Here is a list of guides in our collection to diction and phonetics in vocal music. This list is selective (NOT comprehensive). If you go to our online catalog, select the "Subject" option, and type singing diction, you may find additional results.
Adams, David. A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French (Oxford U, 2022)
online
Caicedo, Patrcia. Spanish Diction for Singers: A Practical Guide for the Pronunciation of Peninsular and American Spanish (Mundo Arts, 2020)
MT 883 .C25 2020 (Music Library: Reference)
Camp, Gregory. Linguistics for Singers: An Introduction (Routledge, 2024)
online
Castel, Nico. A Singer's Manual of Spanish Lyric Diction (Excalibur, 1994)
MT 883 .C27 1994 (Music Library: Reference)
Cheek, Timothy. Singing in Czech: a Guide to Czech Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
MT 883 .C44 2015 (Music Library: Reference)
Chu, Katherine. Singing in Mandarin: A Guide to Chinese Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020)
(on order, coming soon)
Colorni, Evelina. Singers' Italian; A Manual of Diction and Phonetics (G. Schirmer, 1970)
MT 883 .C64 (Music Library: Reference)
Hersey, Anna. Scandinavian Song: A Guide to Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Repertoire and Diction (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
MT 883 .H53 2016 (Music Library: Reference)
also online
IPA Source (database)
Contains International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. Translations into English from multiple languages.
online
Johnston, Amanda. English and German Diction for Singers: A Comparative Approach (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
online
Karna, Duane. The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal (Scarecrow, 2010)
online
LaBouff, Kathryn. Singing and Communicating in English: A Singer's Guide to English Diction (Oxford, 2007)
online
Lanzrein, Valentin. The Singer's Guide to German Diction (Oxford U, 2018)
online
Magner, Candace. Phonetic Readings of Brahms Lieder (Scarecrow, 1987)
MT 883 .M23 1987 (Alkek Library)
Manger, Candace. Phonetic Readings of Schubert Lieder (Scarecrow, 1994)
MT 883 .M25 1994 (Music Library: Reference)
May, William. Pronunciation Guide for Choral Literature: French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Spanish (MENC, 1987)
MT 883 .M39 1987 (Alkek Library)
McGee, Timothy. Singing Early Music: The Pronunciation of European Languages in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (Indiana U, 1996)
MT 883 .S56 1996 (Alkek Library)
Montgomery, Cheri. IPA Handbook for Singers (S.T.M., 2019)
MT 883 .M668 2019 (Music Library: Reserve)
Moriarty, John. Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German: The Sounds and 81 Exercises for Singing Them (ECS, 2008)
MT 883 .M67 2008 (Music Library: Reference)
Nedecky, Jason. French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide (Oxford U, 2023)
online
Odom, William. German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics (Schirmer, 1997)
MT 883 .O35 1997 (Alkek Library)
Olin, Emily. Singing in Russian: A Guide to Language and Performance (Scarecrow, 2012)
online
Piatak, Jean. Russian Songs & Arias: Phonetic Readings, Word-by-Word Translations, and a Concise Guide to Russian Diction (Pst, 1991)
MT 883 .P53 1991 (Music Library)
Porter, Marcía. Singing in Brazilian Portuguese: A Guide to Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017)
online
Schultz, Benjamin. Singing in Polish: A Guide to Polish Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
online
Trusler, Ivan. The Choral Director's Latin (U Press of America, 1987)
MT 883 .T8 1987 (Alkek Library)
Zervanos, Lydia. Singing in Greek: A Guide to Greek Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
online
Ambrose, Z. Philip. The Texsts to Johann Sebastian Bach's Church Cantatas (Hänssler-Verlag, 1984)
ML 54 .B15 C32 1984 (Music Library: Reference)
Bausano, William. Sacred Latin Texts and English Translations for the Choral Conductor and Church Musician (Greenwood, 1998)
ML 54.8 .S23 1998 (Music Library: Reference)
Jeffers, Ron. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, vol. 1, Sacred Latin Texts (Earthsongs, 1988)
BV 186.5 .J43 1988 v.1 (Music Library: Reference)
Jeffers, Ron. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, vol. 2, German Texts (Earthsongs, 2000)
BV 186.5 .J43 1988 v.2 (Music Library: Reference)
Nash, Ethan. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, vol. 4, Hebrew Texts (Earthsongs, 2009)
BV 186.5 .J43 1988 v.4 (Music Library: Reference)
accompanied by Hebrew pronunciation CD: MCD 7115 (Music Library)
Paine, Gordon. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, vol. 3, French and Italian Texts (Earthsongs, 2007)
BV 186.5 .J43 1988 v.3 (Music Library: Reference)
Stevens, Denis. Songs and Madrigals / Claudio Monteverdi (Scarecrow, 1999)
ML 54.7 .M66 1999 (Music Library: Reference)
Unger, Melvin P. Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts: An Interlinear Translation with Reference Guide to Biblical Quotations and Allusions (Scarecrow, 1996)
ML 54 .B15 C329 1996 (Music Library: Reference)