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MUSC 004A : Opera (SC)
Exploring:
OperaGlass
From Stanford University. Includes synopses, libretti, translations, sources, histories, discographies, background, composers, libettists.
Opera Timelines
From OperaBase.com. Covers 1600 through the early 20th century.
The Cambridge companion to grand opera
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Aria Database
Finding Recordings:
Opera Videos in Tripod
or browse the stacks in call number area M1500.
Opera CDs in Tripod
You can "modify search" to just list cds at Swarthmore and/or just cds by a certain composer or performer.
Finding Scores:
Opera Scores in Tripod
or browse the stacks in call number areas M1500 (full scores) or M1503 (vocal scores).
Online Opera Scores
From Indiana University's Variations Project.
Finding Journal Articles:
RILM abstracts of music literature
Provider: CSA
Covers material published in music and various other fields as they relate to music. Records appear in over a hundred languages. The majority of citations include abstracts. Articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, Festschriften, films, and videos are all covered by RILM. Concert reviews, recording notes, and pedagogical manuals if they are of scholarly interest.
International index to music periodicals
Provider: Chadwyck
Provides abstracts to music titles. Offers articles in full-text for over 80 periodicals. Covers all aspects of music including education, composition, theory and ethnomusicology. Covers 1874-present. Full-text begins in the mid-1990s-present.
Arts & humanities citation index
Provider: ISI
A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities with selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals. References to and from journal articles can also be searched. Swarthmore has access to the AHCI from 1975 to the present through Web of Science.
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides online access to an extensive collection of full-text articles from journals across a wide range of subject areas, including including music, theatre, history, and cultural studies. Covers 1971-present.
JSTOR
Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
Getting Materials not at Swarthmore:
If something you need is not available on Swarthmore’s campus then it can be requested through our Tri-College Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan services.
Citing Sources:
Guidelines for style and the documentation of sources for scholarly papers in music and dance follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. The manual is not available online but thorough explanations can be found in the Chicago/Turabian Documentation section of the UW-Madison Writing Center website. Citing the notes that accompany recordings and scores can be tricky. Williams College has a good citation guide for non-book formats.