Voice Guide  Tags: instruments voice singing art_song lieder arias  

Books and printed music are arranged according to the Library of Congress' Classification System. The library has circulating (stacks) and non-circulating (reference) collections. Each collection is divided in to three sections.

• M = Printed music/scores (organized by instrument/genre)
• ML = Books about music and musicians
• MT = Books on music theory, pedagogy, and technique

The best finding aid is the CIM/Case library catalog.

Finding printed music for a specific song/aria: Many songs and arias are only found in collections. Unfortunately, the library catalog does not always index the contents of such collections. This is where a song index is helpful. It will tell you which collections include a specific aria, lieder or song.

• Song Index (UT George F. DeVine Music Library) Online
• Song Index (Sears). Ref. ML128.V87 Se17
• Songs in Collections (DeCharms). Ref. ML 128.V87 D356

Your voice teacher sends you to the library to find a specific aria.  Where are the vocal scores of operas?  M1503.  Use the following table to browse our collection of vocal literature. 

To locate books about a specific person or topic, use the subject search in the library catalog. Each book has been tagged with specific subject headings that describe its content.

The library catalog is not the best tool for locating repertoire for a specific voice type, ensemble or in a specific genre.  Much of vocal literature is found in collections.  Please refer to the Bibliographies & Repertoire Lists tab for a list of essential tools. 

"Vocal Music" is the best subject heading to use.  It may be qualified by time period or a geographic description.

• Vocal Music -- 18th Century
• Vocal Music - 19th Century -- Austria
  
• Vocal Music -- Belgium