Amanda Johnston

English and German Diction for Singers

A Comparative Approach

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers singers the tools to navigate English and German diction, including drills, word lists, examples, and tongue twisters. The third edition extends discussions of diction choices for musical theatre and cognate consonant substitutions for operatic works, and it provides more exercises, as well as a short history of German.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 744g
• ISBN-13: 9781538193716
• ISBN-10: 153819371X
• Artikelnr.: 70061784

Autorenporträt

By Amanda Johnston - Foreword by Angela Meade

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Elementary Concepts Chapter 2: Proficiency
in English IPA Chapter 3: Proficiency in German IPA PART II: ENGLISH
Chapter 4: Introduction to English Diction for Singers Chapter 5: English
Phonemes Chapter 6: The Structure of English Chapter 7: Characteristic
English Phonemes Chapter 8: Vowels Chapter 9: Glides and Approximants
Chapter 10: Consonants Chapter 11: Advanced Concepts in Diction Chapter 12:
Common Pitfalls PART III: GERMAN Chapter 13: Introduction to German Diction
for Singers Chapter 14: German Phonemes Chapter 15: The Structure of German
Chapter 16: Characteristic German Phonemes Chapter 17: Vowels Chapter 18:
Consonants Chapter 19: Advanced Concepts in Diction Chapter 20: Common
Pitfalls PART IV: ENGLISH AND GERMAN-COMMON GROUND Chapter 21:
Commonalities Between English and German Chapter 22: Legato Singing Chapter
23: Close but No Cigar Chapter 24: Lyric Diction in Opera Chapter 25:
Concise History of the English Language Appendix A: Glossary of Phonetic
and Anatomical Terms Appendix B: Supplements Appendix C: Suggested
Repertoire for Lyric Diction Study Flashcard (removable reference for
English and German IPA)