Singing in Mandarin (eBook)

A Guide to Chinese Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire

Katherine Chu, Juliet Petrus (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
384 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-3143-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Access audio files at:https://soundcloud.com/k-chu-j-petrus/sets/singing-in-mandarin-recordedThe success of Chinese artists internationally across many art forms has focused the world's attention on the developing cultural phenomenon in China, an emerging stage for the vocal arts. As one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Mandarin is poised to become the next addition to lyric languages. Singing in Mandarin: A Guide to Chinese Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire is a comprehensive guide to unlocking the mysteries of Chinese contemporary vocal literature.In part one, Chu and Petrus focus on diction and language, providing detailed descriptions and exercises for creating the sounds of the language. They take a uniquely systematic approach, fusing together best practices from international music conservatories for diction study, with those for Chinese language learning. Part two outlines the historical context of Chinese vocal literature, chronicling the development of the language and its repertoire over the last one hundred years. Audio files narrated by native speakers demonstrating the sounds are also included.Singing in Mandarin provides guidance for both novices and those with previous experience singing or speaking Mandarin and is the first book of its kind to help bring the fascinating and previously inaccessible treasure of Chinese vocal music to Western audiences.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.11.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Guides to Lyric Diction
• Vorwort: Bright Sheng
• Zusatzinfo: 65 Illustrations including: - 50 Black & White Illustrations; - 15 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: alto • art song • Bass • Chinese • Chinese opera • Choral • diction • Foreign Language • Hong Kong • how to sing • New Music • Pronounciation • Soprano • Taiwan • Tenor • Translation • Vocal Repertoire • World Music
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-3143-9 / 1538131439
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-3143-5 / 9781538131435