GUIDE TO LIBRARY RESOURCES

DICTION

The following resources describe diction rules and practices to be employed when singing in various languages. Several use the International Phonetic Alphabet to demonstrate examples. Diction resources are located at the call number MT 883. The Robinson Music Library call number is provided (in bold print) for each title listed. The library also subscribes to IPA Source, the web's largest library of IPA transcriptions and literal translations of opera aria, art song, and Latin liturgical texts.

Czech

• Singing in Czech (Cheek) MT 883 C275s 1994

English

• A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English (Kenyon/Knott) PE 1137 P944
• The Singer's Manual of English Diction (Marshall) Reserve & Stacks MT 883 M357s
• To Sing in English: A Guide to Improved Diction. (Uris) MT 883 Ur3t

French

• Singing in French (A Manual of French Diction and French Vocal Repertoire). (Grubb) MT 883 G92s

German

• German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics. 2^nd ed. (Odom/Schollum) Ref. & Stacks MT 883 Od5g

Italian

• Singers' Italian (Colorni) MT 883 C677s

Latin

• Singer's Manual of Latin Diction and Phonetics (Hines) MT 883 H589s

Spanish

• A Singer's Manual of Spanish Lyric Diction. (Castel)MT 883 C275s 1994

General/Multiple languages discussed:

• The Singer's Manual of German and French Diction (Cox) MT 883 C839s
• Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin,German, French and Spanish Pronunciation Ref. MT883.D561
• Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German -- The Sounds and 81 Exercises for Singing Them (Moriarty) Ref. & Stacks MT 883 M824d
• Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish Pronunciation. (Wall/Caldwell) MT 883 D561
• International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers: A Manual for English and Foreign Language Diction (Wall) Ref. MT 883 W152in

Related Guides

• Repertoire & Song Interpretation
• Translations & Phonetic Reading