Singing early music : the pronunciation of European languages in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance

Author(s)

• McGee, Timothy J. (Timothy James)
• Rigg, A. G.
• Klausner, David N.

Bibliographic Information

Singing early music : the pronunciation of European languages in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance

edited by Timothy J. McGee with A.G. Rigg and David N. Klausner

（Music-- scholarship and performance）

Indiana University Press, 2004

• : pbk
• : CD

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780253210265

Description

Praise for the cloth edition: "Commendable in its scholarship . . . should prove of interest to linguists, medievalists, and Renaissance academicians, as well as to fastidious performers of early music." -Choice "Singing Early Music is a pioneering work of surpassing quality that cannot be too highly recommended." -Journal of Singing "Addresses the needs of the performer directly, giving historical pronunciations for a range of languages [and] sample texts. . . . The CD that comes with the book will prove invaluable. . . . David Klausner's recording is admirably consistent and convincing across the wide range of languages." -Early Music

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Guide Common Abbreviations 1. Introduction Phonetics, David N. Klausner Overview of European Languages, A. G. Rigg Latin, A. G. Rigg Britain 2. English, David N. Klausner Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 3. Sixteenth-Century Scots, David N. Klausner Sample Texts 4. Anglo-Latin, A. G. Rigg Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts France 5. Old French, Robert Taylor Diachronic Sound Chart Picard Sounds (Typical Picard Sounds) Sample Texts 6. French Latin, Harold Copeman Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 7. Occitan, Robert Taylor Sample Texts Iberian Peninsula 8. Catalan, Beata FitzPatrick Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 9. Spanish (Castilian), James F. Burke Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 10. Spanish Latin, Harold Copeman Sample Texts 11. Galician-Portuguese, Joseph T. Snow and James Burke Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 12. Portuguese Latin, Harold Copeman Sample Texts Italy 13. Italian, Gianrenzo Clivio Sample Texts 14. Italian Latin, harold Copeman Sample Texts Germany and the Low Countries 15. Middle High German, Peter Frenzel Sample Texts 16. Late Medieval German and Early New High German, Peter Frenzel Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 17. German Latin, Harold Copeman and Vera U. G. Scherr Sample Texts 18. Flemish (Dutch), William Z. Shetter Sample Texts 19. Netherlands Latin, harold Copeman Sample Texts Glossary Index to Compact Disk Contributors Phonetic Chart, David N. Klausner

Volume

: CD ISBN 9780253329615

Description

"Singing Early Music" studies the principal languages of Europe as they were spoken from the twelfth to the seventeenth century: English, Scots, French, Occitan, Spanish, Galician-Portuguese, Italian, German, and Flemish as well as the Latin dialect of each area. Each chapter is written by an expert in the particular language and includes several sample texts, printed in both the original language and in transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet. All the texts are recorded on the accompanying compact disc. This comprehensive volume and CD will be invaluable for medieval and Renaissance studies as well as for the performance of early music and drama.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Guide Common Abbreviations 1. Introduction Phonetics, David N. Klausner Overview of European Languages, A. G. Rigg Latin, A. G. Rigg Britain 2. English, David N. Klausner Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 3. Sixteenth-Century Scots, David N. Klausner Sample Texts 4. Anglo-Latin, A. G. Rigg Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts France 5. Old French, Robert Taylor Diachronic Sound Chart Picard Sounds (Typical Picard Sounds) Sample Texts 6. French Latin, Harold Copeman Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 7. Occitan, Robert Taylor Sample Texts Iberian Peninsula 8. Catalan, Beata FitzPatrick Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 9. Spanish (Castilian), James F. Burke Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 10. Spanish Latin, Harold Copeman Sample Texts 11. Galician-Portuguese, Joseph T. Snow and James Burke Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 12. Portuguese Latin, Harold Copeman Sample Texts Italy 13. Italian, Gianrenzo Clivio Sample Texts 14. Italian Latin, harold Copeman Sample Texts Germany and the Low Countries 15. Middle High German, Peter Frenzel Sample Texts 16. Late Medieval German and Early New High German, Peter Frenzel Diachronic Sound Chart Sample Texts 17. German Latin, Harold Copeman and Vera U. G. Scherr Sample Texts 18. Flemish (Dutch), William Z. Shetter Sample Texts 19. Netherlands Latin, harold Copeman Sample Texts Glossary Index to Compact Disk Contributors Phonetic Chart, David N. Klausner

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA6975580X
• ISBN:
  • 0253210267
  • 0253329612
• LCCN: 95022575
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engfregeritalatspa
• Place of Publication: Bloomington, Ind.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 299 p.
• Size: 26 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 sound disc
• Classification:
  • LCC : MT883
  • DC20 : 783/.043
  • NDC8 : 767.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Singing -- Diction
  • LCSH : Romance languages -- Pronunciation
  • LCSH : Germanic languages -- Pronunciation
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA04384076