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Books on Song and Singing
Here’s a select list of books Thomas Hampson has been studying and coming back to throughout his career. You might find them of interest.
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Judith E. CARMAN
Art Song in the United States, 1759–1999: An annotated Bibliography.
London et al.: Scarecrow 2001.
475 pages.
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Shirlee EMMONS / Stanley SONNTAG
The Art of the Song Recital.
New York:
Schirmer, 1979.
571 pages.
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Ruth C. FRIEDBERG
American Art Song and American Poetry (3 Volumes).
Vol. I: America comes of Age.
London: Scarecrow 1981.
167 pages.
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James Husst HALL
The Art Song.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1953.
310 pages.
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Michael HOVLAND
Musical Settings of American Poetry: A Bibliography.
New York et al.: Greenwood 1986.
531 pages.
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Carol KIMBALL
Song: A Guide to Style & Literature.
Seattle 1996.
514 pages.
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Denis STEVENS (Ed.)
A History of Song: A comprehensive guide to the literature of song, from the time of the troubadours to the present day.
New York: Hutchinson 1960 (revised ed. Norton 1970).
491 pages.
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William Treat UPTON
Art-Song in America: A Study in the Development of American Music.
Boston: Ditson 1969.
279 pages.
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Victoria Etnier VILLAMIL
A Singer’s Guide to the American Art Song 1870–1980.
London: Scarecrow 1993.
452 pages.
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