French lyric diction : a singer's guide / Jason Nedecky.
| Author/creator | Nedecky, Jason author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023. |
| Description | vii, 319 pages : music ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. Singing in French. Introduction. Characteristics of the French language ; Le style soutenu -- The International Phonetic Alphabet in French. French phonemes ; Other symbols -- French vowel sounds. The vowel diagram ; Primary cardinal vowels ; Mixed vowels ; Mute e: the French schwa ; Vocalic aperture ; Nasal vowels ; Vocalic length ; Semiconsonants -- French consonant sounds. Articulation of French consonants ; Plosives ; Fricatives ; Nasal consonants ; Lateral l ; The French r ; Mute h and aspirated h ; Borrowed affricates in French ; Pronunciation of consonants: voiced, unvoiced, or silent? ; La détente de la consonne: consonant release -- The "consonant-vowel flow" of the French phrase. French syllabification ; Le groupe phonétique: the phonetic group ; L'enchainement consonantique: consonant linking ; L'élision vocalique: vocalic elision ; Hiatus ; The phonetic group in French recitative ; Methods for transcription in French -- Liaison. Liaison from an historical perspective ; Liaison obligatoires: required liaisons ; Liaisons facultatives: optional liaisons ; Liaisons interdites: forbidden liaisons ; Spelling and pronunciation in liaison ; Making decisions about liaison ; Liaison in exceptional cases ; The use of liaison in common vocabulary -- Mute e in French poetry and vocal music. The role of mute e ; Treatment of mute e in the score -- Special pronunciation considerations. L'accent d'insistance: French emphatic stress ; L'harmonisation vocalique: vocalic harmonization ; La gémination consonantique: consonant lengthening ; Words with variable pronunciations ; Numbers -- Part two. French pronunciation A-Z. Preamble to part two ; A comprehensive pronunciation guide to French orthography -- Part three. Pronunciation dictionaries. Preamble to part three ; Pronunciation dictionary of proper nouns ; Pronunciation dictionary of borrowed Italian musical terms. |
| Abstract | Singers, teachers, coaches, and conductors will appreciate this book for its thorough account of the language as it is sung in opera and mélodie. Often-overlooked topics are explored, including phrasal and emphatic stress, vocalic length, singing the French r, and traditions in the setting of French poetry. Considerable attention is paid to the subject of liaison, with recommendations on how to make decisions about optional liaisons in singing. A comprehensive guide to orthography provides instruction on the pronunciation of all French spellings, including many optional secondary pronunciations, and accepted francisé pronunciation for loanwords. Pronunciation dictionaries give transcriptions for over 10,000 names of composers, poets, artists, roles, performers, characters, and places, as well as everyday musical terms. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index. |
| LCCN | 2023567098 |
| ISBN | 0197573843 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780197573846 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0197573835 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780197573839 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT883 .N43 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |