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020 a| 9781538163405q| (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 1538163403q| (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 9781538163412q| (paper : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Cheek, Timothy,d| 1957-e| author.=| ^A489708;

245 10 a| Perfect Italian diction for singers :b| an authoritative guide /c| Timothy Cheek and Anna Toccafondi ; foreword by Lawrence Brownlee and Thomas Hampson.;

260 a| Lanham, MD :b| Rowman & Littlefield,c| 2022.;

300 a| xix, 228 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.;

505 0 a| The basis for the most beautiful and correct lyric Italian diction -- The seven Italian vowel sounds -- The essentials of stress and length -- The pronunciation of e and o -- The Italian consonants -- Double consonants and phrasal doublings -- Legato -- Mastering glides, hiatus, diphthongs, and triphthongs -- Italian style -- Working with text -- Best use of supplemental resources -- Recitative -- Appendix A. Verb endings -- Appendix B. Essential grammar.;

520 a| This book provides the steps and tools for singing beautifully and expressively in this language. The authors systematically home in on the essential features of the most beautiful Italian, pitfalls of non-native singers, and how to overcome those issues. In addition to delving to the heart of Italian sounds and inflection, they present controversies, misconceptions, and various approaches--often conflicting--that have arisen throughout the last century. Chapters also address: Italian style and legato; best use of supplemental resources and dictionaries; recitative with suggested, short Mozart excerpts; working with text; singing diphthongs, triphthongs, and hiatus. Also included are a plethora of audio and video examples and exercises (over seventy QR codes), exercises for group or self-study, and self-assessment summaries. This book will help singers and students lay a solid foundation in beautiful, lyric Italian.;

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650 0 a| Diction.=| ^A215651;

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Perfect Italian diction for singers : an authoritative guide / Timothy Cheek and Anna Toccafondi ; foreword by Lawrence Brownlee and Thomas Hampson.

Author/creator	Cheek, Timothy, 1957- author.
Other author	Toccafondi, Anna, author.
Other author	Brownlee, Lawrence, writer of foreword.
Other author	Hampson, Thomas writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.
Description	xix, 228 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects	Singing--Instruction and study. Songs, Italian. Diction.

Contents	The basis for the most beautiful and correct lyric Italian diction -- The seven Italian vowel sounds -- The essentials of stress and length -- The pronunciation of e and o -- The Italian consonants -- Double consonants and phrasal doublings -- Legato -- Mastering glides, hiatus, diphthongs, and triphthongs -- Italian style -- Working with text -- Best use of supplemental resources -- Recitative -- Appendix A. Verb endings -- Appendix B. Essential grammar.
Abstract	This book provides the steps and tools for singing beautifully and expressively in this language. The authors systematically home in on the essential features of the most beautiful Italian, pitfalls of non-native singers, and how to overcome those issues. In addition to delving to the heart of Italian sounds and inflection, they present controversies, misconceptions, and various approaches--often conflicting--that have arisen throughout the last century. Chapters also address: Italian style and legato; best use of supplemental resources and dictionaries; recitative with suggested, short Mozart excerpts; working with text; singing diphthongs, triphthongs, and hiatus. Also included are a plethora of audio and video examples and exercises (over seventy QR codes), exercises for group or self-study, and self-assessment summaries. This book will help singers and students lay a solid foundation in beautiful, lyric Italian.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.
ISBN	9781538163405 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1538163403 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781538163412 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN	1538163411 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN	(electronic)

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