Music 263/264: Lyric Diction
Research Guide for Lyric Diction
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IPA Source
Your go-to resource for diction questions is IPA Source.
- IPA Source This link opens in a new windowInternational Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias, art songs, and Latin sacred texts.
Dictionaries
Queen Anna's New World of WordsJohn Florio's Italian-English dictionary from 1611. Available online.
Pocket Oxford Italian dictionary : Italian-EnglishAvailable online.
Resources About Diction
Books about diction are filed under call numbers beginning MT883. Here are some recommended books about Italian diction.
Diction for Singers : A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish PronunciationCall Number: Music Ref: MT883 .W35 2012A concise reference and text for undergraduate classes in diction
A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, FrenchCall Number: MT883 .A23 2008)
The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral RehearsalCall Number: MT875 .U74 2012Available online. Includes chapters on a wide variety of global languages.
Online Resources
- Cambridge DictionaryOnline bilingual dictionaries between multiple languages and English.
- Collins Online: Italian-EnglishOnline Italian-English dictionary.