The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal

by Karna, Duane Richard; Bender, Susan; Clausen, Rene; Dressen, Dan; Ericsdotter, Christine; Farkas, Agnes; Goodenow, Sue; Helwing, Anna; Garbes, Heather M.; Goleeke, Thomas; Habermann, Joshua; Herr, Martha; Ibarretxe, Gotzon; Jers, Harald; Lee, Soojeong; Li

• ISBN13: 9780810881693
• ISBN10: 0810881691
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-13
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

'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. Karna, who in The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal 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. In an effort to conquer one of the greatest challenges facing choral directors and their choirs, contributors explore the use of the IPA system in a vast range of languages. 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, Czech, Dutch, Ecclesiastical Latin, English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Germanic Latin, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish. 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.

Author Biography

Duane R. Karna is director of choral activities and associate professor of music performance in the School of Music at Ball State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Thomas Goleeke	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The IPA Symbols	p. xii
The Use of the IPA in the Choral Rehearsal	p. 1
Vowel and Consonant Modification for Choirs	p. 11
English Diction	p. 27
Ecclesiastical Latin	p. 37
Italian	p. 47
German Diction	p. 55
Germanic Latin in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana	p. 69
French Diction	p. 77
Spanish Diction and the IPA	p. 91
Hebrew	p. 101
Romanian Language and Pronunciation	p. 115
Japanese Diction for Singers	p. 131
Chinese Pronunciation Guide for Western Singers	p. 135
Korean Diction and IP A	p. 141
Singing Brazilian Portuguese	p. 153
Swahilifor Native English Language Choral Singers	p. 169
Basque Diction	p. 179
Hawaiian Diction and the International Phonetic Alphabet	p. 189
Hungarian	p. 195
Baltic Languages: Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian, Heather	p. 199
Dutch	p. 215
Georgian Pronunciation	p. 227
Russian Diction	p. 231
Swedish	p. 245
Finnish and IP A	p. 253
Greek Diction	p. 267
Norwegian Diction	p. 283
Polish IPA	p. 303
Appendix: Songs	p. 315
Index	p. 341
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