Selected Titles
Lift every voice : the history of African American music by Call Number: 780.8996073 P41Li 2009ISBN: 0742558118Publication Date: 2009
Heritage of Music by Call Number: 780.9 H42ra 1990 vols. 1 - 4ISBN: 019520493XPublication Date: 1989
Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop by Call Number: 781.643097303 H67rh 2006ISBN: 9780816053155Publication Date: 2005
An Introduction to America's Music by Call Number: 780.973 C85am 2013ISBN: 0393935310Publication Date: 2013
The History of Opera by Call Number: 782.109 Sa1hi 1990 c. 1ISBN: 9780393028102Publication Date: 1990
Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater by Call Number: 782.14 St4sh 2010ISBN: 9780393929065Publication Date: 2011
From the Score to the Stage by Call Number: Folio 792.5094 B17fr 2013ISBN: 0226035085Publication Date: 2013
The New Broadway Song Companion: an annotated guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style by Call Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9780810869448Publication Date: 2009-08-01
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