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    French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide

    French Lyric Diction by Nedecky, Jason;

    A Singer's Guide

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 8 August 2023

    • ISBN 9780197573839
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages332 pages
    • Size 178x254x23 mm
    • Weight 739 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 162 music examples, 2 figures, 24 tables
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    Short description:

    French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide provides a thorough account of the language as it is sung in opera and mélodie, exploring often-overlooked topics including phrasal and emphatic stress, vocalic length, singing the French r, and traditions in the setting of French poetry.

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    Singers, teachers, coaches, and conductors will appreciate French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide for its thorough account of the language as it is sung in opera and mélodie. Often-overlooked topics are explored, including phrasal and emphatic stress, vocalic length, singing the French r, and traditions in the setting of French poetry. Considerable attention is paid to the subject of liaison, with recommendations on how to make decisions about optional liaisons in singing. A comprehensive guide to orthography provides instruction on the pronunciation of all French spellings, including many optional secondary pronunciations, and accepted francisé pronunciation for loanwords. Pronunciation dictionaries give transcriptions for over 10,000 names of composers, poets, artists, roles, performers, characters, and places, as well as everyday musical terms.

    Singing well in the French language customarily creates more concerns and problems than any other language encountered in a professional singer's life. There is no greater compliment to a French National than that we show our love and appreciation of this vast fund of music and our willingness to devote the time and understanding that Jason Nedecky shows for his subject. Highly recommended.

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    Table of Contents:

    Acknowledgements
    Preface
    PART ONE: Singing in French
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: The International Phonetic Alphabet in French
    Chapter 2: French Vowel Sounds
    Chapter 3: French Consonant Sounds
    Chapter 4: The 'Consonant-Vowel Flow' of the French Phrase
    Chapter 5: Liaison
    Chapter 6: Mute e in French Poetry and Vocal Music
    Chapter 7: Special Pronunciation Considerations
    PART TWO: French Pronunciation A-Z
    Preamble to Part Two
    A Comprehensive Pronunciation Guide to French Orthography
    PART THREE: Pronunciation Dictionaries
    Preamble to Part Three
    Pronunciation Dictionary of Proper Nouns
    Pronunciation Dictionary of Borrowed Italian Musical Terms
    Bibliography
    Index

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