provided succor and entertainment to humanity in many forms since the dawn of civilization.
