Cindy,
I had to go home and check titles -- here's what I use:
For German, Odom and Schollum's "German for Singers", in conjunction with a
Langenscheidt German/English dictionary. I understand that John Glenn
Paton's book is very good, too, but I haven't seen it yet.
For French, Grubb's "Singing in French", along with a Bantam New College
French/English dictionary. I heard recently that the Grubb is out of print;
if that's true, it's a shame, because it's a classic.
For a clear explanation of the IPA symbols and their use in Italian, German
and French, as well as transcriptions of basic repertoire, you can't beat
"Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias" by Coffin, Errolle, Singer and
Delattre. And of course Nico Castel's volumes of Verdi, Mozart, Puccini,
etc. in transcription and translation are invaluable.
I also stress to students that they take care in selecting English/other
language dictionaries to make sure they choose those which use IPA, as so
many of them use some wacko non-standardized system of their own.
Robin Lynne Frye
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice and Piano Teacher
New York, New York
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>Robyn,
>the Siebs book is a pronouncing dictionary of the stage diction
>pronunciation of German. What texts do you use for German and French
>diction?
>regards,
>Cindy Donnell
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> I'm not familiar with the
>Siebs book; you state that it deals with "stage diction". I wonder if it
is
>specifically directed to lyric diction as opposed to spoken diction. In
>working with native speaker diction coaches, there is a pronounced (no pun
>intended!) difference between those whose expertise is in lyric diction and
>those who concentrate on spoken diction.
>
>Robin Lynne Frye
>Mezzo-Soprano
>Voice and Piano Teacher
>New York, New York
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