Useful Resources for the Collaborative Pianist

Some ideas on how to learn a song/aria

The one-page guide to collaborative piano playing

An as yet incomplete list of essential books for the collaborative pianist

Diction

Colorni, Evelina, Singers' Italian.  New York:  Schirmer Books, 1970.

Grubb, Thomas.  Singing in French:  A Manual of French Diction and French Vocal Repertoire.  New York:  Schirmer Books, 1979.

Marshall, Madeleine, The Singer's Manual of English Diction.  New York:  Schirmer Books, 1953.

Odom, William, German for Singers:  A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics.  New York:  Schirmer Books, 1981.

Opera and Art Song Translations and Guides

Bernac, Pierre, The Interpretation of French Song.  Translation of Song Texts by Winifred Radford.  New York:  W. W. Norton & Company, 1970.

Bird, George, and Richard Stokes, trans. The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder.  New York:  Limelight Editions, 1984.

Castel, Nico.  The Complete Puccini Libretti, Vol. I, II.  Geneseo, Leyerle Publications.

        .  The Complete Verdi Libretti, Vol. I-III.  Geneseo, Leyerle Publications.

        .  The Libretti of Mozart's Completed Operas, Vol. I, II.  Geneseo:  Leyerle Publications.

        .  French opera Libretti, Vol. I, II.  Geneseo:  Leyerle Publications.

        .  Italian Bel Canto Opera Libretti, Vol. I, II.  Geneseo:  Leyerle Publications.

        .  Italian Verismo Opera Libretti.  Geneseo:  Leyerle Publications.

(more information on the Nico Castel series)

Miller, Philip L., sel. and trans., The Ring of Words:  An Anthology of Song Texts.  New York:  W. W. Norton & Company, 1963.

Shoep, Arthur, and Harris, Daniel, Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Vol. I-IV.  Metuchen:  The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1972.

Piano Playing

Bruser, Madeline, The Art of Practicing:  A Guide to Making Music from the Heart.  New York:  Bell Tower, 1999.

Chase, Mildred Portney, Just Being at the Piano.  Berkeley:  Creative Arts Book Company, 1985.

Poetry

Fussell, Paul, Poetic Meter & Poetic Form, revised edition.  New York, Random House, 1979.

Hirsch, Edward, How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry.  Fort Washington:  Harvest Books, 1999.

Kinzie, Mary, A Poet's Guide to Poetry.  Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing.  Chicago:  University of Chicago Press, 1999.

Professional Writing

Turabian, Kate L., A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.  Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing.  Chicago:  University of Chicago Press, 1996.