Description
Book SynopsisAn extensive survey of available music, sample IPA transcriptions and translations, as well as a website link devoted to demonstrating phonemes unfamiliar to native English speakers, make this book an invaluable resource for students and professors in North American college, university, and conservatory voice programs.
Trade ReviewAnna Hersey's Scandinavian Song is a welcome addition to studies on Scandinavian music, as well as Scandinavian literature. It should be added to the collection of every music library whose patrons include vocalists. Although not specifically a musicological text, it also contains enough historical and analytical information to serve as a starting point for further research into the field of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish art song. Most importantly, it helps to shed much-needed light on the vast hoard of Scandinavian art songs, hopefully leading to more frequent performances of romanser and romancer in North American voice recitals. * Scandinavian Studies *
Table of ContentsForeword by Håkan Hagegård Preface by Donald Simonson 1 Introduction Part I: Diction of the Scandinavian Languages 2 Introduction to Part I 3 Swedish Diction 4 Norwegian Diction 5 Danish Diction Part II: Art Song Repertoire of Scandinavia 6 Introduction to Part II 7 Swedish Repertoire 8 Norwegian Repertoire 9 Danish Repertoire Part III: Translations and Transcriptions 10 Introduction to Part III 11 Swedish Translations and Transcriptions 12 Norwegian Translations and Transcriptions 13 Danish Translations and Transcriptions
