Phonetics and diction in singing: Italian, French, Spanish, German.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singing--Diction.

Singing.

Singing--Instruction and study.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1967.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold such a position? What is its history? And is it guilty of the charges sometimes leveled against it?. In Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, from the evolution of embalming techniques during and after the Civil War and the shift from home funerals to funeral homes at the turn of the century, to the incre

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PHONETICS AND DICTION IN SINGING; ITALIAN PHONETICS AND DICTION; FRENCH PHONETICS AND DICTION; SPANISH PHONETICS AND DICTION; GERMAN PHONETICS AND DICTION; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

"This book is based on chapters 4-8 of Mr. Adler's The art of accompanying and coaching."

ISBN:

0-8166-5546-4

OCLC:

182732653