This classic test first published in 1966 has withstood the test of time as a teaching aid for English-speaking singers, coaches, and accompanists, in order that their art may be more communicative to the public. This word-by-word translation allows the artist to properly interpret and express the feelings and emotions that the words require at the proper time.

Word-By-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Part I: German and French

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Coffin, Berton

Singer, Werner

Delattre, Pierre

Music

Scarecrow Press

This volume includes 8200 songs in 818 lists for nine voice classification and are indexed by composer, title vocal range and publisher .

The Singer's Repertoire

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Singer's Repertoire (5 volumes)

A timeless classic. Includes 8,200 songs in 818 lists for nine voice classifications; indexed by composer, title, vocal range, and publisher. The complete work represents the living song repertoire of today drawn from recital programs, recordings, broadcasts, telecasts, and other sources, and is comprised of Part I: Coloratura, Lyric and Dramatic Soprano, Part II: Mezzo Soprano and Contralto, Part III: Lyric and Dramatic Tenor, and Part IV: Baritone and Bass.

The Singer's Repertoire, Part 3: Lyric and Dramatic Tenor

Now in paperback! A timeless classic. Includes 8,200 songs in 818 lists for nine voice classifications; indexed by composer, title, vocal range, and publisher. The complete work represents the living song repertoire of today drawn from recital programs, recordings, broadcasts, telecasts, and other sources, and is comprised of Part I: Coloratura, Lyric and Dramatic Soprano, Part II: Mezzo Soprano and Contralto, Part III: Lyric and Dramatic Tenor, and Part IV: Baritone and Bass.

The Singer's Repertoire, Part IV: Baritone and Bass

This book and the accompanying chromatic vowel chart present many exercises that will make the voice stronger and more musical according to the precepts of Bel Canto. Vowel-pitch relationships have been notated in 117 exercises for teachers and singers, using acoustical phonetics, register, and musical notation. The exercises will develop the musical-muscular skills of both male and female singers.

Coffin's Overtones of Bel Canto: Phonetic Basis of Artistic Singing with 100 Chromatic Vowel-Chart Exercises

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

Since 1964, the first edition has served singers, teachers of singing, and students of lyric diction as a guide to the correct pronunciation of songs in foreign languages. Lyrics and phonetic transcriptions are presented together so that a song may be correctly articulated from the first reading. The 413 songs included have been carefully selected from Coffin's The Singer's Repertoire (1960) and are representative of the most frequently performed vocal repertoire, with songs and arias for all voice classifications. This second edition contains revised German transcriptions with diphthongs altered to be of better acoustical and vocal value in singing. Correlated with Coffin's Overtones of Bel Canto (1980).

Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias

The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

Coffin's "Sounds of Singing" has been simplified, revised, greatly enlarged, and brought back into print as the pedagogical source for both the Chromatic Vowel Chart (now in one complete chart, male and female), and Coffin's classic "Overtones of Bel Canto" (Scarecrow, 1980). It is based on the great teaching of the past, utilizing principles and applications of vocal techniques. The Chromatic Vowel Chart defines the vowel color changes in chromatic progressions for all voices. This book tells how singing principles can be used by relying on the ear, the eye, and the sense of vibration in the body.

Coffin's Sounds of Singing

A timeless classic. Includes 8,200 songs in 818 lists for nine voice classifications; indexed by composer, title, vocal range, and publisher. The complete work represents the living song repertoire of today drawn from recital programs, recordings, broadcasts, telecasts, and other sources, and is comprised of Part I: Coloratura, Lyric and Dramatic Soprano, Part II: Mezzo Soprano and Contralto, Part III: Lyric and Dramatic Tenor, and Part IV: Baritone and Bass. Paperback editions of Parts I & II now available.

The Singer's Repertoire (4-Volume Set)

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