Music: By Subject Subject Guide

Choral

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Books about Choral Music

Choral literature, ML 1500-1554; Conducting, MT 85; Sacred and church music, ML 2900-3275; Singing and voice culture, MT 820-949 (General Stacks)
Bibliographies of choral music: Ref ML 128 .C48 (Reference)

American Choral Directors Association

Choral Music: a Research and Information Guide

Ref ML 128 .C48 S53 2011
Lists and describes information sources on choral music in general, technique, literature surveys, studies of choral genres and individual composers, and choral websites.

ChoralNet

Large site devoted to choral music. Includes Choralist, ChoralTalk, ChoralAcademe, and many resources and links.

Choral Public Domain Library

Over 2800 scores available free in PDF format. Lists other free sites.

Choral Repertoire

Ref ML 128 .C48 S57 2009
Presents and discusses choral music of "the most significant composers from the Western Hemisphere throughout recorded history." With biographical information and descriptions of choral works, and lists of works of major composers.

Chorus America

Information and resources to strengthen choruses and increase appreciation of choral music in the U.S.

Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works

Ref ML 128 .C48 G7
Information on 20th century works: editions, forces required, performance issues, bibliography. Other volumes by Green (at this call number) are for the works of Bach, Haydn, and Mozart.

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music

Ref ML 102 .V6 U54 2010
Entries include composers, genres, ensembles and conductors, styles, and technical terms.

NetHymnal

Over 10,000 Christ­ian hymns & gos­pel songs from ma­ny de­nom­in­a­tions. Lyr­ics, MI­DI files, scores, pic­tures, his­to­ries and more. Search­a­ble, ad­vanced Au­to­play fea­ture, free down­loads.

Oxford Book of Carols

Ref M 2065 .N48 1992
Many standard carols, with historical commentary.

Translations and Annotations of Choral Literature: Sacred Latin Texts

Ref MT 883 .J34x 1988
Mass, requiem, other sacred texts.

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