French Diction for Singers: A Handbook of Pronunciation for French Opera and Mélodie

French Diction for Singers: A Handbook of Pronunciation for French Opera and Mélodie
ISBN-10
0987753606
ISBN-13
9780987753601
Category
Music
Pages
146
Language
English
Published
2011-09-01
Publisher
the author
Author
Jason Nedecky

Description

This detailed handbook provides a thorough account of lyric pronunciation that is recommended in the operatic and concert repertoire. IPA phonetic notation and musical examples are featured prominently, and exceptions to French pronunciation rules are included. The book also contains a comprehensive pronunciation guide to French spelling, (including obscure spellings and borrowed foreign words), as well as a pronunciation dictionary with 7000+ proper nouns found in the repertoire and associated with French art and culture.

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