In the library catalog, the SUBJECT searches below will yield material related to solo vocal music (this is not a complete list).
Remember to use the options on the left side of the results page to refine your search by format or other parameter(s): Music Score, Music Recording, Subject (Sacred songs (Medium voice) with piano, Vocal duets with piano), etc.:
in Subject: Movies -- excerpts -- vocal scores with piano
in Subject: Musicals - excerpts -- vocal scores with piano
in Subject: Song cycles
in Subject: Songs (High voice)
in Subject: Songs (Low voice)
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice)
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra
in Subject: Songs (Low voice) with chamber orchestra
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with chamber orchestra
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with continuo
in Subject: Songs (Low voice) with continuo
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with continuo
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with guitar
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with guitar
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
in Subject: Songs (Low voice) with instrumental ensemble
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with orchestra
in Subject: Songs (Low voice) with orchestra
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra
in Subject: Songs (High voice) with piano
in Subject: Songs (Low voice) with piano
in Subject: Songs (Medium voice) with piano
in Subject: Vocal duets with piano
in Subject: Vocal trios with piano
If you find a piece you want in the catalog, click on the Subjects tab in the record to see similar works.
Because music scores and books are classified -- that is, grouped with similar items on the shelf -- browsing can be an effective method for finding what you want.
If you're looking for vocal music in a particular medium, these classifications can guide you in the stacks (this is NOT a complete list!):
By Library of Congress Call Number:
M1495 | Collections of sacred and secular vocal music |
M1500 | Full scores of operas and musicals |
M1503 | Piano-vocal scores of operas and musicals |
M1507 | Opera and musical anthologies |
M1508 | Vocal selections from musicals and operas |
M1527 | Motion picture and television music |
M1528 | Solo voices and orchestral ensembles |
M1529 | Solo voices, unaccompanied or with keyboard |
M1613 | Voice with orchestra or other large ensemble |
M1619 | Collections of 2 or more composers |
M1619.5 | Specific poets |
M1620 | Collections by a single composer |
M1621 | Separate works |
M1621.4 | Song cycles |
M1623 | Songs accompanied by one non-piano instrument |
M1630.18 | Popular music collections |
M1670 | Spirituals |
M2000 | Full scores of oratorios |
M2003 | Piano-vocal scores of oratorios |
M2110 | Sacred collections by multiple composers |
M2112 | Sacred collections by one composer |
M2113 | Sacred separate works |
M2113.4 | Sacred song cycles |
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Hymnals
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ML | Literature on music |
ML49 | Librettos to operas and musicals (multiple works) |
ML50 | Librettos to operas and musicals (single works) |
ML54 | Translations of musical works |
ML128.S3 | Song bibliographies |
ML128.V7 | Song bibliographies |
ML410 | Composer biographies (in English) |
ML420 | Singer biographies |
ML1700+ | About opera |
ML1711 | About musicals |
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About songs
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MT | Music instruction and study |
MT820+ | Vocal technique and/or pedagogy |
MT883 | Diction |
MT885 | Vocalises |
MT955 | Dramatic production and performance |
By Dewey Decimal Call Number: M784+ Vocal music