National Library Singapore Digitised Music Albums, Lyrics and Music Scores 2024
This dataset is a list of sound and video recordings digitised from the collections of the National Library, Singapore.
These materials cover a collection of music composed or published by Singaporeans, music produced or published in Singapore, and music related to Singapore.
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Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
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Identifier uri | Identifier uuid | Title | Alternative | Creator | Creator people | Creator people cn | Creator orgs | Creator orgs cn | Creator lcna | Contributor | Contributor people | Contributor people cn | Contributor orgs | Contributor orgs cn | Contributor lcna | Digital publisher | Original publisher | Date created | Has part uuid | Description | Abstract | Table of contents | Subject lcsh | Subject singheritage | Language | Ispartof collection | Nlb type | Rights | Access rights |
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| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=0008c50a-a0d0-438b-8bc7-d6cd73751ba6 | 0008c50a-a0d0-438b-8bc7-d6cd73751ba6 | Dedicated 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Owner:Shirley Soliano and Kathleen Francisco|Donor:Shirley Soliano and Kathleen Francisco|Composer:Soliano, Rufino {18561726}|Composer:Soliano, Rufino {18561726} | Composer:Soliano, Rufino {18561726} | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | NA | NA | This is a digitised hand written preliminary version music score with corrections, composed by Rufino Soliano, including musical chords. Title devised by library staff. | NA | NA | Instrumental music--Singapore--Scores|Popular music--Singapore--Scores | Instrumental music {18486626}|Popular music {18337427} | No linguistic content | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Instruments {18254172}|NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Pop {18254156}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Donors' Collection>>Rufino Soliano Collection {18591589} | Music Score {18335730} | All rights reserved by the respective intellectual property rights owners | Remote full access (Can download / Can print / Can copy) |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=000ad871-c50f-4b2a-8604-901b6e213d63 | 000ad871-c50f-4b2a-8604-901b6e213d63 | Whitesands Primary School | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Donor:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Donor:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956- | NA | NA | NA | NA | Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Donor:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956- | National Library Board Singapore | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Alma maters (Songs)--Scores | Music {18336170} | eng | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Pop {18254156} | Music Score {18335730} | All rights reserved by the respective intellectual property rights owners | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/album-detail?cmsuuid=00140f09-9816-49fc-982c-8abd09aaf16d | 00140f09-9816-49fc-982c-8abd09aaf16d | Fishtank: souvenirs novelties and party tricks | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Producer:Fishtank (Musical group)|Producer:Fishtank (Musical group)|Producer:Anjas {18487222}|Producer:Anjas {18487222}|Donor:Library@Esplanade|Donor:Library@Esplanade|Lender:Library@Esplanade|Lender:Library@Esplanade|Performer:Fishtank (Musical group)|Performer:Fishtank (Musical group) | Producer:Anjas {18487222} | NA | NA | NA | Producer:Fishtank (Musical group)|Donor:Library@Esplanade|Lender:Library@Esplanade|Performer:Fishtank (Musical group) | NA | Wake Me Up Music | 1/1/2001 | NA | Digitised from the original CD. Recorded and engineered by Antoo Hateem at Snakeweed Studios. Mixed and mastered by Kazz (Opposition Party) and Anjas at Muse. Album cover not available. | NA | What about you??!! -- S.O.B. -- Restless -- Too many reasons -- Chiwawachimichulat -- Snap -- The future is now aka Fishtank 2000 -- Acoustic session @ Passion 99.5FM with Michelle Chang -- What about you??!! -- High times -- S.O.B. | Rock music--Singapore--2001-2010|Songs, English--Singapore | Rock music {18337430} | eng | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Rock/Metal {18254149} | Album {18336016} | All rights reserved by the respective intellectual property rights owners | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=0015a7ff-f848-4dbb-b0d9-5b94ab11ee0d | 0015a7ff-f848-4dbb-b0d9-5b94ab11ee0d | Grand night finale | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956- | NA | NA | NA | NA | Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956- | National Library Board Singapore | Project M Pte Ltd | 1999 | NA | This is a digital copy of "Grand night finale" score for Gala Music Lyric theatre, 1999 - 2000. | NA | NA | Popular music--Scores | Popular music {18337427}|Music {18336170} | NA | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Pop {18254156} | Music Score {18335730} | All rights reserved by the respective intellectual property rights owners | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=001cb010-2118-44dc-a8fd-0ee915febf95 | 001cb010-2118-44dc-a8fd-0ee915febf95 | 把爱情寄在遥远的地方 | Ba ai qing ji zai yao yuan de di fang | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:林明阳|Composer:Lin, Mingyang {18491945}|Composer:Lin, Mingyang {18491945}|Lyricist:离云|Lyricist:Liyun {18499367}|Lyricist:Liyun {18499367} | Composer:Lin, Mingyang {18491945}|Lyricist:Liyun {18499367} | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | NA | NA | 这是中文歌曲《把爱情寄在遥远的地方》的歌词, 此歌由林明阳作曲, 离云作词. | NA | NA | Songs, Chinese--Texts|Popular music--1991-2000--Texts | Chinese songs {18337457}|Popular music {18337427} | chi | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Pop {18254156} | Lyrics {18336017} | NA | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=0026b23f-775e-4fab-9459-9bbbd4f87bf3 | 0026b23f-775e-4fab-9459-9bbbd4f87bf3 | 美丽的花园城市 | Mei li de hua yuan cheng shi | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:沈炳光, 1922-|Composer:沈炳光, 1922-|Composer:Shen, Bingguang, 1922-|Composer:Shen, Bingguang, 1922-|Lyricist:黄任芳, 1921-2004|Lyricist:黄任芳, 1921-2004|Lyricist:Huang Renfang, 1921-2004|Lyricist:Huang Renfang, 1921-2004 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:沈炳光, 1922-|Composer:Shen, Bingguang, 1922-|Lyricist:黄任芳, 1921-2004|Lyricist:Huang Renfang, 1921-2004 | National Library Board Singapore | NA | NA | NA | 这是中文歌曲《美丽的花园城市》的歌词, 由黄任芳作词, 沈炳光作曲. | NA | NA | Songs, Chinese--Singapore--Texts|Vocal music--Singapore--Texts | Chinese songs {18337457}|Vocal music {18337428} | chi | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Chinese Classical>>Vocal {18254167} | Lyrics {18336017} | NA | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=00271c36-9151-4956-bde6-19041078833e | 00271c36-9151-4956-bde6-19041078833e | Innisai Ninaivugal - Musical memories: Malarin Meevu (மலரின் மீவு) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Owner:Lalitha Vaidyanathan|Lender:Lalitha Vaidyanathan|Arranger:Vaidyanathan, Lalitha|Conductor:Vaidyanathan, Lalitha | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 2015 | NA | NA | Location: Esplanade TheatreDate: 4 October 2015Music rearrangement: Lalitha VaidyanathanConductor: Lalitha VaidyanathanAssistant Conductor: Vicknesvari VadivalaganInstructor: Lazar Thurakkal Sebastine Rhythms: R Guhan, S Deva, Paskaran Sreekaram, Madrasmail Kajan, Muthu RengasamySitar: Kamala Das, Anita Vijay, SubhashiniGuitar: Radha VijayanWind: SP Santakumar, P Niranjan, Suresh ThiagarajanVeena: Meera Nair, Anitha Kumaran, A Chandralekha, Ratna PaskaranViolin: Thilagam Selvaraju, Shreya Gopi, V Sivakumar, Sughosh Pavan S Vocal: Shankar Rajan, V Hariharan, Deepak Iyer, Bhagya Murthy, KV Godha, Priya Murali, Sowmya Gopi, Akshaya V Prabhu, Preethi Saroja | NA | Arrangements (Music)--Scores|Ragas--Scores | Indian music {18337455} | tam|eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>NORA {10120}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Donors' Collection>>Lalitha Vaidyanathan Collection {18600683}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection>>Digital Archive of Singapore Tamil Music {18600682} | Music Score {18335730} | All rights reserved. Lalitha Vaidyanathan, 2015 | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=002f2fe1-023f-49c3-87fc-8be3a632b8ac | 002f2fe1-023f-49c3-87fc-8be3a632b8ac | 统一工运 | Tong yi gong yun | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Composer:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Composer:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009|Composer:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009|Lyricist:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Lyricist:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Lyricist:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009|Lyricist:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009|Arranger:卢斯章|Arranger:Lu, Sizhang | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Composer:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009|Lyricist:莫泽熙, 1935-2009|Lyricist:Mo, Zexi, 1935-2009 | National Library Board Singapore | NA | NA | NA | 这首稍快板的歌曲是由莫泽熙作词作曲、卢斯章配伴奏. 此歌谱汇编于《胶林我们的母亲》. 歌谱是简谱格式. 繁体字本. 部分手抄本. | NA | NA | Vocal music--Singapore--20th century--Scores|Songs, Chinese--Singapore--Scores | Vocal music {18337428}|Chinese songs {18337457} | chi | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Chinese Classical>>Vocal {18254167} | Music Score {18335730} | NA | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/album-detail?cmsuuid=002fff43-e52f-4695-942c-6408ba777374 | 002fff43-e52f-4695-942c-6408ba777374 | 双栖动物 : Amphibian | Shuang qi dong wu | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Donor:library@esplanade|Lender:library@esplanade|Producer:Music Movement | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Hua na guo ji yin yue | 1/1/2005 | 349e9914-b42e-4c6c-8e9c-94c46eb073ed|3b93ab21-f900-436e-87df-689c9bede888|8dc3f675-6edb-457c-967b-8931237686d1|e4f3958b-77f6-4f00-bf2f-985d4762819a|14e7f7d7-beb8-4007-9bc3-c88e3161eac5|c1b9a28b-5288-414a-bef0-ce71f9065c90|837e3d4a-9027-4ca2-8a54-d2489a6ad7ad|96fdc624-6132-4c8e-8852-d03e8d34f16f|fa5630a4-a52c-460e-9b74-fd2b5334ed7d|d9f2ac25-8120-449a-bd7b-984a30f7c751|956c3859-5e76-488d-afb0-012cbed7e85f | Digitised from the original compact disc. Song lyrics available. A&R总监 : 陈建宁. A&R统筹 : 吴依铮. 制作统筹 : 萧贺硕. 制作助理 : 范逸敏. 母带後期处理制作人 : 林正总, 萧贺硕. 母带後期处理录音师 : 孙仲舒. 母带後期处理录音室 : 钰德科技. 艺人经纪 : Music & Movement Singapore Pte Ltd. | NA | CD. 1. 双栖动物 -- 2. 假想敌 -- 3. 一分钟追悔 -- 4. 伤先权 -- 5. 下一次爱情来的时候 -- 6. 再见 -- 7. 二手烟 -- 8. 尘埃 -- 9. 坐立不安 -- 10. 失忆症 -- 11. 原点. VCD. 都会爱情四部曲. 1. 双栖动物 -- 2. 假想敌 -- 3. 无底洞 -- 4. 陌生人. | Songs, Chinese--Singapore|Popular music--Singapore--2001-2010 | NA | chi | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Pop {18254156} | Album {18336016} | All rights reserved by the respective intellectual property rights owners | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=00328d30-f098-4992-b4ff-41cb5e5f918c | 00328d30-f098-4992-b4ff-41cb5e5f918c | 当我离去 | Dang wo li qu | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Composer:余远淳 {18487471}|Composer:Er, Yenn Chwen {18455126}|Composer:Er, Yenn Chwen {18455126}|Lyricist:杏林子, 1942-2003|Lyricist:杏林子, 1942-2003|Lyricist:Xinglinzi, 1942-2003|Lyricist:Xinglinzi, 1942-2003 | Composer:Er, Yenn Chwen {18455126} | Composer:余远淳 {18487471} | NA | NA | Lyricist:杏林子, 1942-2003|Lyricist:Xinglinzi, 1942-2003 | National Library Board Singapore | 国家剧场写曲人学会|National Theatre Composers' Circle | 1987 / 1988 | NA | 这首歌曲是由杏林子作词、余远淳作曲. 此谱汇编于《新加坡歌曲创作. 3》(Songs by Singapore composers. 3). 歌谱含简歌词与钢琴伴奏部分. | NA | NA | Songs, Chinese--Singapore--Scores|Songs with piano--Scores|Vocal music--Singapore--20th century--Scores | Chinese songs {18337457}|Vocal music {18337428} | chi | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Genre>>Chinese Classical>>Vocal {18254167} | Music Score {18335730} | NA | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
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| Identifier uri | identifier_uri | Text | - | Identifier: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
| Identifier uuid | identifier_uuid | Text | - | Identifier: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) |
| Title | title | Text | - | Title |
| Alternative | alternative | Text | - | Alternative title |
| Creator | creator | Text | - | Creator- an entity that created the resource |
| Creator people | creator_people | Text | - | Creator: Personal name |
| Creator people cn | creator_people_cn | Text | - | Creator: Personal name in Chinese |
| Creator orgs | creator_orgs | Text | - | Creator: Organisational name |
| Creator orgs cn | creator_orgs_cn | Text | - | Creator: Organisational name in Chinese |
| Creator lcna | creator_lcna | Text | - | Creator: Library of Congress Name Authorities |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the resource |
| Contributor people | contributor_people | Text | - | Contributor: Personal name |
| Contributor people cn | contributor_people_cn | Text | - | Contributor: Personal name in Chinese |
| Contributor orgs | contributor_orgs | Text | - | Contributor: Organisational name |
| Contributor orgs cn | contributor_orgs_cn | Text | - | Contributor: Organisational name in Chinese |
| Contributor lcna | contributor_lcna | Text | - | Contributor: Library of Congress Name Authorities |
| Digital publisher | digital_publisher | Text | - | Digital publisher |
| Original publisher | original_publisher | Text | - | Original publisher |
| Date created | date_created | Text | - | Date of creation |
| Has part uuid | has_part_uuid | Text | - | The unique identifier of the resource(s) in NLB’s CMS (Content Management System) that are part of the described resource |
| Description | description | Text | - | Description of the resource |
| Abstract | abstract | Text | - | Summary of the contents |
| Table of contents | table_of_contents | Text | - | Table of contents |
| Subject lcsh | subject_lcsh | Text | - | Topic of the resource (Library of Congress Subject Headings) |
| Subject singheritage | subject_singheritage | Text | - | Topic of the resource (NLB Singapore Heritage Taxonomy) |
| Language | language | Text | - | Language of the resource |
| Ispartof collection | ispartof_collection | Text | - | Collection name |
| Nlb type | nlb_type | Text | - | Nature or genre of the resource |
| Rights | rights | Text | - | Rights of the resource |
| Access rights | access_rights | Text | - | Access rights of the resource |
Sample OpenAPI query
This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the first 100 rows from this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the
.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_e2dbd202d93678942e6af31342cd2b91" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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