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French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide

by Jason Nedecky (instructor, Instructor, University Of Toronto Faculty Of Music, Toronto) Glenn Gould School Of The Royal Conservatory Of Music

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For singers and teachers seeking to improve diction

Addresses common French pronunciation challenges in singing

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Master French lyric diction with this essential guide for singers.

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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.

  • Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    July 2023

  • Weight

    591g

  • Dimensions

    25.4 x 17.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780197573846

  • ISBN-10

    0197573843

  • Eden Code

    5891731

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