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Resources for Singers: IPA: Art Songs

IPA Resources

IPA Call Numbers

Opera translation collections are available in ML 48.

Opera and musical theatre libretti are available in ML 50.

Song translation collections are available in ML 54.6.

3 Online IPA Tools

IPA Chart with Sounds
Select a phonetic sign and hear what it sounds like. There are other useful charts on this website, too. 

IPA Fonts from the International Phonetic Association
If you need to add IPA symbols to a document, check out this page for how to do get the fonts you need.

English Language Club on YouTube
This video channel explains the uses of IPA and also examples of phonetics in action. The sound quality isn't always the best, but the content's pretty solid.

 

Text Translation Books

Beaumont Glass Song Texts Series

Richard Strauss’ complete song texts : in one volume containing all solo songs, including those not published during the composer’s lifetime


Mt. Morris, N.Y. : Leyerle Publications, c2004.
Reference FOLIO ML54.6.S88 G5 2004

[Robert] Schumann’s complete song texts in one volume : containing all completed solo songs including those not published during the composer’s lifetime, duets, trios, quartets


Geneseo, NY : Leyerle Publications, c2002.
Reference FOLIO ML54.6.S4 G5 2002

Hugo Wolf’s complete song texts : in one volume containing all completed solo songs including those not published during the composer’s lifetime


Geneseo, N.Y. : Leyerle, c2000.
Reference FOLIO ML54.6.W853 G52 2000

Brahms’ complete song texts : in one volume containing solo songs, duets, Liebeslieder waltzes (both sets), the Alto rhapsody, folk song arrangements


Geneseo, N.Y. : Leyerle, c1999.
Reference FOLIO ML54.6.B82 G52 1999

Schubert’s complete song texts


Geneseo, N.Y. : Leyerle Publications, 1996.
Reference FOLIO ML54.6.S39 G5 1996

Selected song texts of great German lieder : in one volume : 251 selected lieder texts, including many of the most famous songs of Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, and Richard Strauss


Mt. Morris, N.Y., U.S.A. : Leyerle Publications, c2004.
ML54.6 .S434 2004

Other classic IPA and translation texts

Phonetic readings of songs and arias : authentic pronunciation of 413 Italian, German, and French lyrics from "The singer's repertoire" in international phonetic alphabet transcription / by Berton Coffin

Boulder, Colo. : Pruett Press, 1964
REFERENCE MT883 .C63

Word-by-word translations of songs and arias / by Berton Coffin, Werner Singer [and] Pierre Delattre.

New York : Scarecrow Press, 1966-72.
REFERENCE ML54.6 .W65

The singer’s Rachmaninoff / edited, with introductions and translations by Natalia Challis. Edition

New York Pelion Press, 1989.
REFERENCE ML54.6.R18 S52 1989

Russian songs & arias : phonetic readings, word-by-word translations, and a concise guide to Russian diction / Jean Piatak, Regina Avrashov.

Dallas : Pst...Inc., c1991.
REFERENCE ML54.6 .R87 1991