The fusion of text with music is one of the most powerful methods
by which a composer can express emotion to an audience, yet, all
too often, the diction of choral groups is lacking to such a degree
as to make the text unintelligible. So argues Duane R. Karna, who
in The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral
Rehearsal brings together 30 essays by experts from around the
world to describe how the character symbols of the International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used by singers in the choral
rehearsal. In an effort to conquer one of the greatest challenges
facing choral directors and their choirs, contributors explore the
use of the IPA system in a vast range of languages. Readers will
find essays devoted to the use of IPA on matters of lyric diction
for the following tongues: Baltic Languages, Basque, Brazilian
Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Ecclesiastical Latin, English, Finnish,
French, Georgian, German, Germanic Latin, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew,
Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian,
Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish. Holding firmly to the
belief that basic instruction in IPA character is part of a choir's
training, Karna and his contributors see enormous potential for
choirs to expand considerably their foreign-language repertoire and
save considerable rehearsal time. The Use of the International
Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal is the ideal primer for
choral directors and choirmasters as well as choir members.
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