{"product_id":"french-lyric-diction-a-singers-guide-9780197573846","title":"French Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jason Nedecky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Choral\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingers, teachers, coaches, and conductors will appreciate \u003cem\u003eFrench Lyric Diction: A Singer's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e for its thorough account of the language as it is sung in opera and \u003cem\u003emélodie\u003c\/em\u003e. Often-overlooked topics are explored, including phrasal and emphatic stress, vocalic length, singing the French \u003cem\u003er\u003c\/em\u003e, and traditions in the setting of French poetry. Considerable attention is paid to the subject of \u003cem\u003eliaison\u003c\/em\u003e, with recommendations on how to make decisions about optional \u003cem\u003eliaisons\u003c\/em\u003e in singing. A comprehensive guide to orthography provides instruction on the pronunciation of all French spellings, including many optional secondary pronunciations, and accepted \u003cem\u003efrancisé\u003c\/em\u003e pronunciation for loanwords. Pronunciation dictionaries give transcriptions for over 10,000 names of composers, poets, artists, roles, performers, characters, and places, as well as everyday musical terms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032267481239,"sku":"9780197573846","price":4266.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780197573846.webp?v=1768542981","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/french-lyric-diction-a-singers-guide-9780197573846","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}