This guide will assist with formatting music citations using the Chicago style. For more info, consult Chicago Manual online at: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Journal Article
Footnote/Endnote Entry:
5David Wyn Jones, "The Symphony in Beethoven's Vienna," Notes 64, no. 2 (December 2007): 275.
Bibliography Entry:
Jones, David Wyn. “The Symphony in Beethoven’s Vienna.” Notes 64, no. 2 (December 2007): 273-275.
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Article from Grove Music Online Electronic Database
Footnote/Endnote First Reference Entry:
3Malcolm Gillies, “Bartók, Béla, §1: 1881–1903, "Grove Music Online, accessed May 20, 2009, Oxford Music Online.
Bibliography Entry:
Gillies, Malcolm. “Bartók, Béla, §1: 1881–1903." In Grove Music Online. Accessed May 20, 2009. Oxford Music Online.
Book with One Author
Footnote/Endnote First Reference Entry:
12Oliver Sachs, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (New York: Knopf, 2007), 53.
Bibliography Entry:
Sachs, Oliver. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. New York: Knopf, 2007.
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Book with Two or Three Authors
Footnote/Endnote First Reference Entry:
15Leonie E. Naylor, Mary Haynes, and Michael Lee Naylor, Our Musical World: Creative Insights into a Planet’s Cultural Diversity (Ann Arbor, MI: Visions & Vibrations International, 2008), 59.
Bibliography Entry:
Naylor, Leonie E., Mary Haynes, and Michael Lee Naylor. Our Musical World: Creative Insights into a Planet’s Cultural Diversity. Ann Arbor, MI: Visions & Vibrations International, 2008.
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Book with Editor or Translator in Addition to Author
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21Berthold Litzmann, Clara Schumann: An Artist’s Life, trans. Grace E. Hadow (New York: Vienna House, 1972), 202.
Bibliography Entry:
Litzmann, Berthold. Clara Schumann: An Artist’s Life. Translated by Grace E. Hadow. New York: Vienna House, 1972.
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Thesis or dissertation
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Bibliography Entry:
Ames, Jeffery L. "A Pioneering Twentieth-Century African-American Musician: The Choral Works of George T. Walker." PhD diss., Florida State University, 2005.
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Chapter or Part of an Edited Collection with Various Authored Chapters
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32Herta Blaukopf, “Mahler as Conductor in the Opera House and in the Concert Hall,” in The Cambridge Companion to Mahler, ed. Jeremy Barham (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), 298.
Bibliography Entry:
Blaukopf, Herta. “Mahler as Conductor in the Opera House and in the Concert Hall.” In The Cambridge Companion to Mahler, edited by Jeremy Barham, 278-302. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Chapter from a Single-Authored Book
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32Peter C. Bouteneff, "Music Found in Silence." In Arvo Pärt Out of Silence, (Yonkers, New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2015), 95-102.
Bibliography Entry:
Bouteneff, Peter C. "Music Found in Silence." In Arvo Pärt Out of Silence. Yonkers, New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2015.
Sound Recording - Complete Work/Recording
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5Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 9, Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, EMI 50999 501228 20, 2008, compact disc.
Bibliography Entry:
Mahler, Gustav. Symphony no. 9. Berlin Philharmonic. Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 50999 501228 20. 2008, compact disc.
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Sound Recording from a Streaming Service (Naxos Music Library)
Footnote/Endnote Entry:
9 Johannes Brahms, Symphony no.1 in C minor, op. 68, London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Jarvi, Complete Symphonies, Chandos CHAN9776-79, 1999, compact disc, accessed May 15, 2009. Naxos Music Library.
Bibliography Entry:
Brahms, Johannes. Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68. London Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Neeme Jarvi. Complete Symphonies. Chandos CHAN9776-79. 1999. Accessed May 15, 2009. Naxos Music Library.
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Liner Notes from a Sound Recording
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10Stephan Perreau, Liner Notes, Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Piano Music, Yoshiko Iwai (piano), Naxos 8.553501, 1999, compact disc.
Bibliography Entry:
Perreau, Stephan. Liner Notes. Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Piano Music. Yoshiko Iwai (piano). Naxos 8.553501, 1999, compact disc.
Website
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3“Elgar: His Works – The Apostles, op. 49,” The Elgar Society, Accessed November 4, 2013, http://www.elgar.org/3apostle.htm.
Bibliography Entry:
The Elgar Society. “Elgar: His Works – The Apostles, op. 49.” Accessed November 4, 2013. http://www.elgar.org/3apostle.htm.
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Blog Entry or Comment
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1Alex Ross, "Music As a Weapon," The Rest Is Noise (blog), June 27, 2016, accessed July 1, 2016, http://www.therestisnoise.com/2016/06/music-as-a-weapon.html.
Bibliography Entry:
Ross, Alex. "Music As a Weapon." The Rest Is Noise (blog). June 27, 2016. Accessed July 1, 2016. http://www.therestisnoise.com/2016/06/music-as-a-weapon.html.
Score – Complete Work
Footnote/Endnote Entry:
5Darius Milhaud, La Création du Monde (Paris: M. Eschig, 1929).
Bibliography Entry:
Milhaud, Darius. La Création du Monde. Paris: M. Eschig, 1929.
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Score – Portion of a Work
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7Gabriel Fauré and Paul Verlaine, “L’hiver est cessé,” in La Bonne Chanson: Nine Songs on Poems by Verlaine (New York: International Music Company, 1954).
Bibliography Entry:
Fauré, Gabriel and Paul Verlaine. “L’hiver est cessé.” In La Bonne Chanson: Nine Songs on Poems by Paul Verlaine. New York: International Music Company, 1954.
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Score – Introduction or Preface
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7Mark Boozer, introduction to Three Visions: A Suite for Piano, by William Grant Still (Flagstaff, AZ: W. G. Still Music, 2002).
Bibliography Entry:
Boozer, Mark. Introduction to Three Visions: A Suite for Piano, by William Grant Still, i-iv. Flagstaff, AZ: W. G. Still Music, 2002.
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Monuments of Music Scores
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1Carlo Pallavicino, La Gerusalemme liberata, ed. Hermann Abert, Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst 55 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1916).
Bibliography Entry:
Eccles, John. Semele: An Opera. Edited by Richard Platt. Music Britannica: A National Collection of Music 76. London: Stainer and Bell, 2000.
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Monument with no editor for the volume
Footnote/Endnote Entry:
1Guillaume de Machaut, The Works of Guillaume de Machaut, Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century, ed. Leo Schrade, vols. 2-3* (Monaco: Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre, 1956).
*Since the works of Machaut span the 2nd and 3rd volumes of the series, we acknowledge both volumes by inserting "2-3."
Bibliography Entry:
Machaut, Guillaume de. The Works of Guillaume de Machaut. Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century, edited by Leo Schrade, vols. 2-3*. Monaco: Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre, 1956.
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Footnote/Endnote Entry:
1Johann Hermann Schein, Cantional oder Gesangbuch Augsburgischer Konfession 1627/1645 Teil 1, ed. Adam Adrio, vol. 2 of Johann Hermann Schein neue Ausgabe samtlicher Werke, ed. Adam Adrio (Kassel: Barenreiter, 1965).
Bibliography Entry:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Il Trovatore. Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano. Edited by David Lawton. Series 1, vol. 18a., Works of Giuseppe Verdi, edited by Philip Gossett. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.