商品簡介
Cheek (performing arts, University of Michigan) describes the nuances of pronunciation for singing Czech operas, oratorios, and songs. He offers phonetic representations of the correct sounds of many famous Czech works, including The Bartered Bride , Rusalka , and The Diary of One Who Disappeared . One part focuses on the sounds of the Czech language, including vowel sounds, consonants, double consonants, assimilation, stress and length, Movarian (the dialect), and Slovak (the language). The other part covers the Czech vocal repertoire, including Smetana, Dvorsk, Jans'cek, Martinu, and Haas. Appendices list publishers, organizations, and Czech poets. The book is written for native English speakers. An included CD-ROM contains recorded examples. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Timothy Cheek is Associate Professor of Performing Arts, Vocal Arts at the University of Michigan.
