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
The Williams Spanish and English DictionaryCall Number: Music Ref: C4640 .W55 1973Available in print.
Resources About Diction
Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish PronunciationCall Number: Music Ref: MT883 .W35 2012
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: English-SpanishOnline English-Spanish dictionary.