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Read ! Masters of the Italian Art Song PDF by # Timothy LeVan eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Masters of the Italian Art Song systems student said very useful. This is a collection of song lyrics (or libretti) and translations.The only thing I would call into question is the claim that the book had "poetic" translations of the songs. I'm not sure what this would mean. What's there is a word-by-word translation and then an interpretation of that, such that it makes sense in English. That part, of course, sounds like poetry because the songs are largely poetic. These are not "dumb translations" like so much of what I see
| Title | : | Masters of the Italian Art Song |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810823632 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
systems student said very useful. This is a collection of song lyrics (or libretti) and translations.The only thing I would call into question is the claim that the book had "poetic" translations of the songs. I'm not sure what this would mean. What's there is a word-by-word translation and then an interpretation of that, such that it makes sense in English. That part, of course, sounds like poetry because the songs are largely poetic. These are not "dumb translations" like so much of what I see. Are they perfect? I don't know enough to say. But I think that LeVan paid attention to every line and understands quite a bit. C. Keith Conners said one of a kind. This out of print book was expensive and hard to find. Amazon had the best price and responded quickly with a book in perfect condition. I wanted a book that had my favorite Italian art songs in translation, and this book was almost perfect, though I wish there was a "one of a kind" according to C. Keith Conners. This out of print book was expensive and hard to find. Amazon had the best price and responded quickly with a book in perfect condition. I wanted a book that had my favorite Italian art songs in translation, and this book was almost perfect, though I wish there was a 2nd volume with more songs. The strict Italian rendering is helpful in learning the syntax of Italian, and the "poetic" translation is meant to render the imagery as intended. Like all translation one must depend upon the artistic sense of the translator and I am happy with the result. The book is a work of love and require. nd volume with more songs. The strict Italian rendering is helpful in learning the syntax of Italian, and the "poetic" translation is meant to render the imagery as intended. Like all translation one must depend upon the artistic sense of the translator and I am happy with the result. The book is a work of love and require
a welcome additionI find the precise word-by-word translation particularly valuable, for then the singer can actually think in the language (Valorie Goodall)a valuable additionthe three-line format for the translational process is especially valuable (Brown, Oren)significant additions (Nats Journal)Bravo, Mr. Doscher) . (Barbara M. LeVan, for giving teachers of singing such an important linguistic and expressive tool
Timothy LeVan (BFA, piano, Carnegie-Mellon: graduate work, University of Lausanne; Conservatory of Fribourg, Switzerland) is on the faculty of the Masters of Opera degree program cosponsored by the Tri-Cities Opera Company and the State University of New York at Binghamton. . Previously he has worked at Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Opera Theatre, and Ithaca Opera
An invaluable reference text for singers, teachers, and vocal and operatic coaches, this volume contains the complete song texts of the songs for voice and piano of Bellini, Donaudy, Donizetti, Puccini, Rossini, Tosti, and Verdi, with word-by-word and poetic translations. All these song texts are in an easy-to-read three-line format, giving the user an exact, accurate knowledge of each word as it is understood by a native-language singer.
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