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The link above is to a new resource from JW Pepper Music that features libretto literal and IPA translation, as well as a native speaker reading through the libretto of various vocal works. This includes entire roles of operas. If you have been looking for recording of spoken languages, particularly of vocal rep, here's your chance.

Dr. T

Library Resources for the Singer

Here is a copy of Mrs. Dodd's handout from class on Tuesday, 9/14/04

Diction and IPA

MT883.C64
Phonetic Reading of Songs and Arias
Berton Coffin

MT 883.A3
Phonetics and Diction in Singing (Ital, Fr, Ger, & Span.)
Kurt Adler

MT883.C27
A Singer’s Manual of Spanish Lyric Diction
Nico Castel

MT833.C64
Singers’ Italian
Evelina Colorni

MT 883.C69
Singers’ Manual of German and French Diction
Richard Cox

MT883.C37
Italian for the Students of Singing
Gina Cerminare

MT883.C44
Singing in Czech: A Guide to Czech Lyric
Diction and Vocal Repertoire (with disk)
Timothy Cheek

MT883.T48
Musical Diction
C. Thurwanger

MT883.A23
Diction for Singers
David Adams

Word by Word Translation

ML54.6.W65
Word by Word Translations of Songs and Arias Part I (Ger.& Fr.)
Berton Coffin

ML 54.6.W65
Word by Word Translations of Songs and Arias Part II (Ital.)
Berton Coffin

ML54.6.S39.W53
Schubert: The Complete Song Texts with English Translations
Richard Wigmore

ML54.6.W853.G52
Hugo Wolf’s Complete Song Texts With IPA And Translations
Beaumont Glass

ML54.6.B82.G52
Brahms’ Complete Song Texts With IPA, Word by Word Transcription, And Commentary
Beaumont Glass

ML54.6.M5R5
Ring of Words
Philip Miller

ML54.6J76.F74
French Song Companion(Translations and Commentary)
Richard Stokes, Graham Stokes

ML54.6.M34
Masters of Italian Art Song: Word by Word Translations
Timothy Le Van

MT115.S38.S3
The Songs of Robert Schumann Translations and Commentary
Eric Sams

MT121.F38.G37
Interpreting the Songs of Gabriel Faure (IPA, Word by Word)
Robert Gartside

MT121B73.S36
The Songs of Johannes Brahms (Translations and Commentary)
Eric Sams

Art Song and Aria Interpretation

MT892.B4
Interpretation of French Song
Pierre Bernac

MT121.F38.G37
Interpreting the Songs of Gabriel Faure
Robert Gartside

M 892.55
An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias
Martial Singher

MT892W.5
Master Lessons on Fifty Opera Arias
Weldon Whitlock

MT892.G64
Bringing Soprano Arias to Life
Boris Goldovsky & Arthur Shoep

MT892.H44
The Third Line: The Opera Performer As Interpreter
Willian Beeman & David Hefgot

Vocal Pedagogy

MT820.A59
The Science of Vocal Pedagogy
Ralph Appelman

MT821.C65
Sounds of Singing
Berton Coffin

MT825.V4
Singing: The Mechanism and the Technique
William Vennard

MT820.F756T.5
The Tenor Voice
Bruce Humphries

MT820.M6
Training the Tenor Voice
Richard Miller

How To

MT892.C35
The Performer Prepares
Robert Caldwell

MT892.E54
The Art of the Song Recital
Shirlee Emmons

MT892
Power Performance for Singers
Shirlee Emmons & Alma Thomas

MT820.C788
Singing on the Stage
Robert Page

MT955.W24
Opera Scenes for Class and Stage
Mary Wallace & Robert Wallace

MT956.D42
The Singing and Acting Book (Games and Exercises)
Thomas Burgess & Nicholas Skilbeck

MT892.T6713
Introduction to the Art of Singing (Trills, Turns, Portamenti)
Johann Agricola

Updated List of Singer Websites

Translation/IPA/libretto

IPASource: http://www.ipasource.com/

IPASource is home for accurate word-for-word translations of songs, arias, and operas with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions in the user-friendly PDF format. It is all free for your private use.

The Lied and Art Song Page: http://209.16.199.17/lieder/

An archive of 16,824 texts used in Lieder and other classical Art Songs as well as in many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces (25,136 settings and growing). Thousands of translations to English, French, German, Spanish and other languages are also offered.

Classical MIDI with words: http://www.recmusic.org/midi/

Featuring art songs with synchronized lyrics and translations. This site has MIDI files of accompaniments of various songs and arias and has a karaoke style player that can scroll lyrics along with the music.

The Aria Database: http://www.aria-database.com/

The Aria Database is a diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and ensembles.

The Libretto Page: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/librettim.html

Public domain libretti and other texts.

Three Good Online Translation Sites:

Google Translation: http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

Babel Fish (Alta Vista): http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr?

LOGOS verb conjugator:
http://www.verba.org/owa-v/verba_dba.verba_main.create_page?lang=en

Online music purchase/procurement sites:

TIS Music: http://www.tismusic.com/

An excellent online source for ordering music from a fairly local distributor (Bloomington). Most shipments arrive in a few days even with the cheapest shipping.

CD Sheet Music: http://www.cdsheetmusic.com/index.html

A source for music in the new CD ROM format. For example, you can pay $20 for a book of Schubert songs or pay the same or less for EVERY Schubert song. All you do is print them out copyright-free

VARIATIONS: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/

This is Indiana University's online resource of public domain scores. This are available in pdf format, so you just print them out and their legal (and yours!).

Schubertline Online Scores: http://www.schubertline.co.uk/index.htm

A site to purchase and download individual song scores.

Professional organization sites

Classical Singer: http://www.classicalsinger.com/

This is a subscriber site that is THE bible of auditions for the opera industry. It has lists of competition, summer program, opera company, crossover, and even temple/church position auditions. The site is also searchable by the experience required, the size of the company, and more. Friends can get together and buy a subscription without breaking the bank.1

NATS Online: http://www.nats.org/

This is the online site for NATS. It has all kinds of useful info about upcoming events, contests, publications, and SNATS (campus chapters similar to Music Ed. Or Therapy student groups).

Opera America: http://www.operaam.org/

The website of American Opera's professional association.

Informational/Research Sites:

American Opera: http://www.usopera.com/index.html

Obviously, a site about American Opera.

Opera Glass: http://opera.stanford.edu/main.html

Stanford's really interesting site featuring a wealth of interesting information about opera, links, and more. Be sure to check this one out.

Yale WWW Music Resources: http://www.library.yale.edu/musiclib/webres.htm

Yale's online listing of WWW music resources. Many University Libraries have sites like these, and they can be very helpful in finding other online resources.

Our Library:

UE Library Site: http://libraries.evansville.edu/

Our library has several expensive resources available to you for free, including the Grove Dictionary of Music, which has tons of great biographical information. We will find out more about this on Thursday at Workshop in the Library.

Jaley's latest report from Harlaxton

Below is the latest report from studio member Jaley, who is at UE's England campus at Harlaxton this semester.

Dr. T

Hello everyone,

I'm most excited to report that I have settled infinally and have gotten over that retched thing called Jet lag! I'm finally finding my way around the manor and I don't have to leave an hour early to class anymore to find my class (in case I get lost). The food is still leaving me begging for college cafeteria food (yeah, it's not that great), but all in all, I love it here.I have just returned from an extended weekend in London. Just a quick review of things experienced, the Tower Bridge, St. Steven's Tower (Big Ben), the houses of Parliament, The Tower of London including the crown jewels (I'm asking for one for Christmasthis year ;)), #10 Downing Street home of Tony Blair, Buckingham palace home of the Queen, changing of the guards, Sweeney Todd, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar square (where I got ran over by a bicycle...but that'sanother story), I toured the British museum where theParthenon Marbles are on display along with many other wonderful things and the National Portrait Gallery. I paid $9.00 for a smoothie in Leicester Square...Good thing I don't live in London. I could never afford it.I also toured Hampton Court Palace. This is whereHenry the VIII lived also William and Mary and a lot of other important figures. Go ahead and sing it, because I know it's in your head now..."I'm 'enry theVIII, I am, I am..." The most magical place in the world lies in the Henry the VIII apartments in his Great Room. This is where Shakespeare's plays where shown to the King. It stood in awe that I was standing on such a prestigious stage. I stood amazed that where I was standing, Shakespeare once stood. What an amazing feeling. I wanted to hug the floor or something ;) it was just amazing. I also toured Westminster Abbey. That has been a dream of mine forever. Inside, amongst the many amazing things, lies the tomb of Chaucer. At this point I began quoting the Canterbury Tales. I walked up to his tomb and touched it hoping some of his literary genius would rub off! lol. Anyway, all in all, great trip! I had a wonderfultime. I pray this e-mail finds you all the happiest you've ever been and in great health.

Love ya',

~Jaley

Improve Your Language Skills/ Cultural Knowledge

Did you see this in Acenotes?

Friendship Conversation Partners Looking for Participants
Do you like meeting people from different countries? Want to learn about different cultures? Want to make a friend? Friendship Conversation Partners pairs an American student with an International partner in order for them to learn from each other, practice conversing, and form relationships. If you're interested, please print off and fill out the application in the "Student Information" section under the "Links" in AceLink and return it to the International Center (Union 206) or stop by our meeting on Tuesday, Sept 7 at 6:15 p.m. in Moore Hall Lobby. Contact Amanda, ac83@evansville.edu, with questions!

First Week of Lessons

Well, everyone, the first week of lessons is now over and I am very pleased with how you all are doing. The NEW GUYS, Jeff and Richard, are both great additions to the studio and our department and I hope you all take the chance to get to know them.

Make a point to find someone else's lesson that you can visit on a regular basis (if it's ok with them). The experience of observing is often more valuable than your own lesson. It enables you to gain confidence in the techniques that you are learning when you see them work for someone else and it also gives you insight into problems that you might be having when you watch someone else work them out.

Also, get a PRACTICE BUDDY. This is just someone else that you can occasionally rehearse with that can be a pair of ears and give you honest feedback. Find someone you trust on a personal level that you feel confident giving criticism to and from whom you can receive it.

Get started finding your ACCOMPANIST. There is a list posted on the Choral and Vocal Website under "current students" or just click this link. I also can recommend talented students for you to ask. I expect an accompanist at your lesson in about a month.

Finally, especially you non-freshman types, get to work on your DICTION. The standards are higher this year for all of you and I expect it to be really good. This is an important part of your development as an artist, and it cannot be crammed, so start now!

I'm very excited about the prospects for this year. You are all greatly talented students and I know it will be a great semester.

Dr. T.