Singing in Czech : a guide to Czech lyric diction and vocal repertoire / Timothy Cheek.

Author
Cheek, Timothy, 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Revised edition.
Published/​Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Description
xx, 407 pages : music ; 23 cm

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    Guides to lyric diction [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Timothy Cheek s Singing in Czech: A Guide to Czech Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire, with its accompanying audio, builds on the original pioneering work of 2001 that set a new and very welcome high standard for teaching lyric diction, according to Notes: The Journal of the Music Library Association. In the decade and a half since the first appearance of Singing in Czech, Timothy Cheek offers users in this new revised edition updated information, important clarifications, and expanded repertoire. In a slightly enlarged format and paperback form, readers will discover a more accessible, easier to use work. Singing in Czech is divided into two parts. The first takes the reader systematically through each sound of the Czech language, enhanced by recordings of native Czech opera singers. The formation of each sound is described, and when useful, compared to other languages. Every sound is assigned its IPA symbol, along with exercises and examples, always with the technical and expressive considerations of the singing voice in mind. Chapters within the first part cover the Czech vowels, consonants, rules of assimilation, approaches to singing double consonants, stress and length, Moravian dialect, and an introduction to singing in Slovak. Fine points of formal pronunciation have been clarified in this revised edition. In the second part, Cheek offers a thorough overview of Czech art song, expanded from the first edition. Texts to major song literature and opera excerpts by Smetana, Dvorák, Janácek, Martinu, and Haas, with timings, editions, word-for-word translations, idiomatic translations, and IPA transcriptions follow. Specific works have been chosen for every voice type, and for every level. Moreover, in this revision, Cheek has included additional cycles by Dvorák and Martinu, and two new chapters on Czech female composers Vítezslava Kaprálová and Sylvie Bodorová. This revised edition of Singing in Czech is indispensable for singers, vocal coaches, voice teachers, collaborative pianists, and opera and choral conductors who are interested and engaged in the performance of the rich Czech vocal repertoire. Book jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The Sounds of the Czech Language. Introduction to part one
    • The Czech vowel sounds : The long and the short of Czech vowels ; í/ý ; i/y ; e/é ; a/á ; o/ó ; u/ú/ů ; The dipthongs ; Double vowels ; Other vowel combinations ; The semivowel j ; The glottal ; Vocalic r ; Vocalic l ; A note on the Schwa [ə] and shadow vowels in Czech
    • The Czech consonants : The bilabial consonants [p], [b], [m], [ṃ][ ; The alveolar consonants [t], [d], [n]; The soft palatal consonants [ɲ], [d'], [t'] ; Efficiency in singing ; The labiodental fricatives [f], [v] ; The velar consonants [k], [g], [ŋ], [x], [ɣ] ; The laryngeal fricative [ɦ] ; The alveolar fricatives [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ] ; The alveolar affricates [t͡s], [d͡z], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ] ; The alveolar lateral [l] ; The alveolar vibrant [r] ; The voiced alveolar vibrant [r̆]; The unvoiced alveolar vibrant [R̆] ; The foreign letters q, w, and x ; Singing individual letters ; Contractions ; Foreign words ; Old Czech spelling ; Practicing different combinations ; Approach to singing consonants --
    • Double consonants : Pronouncing one consonant where two are written ; Pronouncing a double consonant ; Singing double consonants in Czech - Assimilation : Czech mates ; Final consonants ; The preposition přes (přese) ; Yielding the right of way ; The magical v ; The fickle ř ; Words begining with sh- ; Formal pronunciation of Kresba, Prosba, Modlitba, Svatba ; Words ending in -me ; The one-letter prepositions ; Double consonants in assimilation ; Overview of assimilation
    • Stress and length : Inflection in Czech ; One-syllable prepositions ; Stressless words ; Other exceptions ; Secondary stress ; Application to music
    • Moravian, the dialect, and Slovak, the language : Moravian dialect ; The Slovak language --
    • Czech Vocal Repertoire. Introduction to part two - Overview : Czech opera and choral music ; Czech art song
    • Bedřich Smetana : Mařenka's arias (S)
    • Antonín Dvořák : Gypsy Songs ; Love Songs ; Biblical Songs ; Měsíčku Na Nebi Hlubokém (Song to the moon)
    • Leoš Janáček : Slezské Písne ; Moravská Lidová Poesie v Písních ; Zápisník Zmizelého (The diary of one who vanished) ; Scene with Jenůfa (S) ; Scene with Krista (MS) ; Scene with Laca (T) ; The forester's farewell
    • Bohuslav Martinů : Songs on One Page
    • Pavel Haas : Čtyři Písne Na Slova C̆ínské Poezie
    • Vítězslava Kaprálová : Jiskry z Popele ; Navždy ; Sbohem a Šáteček ; Smutný Večer
    • Sylvie Bodorová : Sadaj, Slnko, Sadaj ; Jabloňový Vlak --
    • Appendix A. Publishers
    • Appendix B. Organizations
    • Appendix C. Czech Poets
    • Appendix D. Pronunciation checklist.
    Other title(s)
    Guide to Czech lyric diction and vocal repertoire
    ISBN
    • 9780810888777 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0810888777 ((pbk. : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2014033658
    OCLC
    889577479
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