The Sounds of English and Italian
Author: Frederick Browning Agard
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Frederick Browning Agard
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David Adams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008-01-28
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 019804366X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Now in its second edition, A Handbook of Diction for Singers is a complete guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French, the three major languages of the classical vocal repertory. Written for English-speaking singers and offering thorough, consistent explanations, it is an ideal tool for students and an invaluable reference for voice teachers, vocal coaches, and conductors. The book combines traditional approaches proven successful in the teaching of diction with important new material not readily available elsewhere, presenting the sounds of each language in logical order, along with essential information on matters such as diacritical marks, syllabification, word stress, and effective use of the variety of foreign-language dictionaries. Presented in an attractively concise format, the book goes into greater detail than comparable texts, providing specific information to clarify concepts typically difficult for English-speaking singers. Particular emphasis is placed on the characteristics of vowel length, the sequencing of sounds between words, as well as the differences between spoken and sung sounds in all three languages. Featuring significantly expanded coverage of each of the three languages and illustrated with numerous examples, this second edition of A Handbook of Diction for Singers is an exceptional text for courses in diction and a valuable reference source for all vocalists.
Author: Gaetano Cipolla
Publisher: Legas / Gaetano Cipolla
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 27
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-13
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780521545389
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Accompanying CD contains ... "[all] the sounds described in this book."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: John Glenn Paton
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published:
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781457412752
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As part of a series of coordinated diction manuals and anthologies, this book helps students to move beyond diction to clear understanding and authentic style. Thomas Hampson says the series, "not only achieves an excellent study of the tools for proper translation and diction, it goes much deeper and more importantly to the teaching of musical and poetic expression from the inner side of the language." Every Italian example word or phrase is translated into English.
Author: Gianrenzo P. Clivio
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780802083388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Filling a major gap in the curriculum of undergraduate and graduate programs in Italian linguistics, this is a text on Italian linguistics that clearly presents all of the key concepts in a form designed specifically for English-speaking students.
Author: Gabriel Wyner
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 038534810X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.