Singer's Italian: A Manual of Diction and Phonetics
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 002870620X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Singer's Italian (still helps to have a teacher)" according to A. Rader. This book was recommended to me by my Vocal Diction Professor. It is a very good and thorough book, but it is necessary to have a fairly good grasp at IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). Some of it was a little over my head, but my teacher was able to help me out. It has some great lists and pronunciation guides. I recommend this to people who are serious about singing in Italian correctly and have someone they can go to if they do not already know IPA.. "clear and useful." according to Amazon Customer. Very precise, clear and useful.. It is way, way over my head I did not expect the book to be so detailed and comprehensive. It would perhaps be useful for a professional opera singer, but for a fellow such as myself who takes a private singing lesson once a week and does all his exercises and songs in Italian, this book is simply too much. I wouldn't know where to begin with this book. It has entire chapters on topics that I would be satisfied to have a two paragraph explanation of. In order for it to be useful to me, it would have to be re-organized so that the important points stand out and can be read whilst skipping over the lesser points. In this day and
These changes are due to the inherent differences between speech and song. This book guides the singer, by means of discussion and drill, to acquiring an efficient and effective Italian diction.. It deals with Italian phonetics as used in lyric diction and considers the changes that occur between the manner in which a language isspoken and the way it is sung. This book is meant primarily for singers, but may also interest voice teachers, coaches, accompanists, conductors, composers and editors. Since it is written for the singer whose native language is English and who wishes to sing Italian, it is based on a constant comparison between Italian and English
Index. Unstressed e and o. Dictionaries. Bibliography. PART VII: WORDS IN CONTEXT. Intervocalic s. The Semiconsonant{j IV. PART II: THE ITALIAN VOWELS IN LYRIC DICTION. PART V: DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS. . Appendices: I. Introduction. PART VI: SYLLABIFICATION. PART I: THE ITALIAN VOWELS. PART III: THE CONSONANTS. II. Preface. III. PART IV: THE SEMICONSONANTS