The Allen Memorial Music Library at the University of Hartford, employs
the Library of Congress classification system. Therefore, materials in the
following subject areas relating to choral music, can be found in these
call number areas:
Books - Reference
Choral Music Indexes [REF] ML 128 C5
Scores - Secular
Choruses with orchestra or other ensemble M 1530 - M 1645.5
Choruses, part-songs, etc. with keyboard
accompaniment, or other solo
instrument, or unaccompanied M 1547 - M1600
Cantatas M 1610
Scores - Sacred
Oratorios M 2000 - M 2007
Services M 2010 - M 2017.7
Masses and Requiems M 2010 - M2014)
Choruses, Cantatas, etc. with orchestra
or other ensemble M 2020 - M 2036
Choruses, part-songs, etc. with keyboard
accompaniment, or other solo
instrument, or unaccompanied M 2060 - M 2101.5
Hymnals M 2115 - M 2146
Liturgy and Ritual M 2147 - M 2188
Roman Catholic M 2147 - M 2155.6
Protestant M 2161 - M 2183
Jewish M 2186 - M 2186
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
[REF] ML
Sadie, Stanley, ed. New Grove Dictionary of Music. London: Macmillan,
1980.
INDEXES
[REF] ML 113 M9
The Music Index. Detroit: Information Coordinator, 1949-.
Subject-Author guide to Music Periodical Literature
Paper copy available 1949-present
CD-ROM index available 1981-1996
[REF] ML113 I61
RILM Abstracts. New York: International Repertory of Music Literature.
1967-1964.
Online index available
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
[REF] ML 128 C5E
Daugherty, F. Mark and Eslinger, Gary S., ed. Sacred Choral Music In
Print. Supplements and Indexes. Philadelphia: Musicdata, 1996.
A wonderful resource of sacred music divided into two sections. Master Composer
Index, which lists the composers works alphabetically below his name, followed
by a number referencing which volume further information can be found. The
Master Title Index lists all of the works alphabetically followed by the
reference number. This index offers the most current information on published
choral music, as it is updated every year.
[REF] ML 128 C5 D3
Daugherty, F. Mark and Simon, Susan H., ed.Secular Choral Music in Print.
Supplements and Indexes. Philadelphia: Musicdata, 1996.
See Sacred Choral Music in Print.
[REF] ML 128 C5 D48 A4
DeVenney, David P. American Choral Music Since 1920: An Annotated Guide.
Berkley, CA: Fallen Leaf Press, 1993.
An alphabetical list of composers and their choral works. Each work lists
the date composed, voicing, source of text, duration, publisher, and reviews.
The first page of the books lists alphabetically all of the composers found
in this index. Included also are a Bibliography of Selected Writings on
the various composers listed, and an alphabetical list of song titles. A
great resource when programing American composers into concerts.
[REF] ML 128 C5 D48 N5
DeVenney, David P. Nineteenth-century American Choral Music: An Annotated
Guide. Berkley, CA: Fallen Leaf Press, 1987.
This text offers the same format for list of composers and bibliography
as American Choral Music Since 1920 however, DeVenney then breaks
the index of songs down into works for mixed or unison voices with orchestra,
works for accompanied and unaccompanied mixed voices, works for women’s
and men’s voices, sacred and secular works, and an alphabetical listing
of all the song titles.
[REF] ML 128 C5 U
Finell, Judith Greenberg. American Music Center Library: Catalog of Choral
and Vocal Works. New York: American Music Center, 1975.
The works listed in this index are published and unpublished scores donated
to the American Music Center Library (AMCL) by various American composers.
Works are listed alphabetically by the name of the composer and contain
voicing and publisher (if published) along with the catalog number assigned
by the AMCL. Many of the choral works housed in the American Music Center
Library will not be found in the other indexes, as they are unpublished.
This is a great resource when looking for an obscure piece.
[REF] ML 128 C5 K
Knapp, J. Merrill. Selected List of Music for Men’s Voices.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1952.
Chapters in this book include Octavo Music,c and Music in Collections. These
chapters are then broken further down into smaller categories such as sacred,
secular, accompanied, unaccompanied, folk, rounds, etc. In each group, selections
are listed alphabetically by composer/arranger, and contain voicing, language,
and accompaniment (when available). This is an important resource with the
growth of exclusive men’s choral groups such as Chanticleer.
[REF] ML 128 C5 L3
Laster, James. Catalog of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order.
Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
Arranged by The Old Testament,, The Apocrapha, and The New Testament. Also
included are a list of the Collection Information, and composer and title
index. Much of the choral music performed today is predominantly sacred.
This is a wonderful resource for church choir directors when attempting
to match the music perfumed at a service to the liturgy.
[REF] ML 128 C5 O
Ochs, Michael. An Index to Das Chorwerk: Volumes 1-110. Ann Arbor,
MI: Music Library Association, 1970.
An index of the first 110 volumes of Das Chorwerk which is divided into
two sections. The first lists each composers followed by an alphabetical
listing of the piece which includes the type of music, voicing, volume and
page. The second is an alphabetical listing of each piece including the
type of music, voicing, volume, page and composer.
The traditional choral music of the Renaissance and baroque is still heavily
utilized by todays choir directors.
[REF] ML 128 C5 R6
Roberts, Kenneth Creighton. A Checklist of Twentieth-Century Choral Music
for Male Voices. Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1970.
Discouraged by the gaps in Knapp’s Selected List of Music for Men’s
Voices, Roberts set about creating a concise supplemental addition to
this resource which is a necessary addition to any library.
[REF] ML 128 C5R
Rimbault, Edward F. Bibliotheca Madrigaliana: A Bibliographical Account
of the Musical and Poetical Works Published in England During the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Centuries. London: John Russell Smith, 1967.
Indexed chronologically from 1588-1638. Each listing contains the title
of the book, voicing, accompaniment, composers, and titles of madrigals
in book.
[REF] ML 128 C5S
Steere, Dwight. Music for the Protestant Church Choir: A Descriptive
and Classified List of Worship Material. Richmond, VA: John Knox Press,
1955.
This index is broken into four sections: Standard List, A cappella Standard
List, Current List, A cappella list current list. The two standard lists
reference music up to 1934, while the current lists continue from 1934 to
the present (1955). Compositions are arranged alphabetically by the title
of the piece and list composer, publisher, voicing, and appropriate usage
or performance notes by the editor.
[REF] ML 128 C48 W45 1990
White, J. Perry. Twentieth-Century Choral Music: An Annotated Bibliography
of Music Suitable for Use by High School Choirs. (2nd Edition). Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990.
A systematic search through publishers’ catalogs led to this index
of 235 choral pieces suitable for high school students. White took into
consideration comfortable vocal ranges for the various parts (Soprano, alto,
tenor, bass), and arranged the index according to 14 subject areas (composer,
title, voicing, accompaniment, text, range, difficulty, style, publisher,
price, duration usage, publication date, level). It is very difficult to
choose music for high school choirs. The singers have limited ranges, and
are sensitive to “schmultzy” or “racy” texts. This is
an index that all high school chorus teachers should have in their library.
[REF] ML 128 C564
Yeats-Edwards, Paul. English Church Music: A Bibliography. London:
White Lion Publishers Limited. 1975.
A wonderful resource, referencing all aspects of English sacred church music
from 1500-present. Included are chapters on choral training and schools,
the liturgy, a general history, and Anglican chant , plainsong, and hymns.
GENERAL RESOURCES
Belan, William Wells, ed. Choral Essays: A Tribute to Roger Wagner.
San Carlos, CA: Thomas House Publications, 1993.
Berg, David Eric. Choral Music and the Oratorio. New York: The Caxton
Institute, Inc., 1927.
Coward, Henry. A Choral Technique and Interpretation. London: Novello
and Co., Ltd., 1914.
Noble, Cain. Choral Music and its Practice: With Particular Reference
to A Cappella Music. New York: M. Witmark, 1932.
Valentin, Erich. Handbuch der Chormucik. Hrsg im Auftrag der Arbeitsgemeinschaaft
Deutscher Chorverbande. Regensburg: G. Bosse, 1953.
ML1500 J17 c.1
Jacobs, Arthur. Choral Music. A Symposium. Baltimore: Penguin Books,
1963
RELATED TOPICS
Cox, Richard. Singing in English: A Manual of English Diction for Singers
and Choral Directors. Lawton, OK: American Choral Directors Association,
1990.
Davidson, Archibald T. The Technique of Choral Composition. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press, 1945.
Hawley, Ades. Choral Arranging. Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press,
1966.
Kielson, Lee and McCray, James. The Conductor’s Manual of Choral
Music Literature. Melville, NY: Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation,
1973.
VIDEOS
MV MT 875 H22 G7 v.1 & 2
Haasemann, Frauke. Group Vocal Techniques [video recording].
Chapel Hill, NC: Hinshaw Music, 1989.
MV ML 422 A43 v.1
Rao, Doreen. The Children’s Choir [video recording]. Chicago:
American Choral Music Directors Association, 1988.
PERIODICALS
American Choral Directors Association, Eastern Division Newsletter
Vol. 6- 1982- MUSIC NEWSLETTERS
A newsletter distributed to members of the ACDA containing listings of concerts,
division happenings, and general interest articles.
American Choral Review
Vol. 23-33 1981-1991 MUSIC ML 1 A5c
Incorporated into Voice of Chorus America (see below)
Choir and Organ
Vol.1- 1993- MUSIC ML 5 C46
A bimonthly journal offering articles and reviews of choral and organ music
from around the world.
http://www.orphpl.com/
Choral Journal
Vol. 12- 1971- MUSIC ML 1 C55
The official publication of the American Choral Directors Association.
http://www.acdaonline.org/cj/index.html
Journal of Singing
Vol. 52- 1995- MUSIC ML 1 N2
A publication of the National Association of Teachers of Singers, this journal
offers informative articles on vocal pedagogy.
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
Vol. 1- 1986- MUSIC ML 1 M48
An important serial for a wide variety of musical diciplines, concerned
with the health of performers.
Performing Arts Health Newsletter
Vol.1- 1992- MUSIC NEWSLETTERS
Another journal focused on the health of the musician.
Voice of Chorus America
Vol. 15- 1991- MUSIC ML 1 A5V
A quarterly publication featuring listings of concerts, news, and general
interst stories pertaining to the members of Chorus America.
http://www.libertynet.org/chorusam/pubs.html
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology
Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, DDM-Online is an index
to dissertations-in-progress and a bibliography of completed dissertations
reported since
mid-1995. DDM-Online is in the process of converting all the records previously
published in the earlier printed editions of Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology.
EBSCOhost
Indexing of over 3,000 English language journals published since 1990.
The full text
articles from over 1,200 journals is available.
International Index to Music Periodicals
Database indexing articles in music and related journals. Coverage for selected
journals since the 19th century, abstracts since 1996.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Web accessible subset of the database, providing full text coverage of news,
business, political and legal information. A wonderful resource when searching
for concert reviews in newspapers.
RISM
The International Inventory of Musical Sources represents a worldwide effort
to identify and describe sources of music and writings about music from
the earliest times through ca. 1825." The searchable databases include
music manuscripts, libretti, online library directory, etc.
SELECTED WWW RESOURCES
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
http://www.acdaonline.org/
A great resource for choral directors offering discussion groups, listings
of choral concerts, and links to other related websites.
ChoralNet
http://www.choralnet.org/
The official Website of the International Federation for Choral Music. Offers
links to other important choral music sites, discussion groups, and job
postings.
Choir and Choral Music Webring
http://www.webmusic.se/ring/
206 listings (choirs, directors, etc.) of choral websites from around the
world.
CASA: The Contemporary A Cappella Society
http://www.casa.org/
Information on a cappella music from Gregorian Chant to Boyz II Men this
site offers links to all things a cappella.
Interesting Choral Music Links
http://www.gui.uva.es/~corouni/links_en.htm
More links to choral related websites.
J.W. Pepper - The Pepper Music Network
http://www.jwpepper.com/choralmusic.html
The worlds largest retailer of sheet music offers a large selection of choral
music.
Musica Russica
http://www.musicarussica.com/default.htm
This site offers pronunciation and style guides, and lists of Russian choral
music. A great site for anyone performing Russian choral music.