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PAL Research Guide

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.


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.

Recordings and Live Performances

Plays/Musicals

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

Shaw, George Bernard. Heartbreak House. Directed by Robin Lefevre, Roundabout Theatre Company, 11 Oct. 2006, American Airlines Theatre, New York City. 

Concerts

Name of performer of the performed work (if applicable). Title of tour or Concert. Date of performance, venue of performance, City. --> Performer emphasis.

Title of tour. Conducted by, performed by Name, Date of performance, venue of performance, City. --> Concert emphasis.

Lynn, Loretta. Concert. South by Southwest, 17 Mar. 2016, Stubb's, Austin. 

Sing Me the Universal: A Walt Whitman Bicentennial. Conducted by Mark Shapiro, performed by Cecilia Chorus of New York, 2 Mar. 2019, Church of Francis Xavier, New York City. 

Dance

Name of creator of the performed work. Title of the performed work. Performed by performers, date of performance, venue of performance, City.

Brown, Trisha. Foray Foret. Performance by Trisha Brown Dance Company, 28 Sept. 2019, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

Album

Artist. Album. Record Company, Year.

Beatles, The Beatles. EMI Records, 1968. 

Song

Artist. "Song Title." Album. Record Company, Year, URL or format.

Lin-Manuel, Miranda. "96,000." In the Heights. Ghostlight Records, 2008, https://open.spotify.com/track/0mqcxeYg1b57YjniPNTtQ6.

With Medium of publication given in final supplemental element

Artist. "Song Title." Album. Record Company, Year, format.

Erivo, Cynthia. "I'm Not That Girl." Wicked: The Soundtrack. Universal Studios and Republic Records, 2024, Spotify app.

Title Liner Notes

Last, First. "Title." Album Title, Record Company, Year, pp. xx-xx. Format. 

Clapton, Eric. "Discovering Robert Johnson." Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings, Columbia, 1990, pp. 22-23. Booklet accompanying CD.

Untitled Liner Notes

Last, First. Liner Notes. Album Title, Record Company, Year.

Race, Steve. Liner Notes. Time Out, by Dave Brubeck Quartet, Columbia Records, 1959.

Undated Liner Notes

Last, First. Liner Notes. Album Title, Record Company.

Race, Steve. Liner Notes. Time Out, by Dave Brubeck Quartet, Columbia Records.

Unauthored Liner Notes

"Appendix or location." Album Title, By Performer, Record Company, Year.

"Appendix C: Resuscitation from Apparent Death by Electric Shock." At Action Park, by Shellac, Rouch and Go Records, 1944.