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What Lyric Companion Does
IPA transcriptions, word-by-word translations, dictionary definitions, and score-preparation context across opera, lieder, and sacred repertoire.
Who It's For
- Voice students preparing arias, recitatives, and lieder.
- Vocal coaches and accompanists who need quick language references.
- Choral directors programming excerpts, recitals, or full works.
- Anyone studying operatic and art song repertoire.
Data Sources
- Public-domain libretto collections for opera and song texts.
- LiederNet Archive and Oxford Song for song text metadata.
- ipa-dict for offline IPA pronunciation dictionaries.
- Kaikki and Wiktionary for definitions and morphology.
How It Works
Texts are processed into structured blocks, then enriched with IPA, translation, dictionary, and analysis data by our text-analysis pipeline. The reader keeps the original text, diction, vocabulary, and musical context together so preparation can happen in one place.
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