Opera Workshop: Sheet Music in the Music Library

Here are some examples of subject headings to use to search for items in the library:

• songs, unaccompanied
• songs with piano.
• sacred songs, unaccompanied
• songs (high voice) with piano
• songs (medium voice) with piano
• songs (low voice) with piano
• sacred songs (high voice) with piano
• sacred songs (medium voice) with piano
• sacred songs (low voice) with piano
• operas -- vocal scores with piano
• operas -- excerpts -- vocal scores with piano
• musicals -- vocal scores with piano
• musicals -- excerpts -- vocal scores with piano
• vocal duets, unaccompanied
• vocal duets with piano
• vocal duets with chamber orchestra
• vocal duets with guitar, etc.

Use similar for trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, etc.

The G. Schirmer Anthologies are iconic and reliable sources for copies of standard operatic repertoire. They are a great starting point for learning about and even picking arias!