Choral Resources
Music download:
o IMSLP https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
o Choral counterpart of IMSLP https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/
o MUSICA: a substantial choral database (subscription) https://www.musicanet.org/en/
o VARIATIONS (old Indiana University Music Library): literature downloads http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/
Organizations:
o International Federation for Choral Music https://ifcm.net/index.php
o American Choral Directors Association ACDA https://acda.org/
o ChoralNet: ACDA child site for choral communities and discussions https://choralnet.org/
Information:
o Classical Net: publications, archives, ensembles, etc. http://www.classical.net/
o Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music DIAMM: vast archive of medieval music manuscripts https://www.diamm.ac.uk/
o Bach Cantata Website: research and links https://www.bach-cantatas.com/
o CyberBass: part practice tracks of major choral works: http://www.cyberbass.com/
Choral tools
- Selected Bibliography
o Brown, Howard Mayer, Stanley Sadie. Performance Practice: Music After 1600
o Garrestson, Robert. Choral Music—History, Style, and Performance Practice.
o Geisler, Ursula. Choral Research: A Global bibliography. https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/ws/files/5939251/3615357.pdf
o Green, Jonathan, David Oertel. Choral-Orchestral Repertoire—A Conductor’s Guide.
o Jeffers, Ron. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire.
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- Vol. 1 Sacred Latin Texts / Vol. 2 German Texts
- Vol. 3 French and Italian Texts / Vol. 4 Hebrew Texts
o Laster, James. Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order. (Also explore other choral publications by The Scarecrow Press)
o Sharp, Tim. Sacred choral Music Repertoire: Insights for Conductors.
o Shrock, Dennis. Choral Repertoire.
o Shrock. Performance Practices in the Baroque Era.
o Strimple, Nick. Choral Music in the Twentieth Century.
- Diction charts PDF: (IPAsource.com)
o French IPA chart: https://www.ipasource.com/media/ipasource/cms/extra/diction/French%20Charts.pdf
o German IPA chart: https://www.ipasource.com/media/ipasource/cms/extra/diction/German%20Charts.pdf
o Italian IPA chart: https://www.ipasource.com/media/ipasource/cms/extra/diction/Italian%20Charts.pdf
o Latin IPA chart: https://www.ipasource.com/media/ipasource/cms/extra/diction/Latin%20Chart.pdf
o Spanish IPA chart: https://www.ipasource.com/media/ipasource/cms/extra/diction/Spanish%20Chart.pdf
Conducting
o Rabin, Marvin, Prescilla Smith. Guide to Orchestral Bowings Through Musical Styles. (For choral conductors who want to deal with orchestral language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LiPjMPQ0LY&t=124s
o Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School (Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_S0hFw3zDl47TtV7iYbu-XhiuSrkgaW