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Vocal Music Guide: Studies, Methods, and Books

Call Numbers for Books and Instructional Books

Classification Numbers for Books about Vocal Music

ML128 .S2 Sacred vocal music bibliographies (reference section)
ML128 .V7 Vocal music bibliographies (reference section)

Vocal music

ML1400 General works
ML1402–1451 Vocal music (arranged by period then region or country)
ML1460 Vocal technique

Secular vocal music

ML1600 General works
ML1602–1651 By period then region or country
ML1700–1751 Forms and types (general works; by period then region or country)
ML2400–2551 Cantatas and songs: works about both solo songs and part-songs (by period then region or country)
ML2600–2670 Part-songs (by period then region or country)
ML2800–2854 Solo songs (by period then region or country)
ML2880–2881 Christmas songs

Sacred vocal music

ML2900 General works
ML2902–2951 By period then region or country
ML2999–3197 Individual religions and denominations
ML3201–3275 Forms and types (oratorio, cantata, chorale)

Singing and Vocal Techniques

MT820 General works
MT821 Physiology and care of the voice
MT823 History of vocal instruction and study

Systems and methods

MT825 American
MT830 English
MT835 French
MT840 German
MT845 Italian
MT850 Other
MT853 Systems using audio-visual aids

Special techniques

MT855 General works
MT860 Chanting
MT870 Sight-singing
MT875 Chorus and part-singing
MT878 Breathing
MT882 Tone production
MT883 Pronunciation, diction, etc.
MT885 Studies and exercises
MT890 Instructive editions, teaching pieces, etc.
MT892 Interpretation, phrasing, expression
MT893 Self-instructors
MT898–916 Vocal techniques for children

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