Gateway to German diction
Subtitle: a guide for singers
By: John Glenn Paton.
Publisher: Alfred Pub. Co.; Alfred Music
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780739001035
Subjects: Singing -- Diction; German language -- Diction
Other titles: Guide for singers; Singer's guide to pronunciation
Notes: Includes 1 sound disc: "All of the example words spoken by a native German speaker"--p.4.

Anonymous gift.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Introduction. Phonetic concerpts ; The German language ; Characteristic patterns and sounds in German ; Long and short vowels; title: Part 2: The sounds of German. Individual vowel sounds ; Individual dipthongs ; Individual consonants ; German diction in musical context; title: Part 3: Supplements. Alphabetical key ; German folksongs ; Bibliography ; Complete IPA chart ; Index ; Phonemes of German.