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MUS 5810: Choral Music Literature

From the WMU Undergraduate Catalog: "A survey of choral music (mass, motet, anthem, cantata, oratorio) from the Renaissance through the Romantic period."

Reference Books

The reference collection stacks on the first floor of Waldo Library.

Reference books can be found here, in the Reference Collection on the first floor of Waldo Library.

The location of the music reference books in the reference collection on the first floor of Waldo Library.Music reference stacks

Here is where you can find music reference books in the reference collection on the first floor of Waldo Library. Of note, dictionaries and encyclopedias are found from ML100-ML109.  Bibliographies, including thematic catalogues of composers and discographies (bibliographies of sound recordings), are found from ML112.8-ML158.8.  See Dictionaries & Encyclopedias and Other Reference Resources in this guide for reference books and online resources particularly relevant to choral literature.

Circulating Books

Circulating music books are on the second floor of Waldo Library.

ML books contain literature about music.  This includes reference books, like dictionaries, encyclopedias, and bibliographies, as well as history and criticism.

ML410 in the music stacks

ML410 is the single call number that takes up the most shelf space.  These are biographies of composers, including analyses of composers' works.

MT Stacks

MT books include music study and instruction, including music education, music theory, and methods for teaching.