Reference Resources

IPA Source
Description: Contains over 2200 International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. IPA Source is searchable by composer, poet, title, opera aria and Latin text.
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Musical America.com
Description: The online version of the annual Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. Includes news, feature articles, and searchable industry listings which are updated quarterly.
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Oxford Companion to Music
Description: This new edition of the classic reference work includes articles that range from clear, concise definitions of musical ideas and terms to extended surveys of musical forms and styles, with specialist coverage of virtually every musical subject.
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Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Description: The Oxford Dictionary of Dance offers wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Description: Derived from the highly praised The Oxford Dictionary of Music, this concise edition provides thousands of entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Description: Derived from the celebrated Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this concise version provides plot synopses and first performance details, bibliographies of works about opera, entries on singers, definitions and discussions of technical terms and operatic styles, and surveys of the history of opera.
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Who's Who in Opera
Description: Containing over 2,500 operatic characters, this guide gives plot synopses for over 250 operas and operettas, and details full information on each operatic role, including its creator and notable performers.
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