Remember:
*To consider foreign language titles and spellings!
B Minor Mass = Messe in H-Moll
Cantata = Kantate = Cantate
Christmas = Weihnacht = Noel
Easter = Oster
Elijah = Elias
Mass = Messe = Messa = Misa
Messiah = Messias
Oratorio = Oratorium
St. Matthew Passion = Matthaus-Passion
S. Paul = Paulus
*To consider thematic catalog numbers, esp. for Bach (BWV), Haydn (Hob.), Mozart (K.), Vivaldi (R.), and other prolific composers.
*To consider key signatures.
*To consider opus numbers.
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ORATORIOS … |
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Analytical guides |
MT 110+ |
Aesthetics |
ML3867 |
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Bibliography |
ML128 .C15 |
Analytical guides |
MT110+ |
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History & criticism |
ML2400, ML3260; try also ML410 biographies by composer's name. |
Bibliography |
ML128 .O45 |
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Librettos |
ML54+ |
History & criticism |
ML3201+ |
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National music |
M1629.5 |
Librettos |
ML53+ |
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Sacred music |
M2020+ |
Music |
M2000+ |
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Secular music |
M1610 |
Full scores |
M2000 |
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Solo cantatas |
M1611+ |
Vocal & chorus w/o accompaniment |
M2002 |
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Unaccompanied |
M2081+ |
Vocal scores w/piano or |
M2003 |
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Excerpts (piano or organ) |
M2006 (collections) |
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M2007 (separate works) |
Cantatas
Cantatas -- History and criticism. [ML 2400 (Secular)] [ML3260 (Sacred)]
Cantatas, Sacred. [M2020-M2036]
Cantatas, Sacred -- Excerpts -- Vocal scores with piano.
Cantatas, Sacred -- Vocal scores with piano.
Cantatas, Secular. [M1530-M1546]
Cantatas, Secular -- Excerpts, Arranged.
Solo cantatas, Sacred.
Solo cantatas, Sacred (High voice) -- Scores.
Solo cantatas, Secular.
Solo cantatas, Secular (High voice) -- Vocal scores with continuo.
Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice) -- Scores and parts.
Oratorio. [ML 3201-ML3251 (History)] [ML 3867 (Aethetics)]
Broader Term: Church music.
Broader Term: Sacred dramatic music -- History and criticism.
Oratorios -- Analysis, appreciation. [MT 110 - MT 115]
Oratorios, Arranged.
Oratorios, Excerpts, Arranged.
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