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how do you quote a list of songs?

i want to tell my friend to check out three songs, how would i quote that.

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1. just say--'hey. check out these 3 songs--.... ... and ... by ..., ..., and ... .' but if you want to be 'formal'-- Citing Music Sources in Your Essay and Bibliography... ------------ Musical score Cite as you would a book, with the composer as author. The date of a score's publication may sometimes be found on the bottom of the first page of music. PC (Bach 1956, 26) RL Bach, Johann Sebastian. 1956. Franzšsische Suiten. Munich: Henle. Musical score with an editor There are numerous editions of many pieces. You should specify which edition you are citing, including the editor's name. PC (Debussy 1951, 1961, 66) RL Debussy, Claude. 1951, 1961. 43 Songs for Voice and Piano. Edited by Sergius Kagen. New York: International Music Company. Musical score from collected works Collected-works editions of composers are usually good sources of high-quality "Urtext" scores. These editions can be in many volumes, often split into series or volume-groups. PC (Mozart 1970, 115-116) RL Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1970. Die Zauberflöte. Edited by Gernot Gruber and Alfred Orel. Neue Ausgabe sämtliche Werke. Series 2, workgroup 5, vol. 19. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Sound recording Depending on circumstances, cite either by composer or by performer(s). Include the recording company and company serial number of the recording. PC (Stravinsky 1992) RL Stravinsky, Igor. Pétrouchka, Le Sacre du printemps. The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Boulez. Deutsche Grammophon G2 35769. PC (Kronos Quartet 1992) RL Kronos Quartet. 1992. Pieces of Africa. Elektra Nonsuch E2 79275. Recording notes PC (Taruskin 1992, 5) RL Taruskin, Richard. Recording notes for Igor Stravinsky, Pétrouchka, Le Sacre du printemps. The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Boulez. Deutsche Grammophon G2 35769.