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OverviewTimothy Cheek’s revised edition of Singing in Czech: A Guide to Czech Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire, with its accompanying audio accessible online, builds on the original pioneering work of 2001 that set “a new and very welcome high standard for teaching lyric diction,” according to Notes: The Journal of the Music Library Association. It offers users updated information, important clarifications, and expanded repertoire in a more accessible, easier to use format. Singing in Czech is divided into two parts. Using IPA, the first part takes the reader systematically through each sound of the Czech language, enhanced by recordings of native Czech opera singers. Chapters cover the Czech vowels, consonants, rules of assimilation, approaches to singing double consonants, stress and length, Moravian dialect, and an introduction to singing in Slovak. Fine points of formal pronunciation have been clarified in this revised edition. In the second part, Cheek offers a thorough overview of Czech art song, expanded from the first edition. Texts to major song literature and opera excerpts by Smetana, Dvořák, Janáček, Martinů, and Haas, with timings, editions, word-for-word translations, idiomatic translations, and IPA transcriptions follow. In this revision, Cheek has included additional cycles by Dvořák and Martinů, and two new chapters on Czech female composers Vítězslava Kaprálová and Sylvie Bodorová. This revised edition of Singing in Czech is useful for all those who are interested and engaged in the performance of the rich Czech vocal repertoire. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy CheekPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Edition: Revised Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780810888777ISBN 10: 0810888777 Pages: 430 Publication Date: 11 December 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Recording Examples Foreword to the First Edition Preface Part One: The Sounds of the Czech Language Introduction to Part One Chapter 1: The Czech Vowel Sounds Chapter 2: The Czech Consonants Chapter 3: Double Consonants Chapter 4: Assimilation Chapter 5: Stress and Length Chapter 6: Moravian, the Dialect—and Slovak, the Language Part Two: Czech Vocal Repertoire Introduction to Part Two Chapter 7: Overview Chapter 8: Bediřch Smetana Chapter 9: Antonín Dvofiák Chapter 10: Leoš Janáãek Chapter 11:Bohuslav Martinů Chapter 12: Pavel Haas Chapter 13: Vítûzslava Kaprálová Chapter 14: Sylvie Bodorová Appendix A: Publishers Appendix B: Organizations Appendix C: Czech Poets Appendix D: Pronunciation Checklist Selected References Index About the AuthorReviewsHere we are, nearly 15 years later, and Tim has done it again! I would not have thought it possible, but this maestro of all things Czech has actually improved and enhanced the new edition of his iconic book. These intervening years of teaching and coaching all over the world have taught the author where clarification and enhancement were needed, and he gladly supplies them here. He has added more songs, and he has chosen to spotlight worthwhile composers not known outside the Czech Republic. A big thank you to Tim, who has enabled us all to be comfortable in this beautiful language and repertoire. -- Martin Katz, international collaborative pianist and vocal coach Author InformationTimothy Cheek is a pianist, vocal coach, and associate professor of performing arts at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor. His books include The Janáček Opera Libretti, volumes I (2003) and II (2004); The Bartered Bride/Prodaná nevěsta: Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation (2010); and Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation (2012), all published by Scarecrow Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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