Singing in Polish
Subtitle: a guide to Polish lyric diction and vocal repertoire
By: Benjamin Schultz
Series: Guides to lyric diction; Guides to lyric diction
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781442230224; 9781442230231
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Vocal music; Pronunciation; Diction; Polish language; Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.); Singing
Other titles: Guide to Polish lyric diction and vocal repertoire
Notes: Accompanying audio accessible online.

"Recording examples": pages xi-xiv.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.

Each line of text of the songs presented with I.P.A. transcription, original Polish, and both word-for-word and idiomatic English translations.
Table of contents: title: The sounds of the Polish language. The Polish vowel sounds.  i; y; e/ę; a; o/ą; ó/u ; The Polish nasal vowels ; ę; ą ; The Polish schwa ; Polish shadow vowels; title: The Polish consonants. The bilabial consonants ; The alveolar consonants ; The labiodental fricatives ; The alveolo-palatal fricatives ; The post-alveolar fricatives ; The lateral alveolar approximant ; The palatal nasal ; The velar consonants ; The Polish approximants ; The Polish affricates ; Assimilation and devoicing ; Palatal and palatalized consonants ; Consonant clusters and double consonants; title: Word stress and Polish dialects. Word stress; Polish dialects; title: Polish vocal repertoire. Introduction to part two; title: A violinist's view of the "undiscovered" world of Polish music / by Tyrone Greive; title: Fryderyk Chopin : Collected songs, op. 74, 76; title: Stanisław Moniuszko : Śpiewnik domowy ; Halka's aria ; Jontek's aria ; Skołuba's aria; title: Ignacy Jan Paderewski : Konwalijka, op. 7 ; 6 Lieder, op. 18; title: Karol Szymanowski : Rymy dziecięce ; Pieśni księżniczki z baśni, op. 31 ; Słopiewnie, op. 46b ; Roksana śpiewa; title: Grażyna Bacewicz : Boli mnie głowa ; Dzwon i dzwonki ; Mów do mnie, o miły! ; Nad wodą wielką i czystą ; Rozstanie ; Sroczka; title: Wojciech Kilar : Angelus; title: Henryk Górecki : Symphony no. 3; title: Appendix A. Publishers and retail stores; title: Appendix B. Organizations; title: Appendix C. Polish poets; title: Appendix D. Checklist.