The 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.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-3141-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-3143-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
359
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Contents No access
Recorded Examples No access
List of Figures No access
Series Editor’s Foreword No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Introduction to Part One No access
1 Common-Ground Consonants No access
2 Consonants in Uncharted Territory No access
3 Vowels No access
4 Diphthongs No access
5 Nasal Finals No access
6 Glides No access
7 Stylistic Concerns No access
Introduction to Part Two No access
8 Overview of Contemporary Chinese Vocal Literature No access
9 1920s and 1930s: Three Pioneers No access
10 黄自 HUANG Tzu 1904-1938 No access
11 Mid-1930s to 1940s: Musical Patriots No access
12 1950s to Mid-1960s: Ephemeral Prosperity No access
13 丁善德 DING Shande 1911-1995 No access
14 Taiwan: The Quest of Identity and Repertoire Building No access
15 Hong Kong: Melting Pot and Musical Pluralism No access
16 Doyens of Opera and Art Song: 金湘 JIN Xiang and 陆在易 LU Zaiyi No access
17 1978 and Beyond: China’s Renaissance of Musical Culture No access
Appendix A Chinese Pinyin Tables No access Pages 307 - 316
Appendix B List of Musical Examples No access Pages 317 - 322
Appendix C Chinese Poets No access Pages 323 - 328
Appendix D Sources and Resources No access Pages 329 - 334
Bibliography No access Pages 335 - 346
Index No access Pages 347 - 356
About the Authors No access Pages 357 - 359
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