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MUSC 140 / 240 / 401 / 451 - Voice and Opera - De Lapp-Culver: Diction Resources

Resources for students taking courses or individualized instruction in Voice and Opera.

General IPA and Multi-language

The Art of Accompanying and Coaching by Adler, Kurt
Call Number: WOO Main MT68 .A3
Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish Pronunciation by Wall, Joan
Call Number: WOO Main MT872 .D43 1990
Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German by Moriarty, John
Call Number: WOO Main MT872 .M67 1975
"The sounds and 81 exercises for singing them."
A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French. 2nd ed by Adams, David
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .A23 2008
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers: A Manual for English and Foreign Language Diction by Wall, Joan.
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .W35 1989
Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias by Coffin, Berton, et al.
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .P5 1982
2nd ed., with rev. German transcriptions.
Phonetics and Diction in Singing: Italian, French, Spanish, German by Adler, Kurt
Online (Ebrary)
A Singer's Manual of Foreign Language Dictions. 6th ed, rev. & expanded by Sheil, Righard F.
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .S44 2004
"Precise Guides for Seven Foreign Languages: French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Roman Church Latin"
The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal
Call Number: WOO Main MT875 .U74 2012

English

Singing and communicating in English: A Singer's Guide to English Diction by LaBouff, Kathryn
Call Number: WOO Main MT833.L13 2008

Czech

Singing in Czech: A Guide to Czech Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire by Cheek, Timothy
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .C44 2001

Italian

Singers' Italian: A Manual of Diction and Phonetics by Colorni, Evelina
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .C64 1996

French

Understanding French Verse: A Guide for Singers by Hunter, David
Call Number: WOO Main PC2511 .H86 2005
Understanding French Verse: A Guide for Singers by Hunter, David
Publication Date: 2005
Online (Ebrary)

German

German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics. 2nd ed. by Odom, William and Schollum, Benno
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .O35 1997 & WOO Main MT883 .O35 1997 DISC

Latin

Singer's Manual of Latin Diction and Phonetics by Hines, Robert Stephan
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .H55

Spanish

A Singer's Manual of Spanish Lyric Diction by Castel, Nico
Call Number: WOO Main MT883 .C27 1994