References Benward & Saker (2003). Music: In Theory and Practice, Vol. I. Seventh Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. . Randel, Don Michael, ed. (2003) "Aria," in The Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (Author: "CG".) Further reading Jack Westrup, et al. "Aria." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed July 13, 2016, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/43315. External links Grove Music Online - Aria Italian opera terminology 18th-century music genres Song forms Musical form