Timothy Cheek, Anna Toccafondi

Perfect Italian Diction for Singers

An Authoritative Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Perfect Italian Diction for Singers is an authoritative resource for the aspiring and professional singer, vocal coach, and conductor. Cheek and Toccafondi build on traditional approaches while introducing successful innovative techniques, providing many musical examples and exercises. Also included are audio and video samples from native speakers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781538163405
• ISBN-10: 1538163403
• Artikelnr.: 64263597

Autorenporträt

Timothy Cheek, Anna Toccafondi

Inhaltsangabe

Recorded Examples and Exercises
Preface
1. The Basis for the Most Beautiful and Correct Lyric Italian Diction
2. The Seven Italian Vowel Sounds
3. The Essentials of Stress and Length
4. The Pronunciation of e and o
5. The Italian Consonants
6. Double Consonants and Phrasal Doublings
7. Legato
8. Mastering Glides, Hiatus, Diphthongs, and Triphthongs
9. Italian Style
10. Working with Text
11. Best Use of Supplemental Resources
12. Recitative
Appendix A. Verb Endings
Appendix B. Essential Grammar
Selected References
Index
About the Authors