The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AWJOQ5O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 570 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The fusion of text with music is one of the most powerful methods by which a composer can express emotion to an audience, yet, all too often, the diction of choral groups is lacking to such a degree as to make the text unintelligible.” So argues Duane R. 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 Rehearsal is the ideal primer for choral directors and choirmasters as well as choir members.. Readers will find essays devoted to the use of IPA on matters of lyric diction for the following tongues: Baltic Languages, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Ecclesiastical Latin, English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Germanic Latin, Greek, H
After introductory chapters on the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in rehearsal and vowel and consonant modification in the choral setting, each chapter focuses on one specific language: English, Latin, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Romanian, Japanese, Swahili, Greek, Russian, and Polish, just to name a few. (International Choral Bulletin)This very useful volume brings together information in one place regarding choral pronunciation, imparted via the International Phonetic Alphabet (hereafter IPA), of 25 different languages.This volume will be most useful to the choral conductor in providing perspective on diction issues for a broad range of languages, whether or not the IPA orthography makes its way to the choral folder or not. (CHOICE)The Use of the IPA in the Choral Rehearsal by Duane Karna is a valuable resource for singers and c
"A "must have" for choral conductors, diction coaches and voice teachers" according to SingerMom. This book is a "must have" for choral conductors, diction coaches and voice teachers. The title would lead one to believe that it is only applicable to the choral setting, but it provides a pronunciation tutorial with pitfalls and tips for 20+ languages, making it useful for anyone who works with singers. The vowel diagrams are particularly useful. As a choral person, I was hoping for more IPA'd choral literature to supplement my library, but except for that "short coming" it is an excellent resource.. Incomplete and inconsistant Having references on languages other than English, Italian, French, German and Latin is good, however quality of writing is incomplete and inconstant at best.
Duane Richard Karna is director of choral activities and associate professor of music performance in the School of Music at Ball State University.