Vocal Music

OneSearch is Ball State Libraries' integrated discovery tool for books, scores, articles, recordings, and other library materials. It also indexes selected trustworthy online resources and incorporates subscription databases such as Academic Search Complete. On the Libraries' home page, you will see a simple search box:

After searching for your topic, you may find more resources than you need. You can narrow your results by using the filters listed to the left of the search results. For both physical and online books owned by Ball State University Libraries, check "Library Catalog." For physical books, the location (Music Collection) and call number (beginning with "M") indicate the books' location in Bracken Library. To specify online books (ebooks) only, check "eBook Full Text Online." Some eBooks require log in with Ball State University authentication to view the book.

More information on OneSearch can be found at the research guide here: https://bsu.libguides.com/onesearch.

The Music Collection at University Libraries uses Library of Congress Classification, or LCC, for organizing books and scores on the shelves. This system, maintained by the national library of the United States and utilized by libraries across the country and around the world, groups together items on similar subjects. Each item is then assigned a unique call number which combines alphabetical and numerical characters. These features are designed to make browsing library collections easier for users and librarians alike. Tip: Enter the first part of a call number into OneSearch to see all items in a given section.

Call Numbers for Vocal Music:

ML 47 - 54.8   Librettos. Texts. Scenarios

ML 385 - 429   Biography

ML 410   Composers

ML 420   Singers

ML 421   Performing groups --> Rock bands

ML 1400 - 3275   History and criticism. Vocal music

ML 1400   General works

ML 1460   Vocal technique

ML 1499 - 1554   Choral music

ML 1600 - 2881   Secular vocal music

ML 1700 - 2110   Dramatic music --> Opera, musical theater

ML 2500 - 2854   Solo voice(s) --> Madrigals, art song

ML 2900 - 3275   Sacred vocal music

ML 3470 - 3541   Popular music

ML 3857 - 3875   Aesthetics. Vocal music

MT 820 - 915   Singing and vocal technique

MT 820   General works

MT 821   Physiology and care of the voice

MT 855 - 884   Specific techniques

MT 870   Sight-singing

MT 878   Breath control

MT 882   Tone production

MT 883   Pronunciation. Diction

MT 892   Interpretation, phrasing, expression, etc.

MT 898 - 915   Vocal techniques for children

MT 955 - 956   Musical theater

Users are encouraged to search for items beyond University Libraries' catalog via RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and WorldCat. Materials not available in print or online may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Please allow up to seven days for electronic delivery and up to fourteen days for delivery of physical items.