Instrumental Music
The Concerto: a research and information guide by Call Number: Reference (SV) ML128.C84 L56 2006Publication Date: 2006Includes general studies of the genre, as well as more specialized studies by time period and countries/cities, performance issues, and discussions by contemporary theorists and critics.
The Cambridge companion to the concerto (Online) by Call Number: Reference (SV) ML1263 .C36 2005Publication Date: 2005Takes a broad approach: "setting the concerto in its musical and non-musical contexts, examining the concertos that have made important contributions to musical culture, and looking at performance-related topics."
Opera & Stage Music
Dictionnaire de l'opéra de Paris sous l'ancien régime (1669-1791) by Call Number: Reference (SV) ML1727.8 P2 D47 2019Publication Date: 2019-20This exhaustive 4-volume dictionary sheds light on the life of the Paris Opéra, from 1669 to 1791, through the study of this institution's repertoire, of its creators (composers, playwrights, ballet masters, costume designers, decorators, and stagehands) and its artistic and administrative staff. It also lists and describes for the first time all of the productions of the Opéra.
The Cambridge Companion to Eighteenth-Century Opera (Online) by Call Number: Reference (SV) ML1704 .C36 2009 (print version)Publication Date: 2009; Sept 2011 (e-version)Investigates aspects such as audiences, architecture of the theaters, marketing, acting style, and the politics and strategy of representing class and gender
