French lyric diction : a singer's guide /

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index.Part one. Singing in French. Introduction ; The International Phonetic Alphabet in French ; French vowel sounds ; French consonant sounds ; The "consonant-vowel flow" of the French phrase ; Liaison ; Mute e in French poetry and vocal music ; Special pronunciation considerations -- Part two. French pronunciation A-Z -- Part three. Pronunciation dictionaries."Singers, teachers, coaches, and conductors will appreciate French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide 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"--