LibGuides: Vocal Music Translations: Specific Composers

Composers are listed alphabetically by last name.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian

The Bach Chorale Texts in English Translation by Henry S. Drinker
Call Number: ML53.8 B11 D7 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1941

English translation of the 389 chorales, plus an index to the melodies.
Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts by Melvin P. Unger
Call Number: ML54 B11 H35 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1996

Interlinear translations of texts, plus scriptural references and summary of religious or literary themes.
Texts of the choral works of Johann Sebastian Bach in English translation by Henry S. Drinker
Call Number: ML53.8 B11 D7 T4 v.1-4 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1943

Translations of Bach's cantatas, passions, oratorios, motets, and more.

Brahms, Johannes

Brahms' Complete Song Texts by Beaumont Glass
Call Number: ML54.6 B81 G5 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1999

Translations, IPA transcriptions, and commentary for solo songs, duets, and more.
Brahms's Vocal Duets and Quartets with Piano by Lucien Stark
Call Number: MT115 B81 S7 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1998

German texts, English translations, notes on vocal ranges, and commentary for Brahms's vocal chamber music.
A Guide to the Solo Songs of Johannes Brahms by Lucien Stark
Call Number: MT115 B81 S [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1995

Over 200 solo song translations and analyses.

Debussy, Claude

The Poetic Debussy by Margaret G. Cobb and Richard Miller (Eds.)
Call Number: ML410 D28 C [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1982

The texts of all Debussy's songs, in the original French and English translations, with notes and location of sources.
The Singer's Debussy by Marie-Claire Rohinsky
Call Number: ML54.6 D28 R64 1987 [Allen shelves]

Includes original French texts, with IPA transcriptions and English translations.

Dvořák, Antonín

The Song and Duet Texts of Antonín Dvorák, Evening songs of Bedřich Smetana by David Adams
Call Number: ML54.6 D98 S4 2003 [Allen reference]

Original texts, English translations, phonetic transcriptions, Czech pronunciation, and commentary

Fauré, Gabriel

Interpreting the Songs of Gabriel Faure by Robert Gartside
Call Number: MT120 F26 G3 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1996

Includes translations, phonetic readings, and comments on style. Check Status

Handel, George Frideric

Handel Opera Libretti by Nico Castel;
Call Number: ML49 H23 C6 v.1-2 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2007

Full translations and IPA transcriptions of 13 Handel operas.

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Monteverdi, Claudio

Claudio Monteverdi: Songs & Madrigals by Denis Stevens
Call Number: ML410 M78 S84 S6 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1998

Monteverdi's madrigal and song texts in parallel Italian and English versions.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

The Libretti of Mozart's Completed Operas by Nico Castel
Call Number: ML49 M93 C6 v.1-2 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1998

All 15 of Mozart's complete operas with English translations and IPA transcriptions.

Mussorgsky, Modest

English Texts for the Songs of Modeste Moussorgsky (1835-1881) by Henry S. Drinker
Call Number: ML49 M98 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1950

English translations for Mussorgsky's 65 solo songs. Also available online through the Internet Archive.

Pfitzner, Hans

The Songs of Hans Pfitzner by Richard Mercier
Call Number: ML410 P52 M4 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1998

IPA transcriptions, English translations, and brief poet biographies for Pfitzner's 107 solo songs.

Puccini, Giacomo

The Complete Puccini Libretti by Nico Castel
Call Number: ML49 P97 C6 v.1-2 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1994

All 23 Puccini operas with full English translations and IPA transcriptions.

Rachmaninoff, Sergei

Rachmaninov's Complete Song Texts by Laurence R. Richter
Call Number: ML54.6 R11 R11 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2000

Russian texts to the complete 82 songs, including IPA transcriptions with literal and idiomatic English translations.

Ravel, Maurice

Interpreting the Songs of Maurice Ravel by Robert Gartside
Call Number: MT120 R25 G3 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 1992

Word-for-word translations and IPA transcriptions of Ravel's texts, plus performance suggestions.

Reger, Max

The Songs of Max Reger by Richard Mercier and Donald Nold
Call Number: MT121 R33 M47 [Allen shelves]

Publication Date: 2008

A survey of Reger's entire lifetime of song. Provides the original German poem, word-for-word and poetic English translations, and IPA transcription.

Rodrigo, Joaquín

A Singer's Guide to the Songs of Joaquin Rodrigo by Suzanne Rhodes Draayer
Call Number: ML54.6 R69 D73 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2002

Word-for-word and idiomatic translations and IPA transcriptions of all 87 songs, plus background information, range, length, and other relevant facts.

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Schubert, Franz

Schubert's Complete Song Texts by Beaumont Glass
Call Number: ML54.6 S38 G5 v.1-2 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1996

All of Schubert's songs, with word-by-word translations, IPA transcriptions, and commentary.
The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed
Call Number: ML134 S38 R [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1985

Guide to all 600 Schubert songs, with prose translations.

Schumann, Robert

Schumann's Complete Song Texts by Beaumont Glass
Call Number: ML54.6 S39 S66 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2002

All completed songs for solo, duet, trio, or quartet. Includes German text, English translation, and IPA transcription.
The Songs of Robert Schumann by Eric Sams
Call Number: MT121 S39 S1 1993 [Allen shelves]

A study of Schumann's 246 songs for voice and piano, with translation, commentary, and notes on interesting details.

Smetana, Bedřich

The Song and Duet Texts of Antonín Dvorák, Evening songs of Bedřich Smetana by David Adams
Call Number: ML54.6 D98 S4 2003 [Allen reference]

Original texts, English translations, phonetic transcriptions, Czech pronunciation, and commentary

Strauss, Richard

Four Strauss Opera Libretti by Nico Castel
Call Number: ML49 S912 F6 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2002

Full text, translation, and IPA transcription.
Richard Strauss' Complete Song Texts by Beaumont Glass
Call Number: ML54.6 S912 G4 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2004

All solo songs with word-for-word translations, IPA transcriptions, and commentary.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich

Tchaikovsky's Complete Song Texts by Laurence R. Richter
Call Number: ML54.6 C43 C6 1999 [Allen reference]

The texts of the complete songs in Russian, with IPA transcriptions, literal and idiomatic English translations.
Tchaikovsky's Complete Songs by Richard D. Sylvester
Call Number: ML54.6 C43 S66 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2002

All 103 song texts, in Russian with transliterations and translations, plus commentaries. Includes CD with 22 songs performed by noted artists.

Verdi, Giuseppe

The Complete Verdi Libretti by Nico Castel
Call Number: ML49 V48 C3 v.1-4 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 1996

All 27 opera libretti, with word-for-word translations and IPA transcriptions.

Wolf, Hugo

Hugo Wolf's complete song texts by Beaumont Glass
Call Number: ML54.6 W85 G53 [Allen reference]

Publication Date: 2000

All of Wolf's solo songs, including translations, IPA transcriptions, and commentary.

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