From: max@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Max Ziff)
Subject: Wanted: Good Collections for A Cappella Singing
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:45:10 GMT

I sing a fair amount with small a cappella groups, both serious,
regular groups and informal, social occasions.  So I'm always on the
lookout for different published collections.  I'd like to ask for
suggestions for additions to my library.  I'm particularly interested
in collections with a _lot_ of good stuff, what might be included in
the basic library of anyone who does a lot of a cappella singing.

To get things started, I've written down a list of the stuff that's on
my shelf at the moment (some checked out from the library -- it's
great to have a good library around!) and that I use the most often;
some of you might find this list interesting and useful in itself.

I'm most interested (but not exclusively) in stuff for mixed voices.

I'm definitely interested in stuff that might be more available in
Europe than here in the U.S.  I'll be traveling to Switzerland this
summer and I'm already trying to get a shopping list together.  I'm
also interested in out-of-print stuff, so I know what to keep my eye
open for.  Also, though I know this isn't the main interest of this
mailing list/newsgroup, I'm interested in music from any period that's
suitable for small a cappella groups.

Thanks in advance for any additions or corrections!  If there's
interest, I'll summarize the suggestions I get in a new list.


General Madrigal Collections

The A Cappella Singer (1936,1964)
H. Clough-Leighter (ed).  E.C. Schirmer.  $12.50?

Europaeische Madrigale
Volume 1: fuer Gemischte Stimmen.  (1955)
Volume 2: fuer Gleiche Stimmen.  (1956)
Egon Kraus (ed).  Musikverlag zum Pelikan.  $??

Invitation to Madrigals 
Book 1: SAB (1961).  Book 2: SATB (1962).  Book 3: SSA (1962).   
Book 3A: TTB (??).  Book 4: SA or TB (1967).  
Book 5: SATB (1971).  Book 6: SSATB & SSATBB (1973).  
Book 7: SSATB & SSATBB (1973).  Book 8: Thomas Morley (1976).  
Book 9: Thomas Weelkes (1976).  Book 10: John Wilbye (1977).
Book 11: Orlando Gibbons (1977).  Book 12: Luca Marenzio (SATB) (1980).
Book 13: Luca Marenzio (SATB) (1980).
Thurston Dart et al (eds).  Galaxy Music (In Europe, Stainer and Bell).
$7.95??/volume.


English Madrigals

The Oxford Book of English Madrigals (1978)
Philip Ledger (ed).  Oxford University Press.  $14.95


Italian Madrigals

The Flower of the Italian Madrigal (2 vols) (1988)
Jerome Roche (ed).  Galaxy Music.  $12.95/volume

The Oxford Book of Italian Madrigals (1983)
Alec Harman (ed).  Oxford University Press.  $14.95


Motets

Musica Sacra
Aldred Doerffel (ed).  Peters.  $??

The Renaissance Singer (1976)
Thomas Dunn (ed).  E.C. Schirmer.  $12.95?


Rounds and Catches

Catch that Catch Can (1945)
Mary Catherine Taylor et al (eds).  E.C. Schirmer.  $??

Der Kanon (1959)
Fritz Joede (ed).  Moeseler Verlag.  $??

The Penguin Book of Rounds (1962)
Rosemary Cass-Beggs (ed).  Penguin Books.  $??


Medieval Music

An Anthology of English Medievel and Renaissance Vocal Music (1961)
Noah Greenberg (ed).  Norton.  $??


Carols

The Oxford Book of Carols (1928,1964)
Percy Dearmer et al (eds).  Oxford University Press.  $14.95

The Penguin Book of Christmas Carols (1965)
Elizabeth Poston (ed).  Penguin Books.  $??


Miscellaneous

Ars Musica (Vol. 4  Chorbuch fuer gemischte Stimmen) (1965)
Gottfried Wolters (ed).  Moeseler Verlag.  $??

The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems (1978)
Christopher Morris et al (eds).  Oxford University Press.  $14.95
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Donald Ziff (Max)         Department of Computer Science
                          University of Chicago
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