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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

IPA Chart (2015)
Official International Phonetic Alphabet chart, from the International Phonetic Association.

IPA Source
IPA Source is a fee-based service that provides singers with literal translations and IPA transcriptions of songs and arias in Latin, Italian, German, French, Spanish, and English. Users may view a preview sample for free, or pay to download an individual song or aria. Individuals may also subscribe to the service. Gitenstein Library does not have an institutional subscription at this time.

Handbook of the International Phonetic Association : a guide to the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet
Call Number: P227 .I52 1999 (Reference - 1st floor)

Books

A handbook of diction for singers : Italian, German, French by David Adams
Call Number: MT883 .A23 1999
Singing in French : a manual of French diction and French vocal repertoire by Thomas Grubb
Call Number: MT883 .G88
Phonetic readings of Brahms Lieder by Candace A. Magner
Call Number: MT883 .M23 1987
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
Call Number: MT883 .C63
The interpretation of French song by Pierre Bernac
Call Number: MT892 .B4 1978

ISBN: 0393008789
The Singer's Debussy by Marie-Claire Rohinsky
Call Number: ML54.6.D42 R62 1987
The singer's Schumann by Thilo Reinhard
Call Number: ML54.6.S4 R413 1989

ISBN: 0823906736
The singer's Rachmaninoff by Natalia Challis
Call Number: ML54.6.R18 S52 1989
Russian songs & arias : Phonetic readings, word-by-word translations, and a concise guide to Russian diction by Jean Piatak, Regina Avrashov
Call Number: MT883.P5 R87 1991

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