German for singers: A textbook of diction and phonetics

Odom, William

Schirmer Books

First published in 1981, "German for Singers" remains an effective and authoritative guide to German diction for singers of every genre. The second edition is corrected, revised and updated and includes an audio CD demonstrating the sounds of the German language. William Odom is professor of foreign languages at the University of Southern Mississippi. He recently served as a diction consultant for the New Orleans Opera's production of Tannhäuser. He has also traveled extensively in Europe working with professional and amateur singers, improving their German diction.

German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics, Second Edition (Book & CD-ROM)

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Cengage Learning'

First published in 1981, "German for Singers" remains an effective and authoritative guide to German diction for singers of every genre. The second edition is corrected, revised and updated and includes an audio CD demonstrating the sounds of the German language. William Odom is professor of foreign languages at the University of Mississippi. He recently served as a pronunciation consultant for the New Orleans Opera's production of Tannh user. He has also traveled extensively in Europe working with professional and amateur singers, improving their German diction.

German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics

German for Singers is a systematic, easy-to-use approach to mastering German diction, including a full range of exercises as well as all the information singers need to develop their own methods for dealing with German vocal literature. Exercises are provided for learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and for learning to transcribe into this universally accepted shorthand system. The full range of German sounds is described, including the many exceptions to the standard rules of pronunciation. And the book is generously illustrated throughout with musical examples from folk and art songs.

German for Singers

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