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The use of the international phonetic alphabet in the choral rehearsal / edited by Duane R. Karna.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Choral singing--Diction.
- Choral singing.
- Phonetic alphabet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal, Duane R. Karna brings together 30 essays by experts from around the world to describe how the character symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used by singers in the choral rehearsal. Holding firmly to the belief that basic instruction in IPA character is part of a choir's training, Karna and his contributors see enormous potential for choirs to expand considerably their foreign-language repertoire and save considerable rehearsal time. The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Reh
- Contents:
- The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal; Contents; Foreword; Preface; The IPA Symbols; 1 The Use of the IPA in the Choral Rehearsal; 2 Vowel and Consonant Modification for Choirs; 3 English Diction; 4 Ecclesiastical Latin; 5 Italian; 6 German Diction; 7 Germanic Latin in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; 8 French Diction; 9 Spanish Diction and the IPA; 10 Hebrew; 11 Romanian Language and Pronunciation; 12 Japanese Diction for Singers; 13 Chinese Pronunciation Guide for Western Singers; 14 Korean Diction and IPA; 15 Singing Brazilian Portuguese
- 16 Swahili for Native English Language Choral Singers17 Basque Diction; 18 Hawaiian Diction and the International Phonetic Alphabet; 19 Hungarian; 20 Baltic Languages: Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian; 21 Dutch; 22 Georgian Pronunciation; 23 Russian Diction; 24 Swedish; 25 Finnish and IPA; 26 Greek Diction; 27 Norwegian Diction; 28 Polish IPA; Appendix: Songs; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-94050-7
- 0-8108-8321-X
- OCLC:
- 829025803
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