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Writing Citations in Music

Recordings and Performances

Live Performances

Name of creator of the performed work. Title of the performed work. Directed by Director, performed by performers, date of performance, venue of performance.


Samuels, Mina. Because I Am Your Queen (A Feminist Fantastia). Directed by Barbara Pitts McAdams, performed by Illinois Theatre, 2 Apr. 2019, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois.

Shaw, George Bernard. Heartbreak House. Directed by Robin Lefevre, performances by Philip Bosco and Swoosie Kurtz, Roundabout Theatre Company, 1 Oct. 2006, American Airlines Theatre, New York.

Podcasts

"Title of Episode." Title of Podcast from Name of Podcast Creator, Date of Episode, link to the episode.


“Best of Not My Job Musicians.” Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from NPR, 4 June 2016, www.npr.org/podcasts/344098539/wait-wait-don-t-tell-me.

Film

Composer Name. Title of DVD. Performance information including conductor, director, and performers, Publisher, Year.


Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Don Giovanni. Conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, directed by Carl Ebert, performed with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Arthaus Musik, 2011.

Music Recording

Artist. "Title of Track" (if talking about a particular track and not the entire album). Album, performed by Name of Performers (if different from the artist), Record Label, Year.

 

Lizzo. Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Nice Life / Atlantic, 2019.

Shostakovich, Dimitri. String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, performed by the Emerson String Quartet, Deutsche Grammophon, 1999.

 

If the work is accessed electronically, include a URL at the end of the citation.

Beyoncé. “Pray You Catch Me.” Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/.

Spotify

Artist. "Title of Track" (if talking about a particular track and not the entire album). Album, performed by Name of Performers (if different from the artist), Record Label, Year. Spotify, Spotify link.


Lizzo. Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Nice Life / Atlantic, 2019, Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/album/74gSdSHe71q7urGWMMn3qB.

Youtube

Author last name, Author first name. "Title of Video." YouTube, uploaded by Name of Uploading Channel, date uploaded, URL.


If the author is known, include that information. Otherwise, do not worry about including an author.

McGonigal, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E.

“8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test.” YouTube, uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker, 6 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs.