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Jenufa : Translations and Pronunciation.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Janácek Opera Libretti SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442275195
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: JenufaDDC classification:
  • 782.1/0268
LOC classification:
  • ML410.J18.C444 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
The Janáček Opera Libretti -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One Opera Essentials -- 1 Jenůfa: Words and Music -- Synopsis of the Opera -- Roles -- Preissová's Play -- Janáček's Opera -- Notes -- 2 Czech Pronunciation and Inflection -- Czech Lyric Diction and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) -- Inflection -- Note on Translations -- Pronunciation Checklist -- Notes -- Part Two IPA and English Translations -- 3 Act I -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- Notes -- 4 Act II -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- sc. viii -- Notes -- 5 Act III -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- sc. viii -- sc. ix -- sc. x -- sc. xi -- sc. xii -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Drawing on both scholarly studies and production experience, Timothy Cheek presents an original English-language translation of the original Czech libretto of Czech composer Leos Janáček's, most famous opera, Jenůfa.Cheek also provides background on the opera, a discussion about the various voice types and roles, Janáček's style and Czech performance traditions, and a summary of Czech pronunciation and inflection.
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The Janáček Opera Libretti -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One Opera Essentials -- 1 Jenůfa: Words and Music -- Synopsis of the Opera -- Roles -- Preissová's Play -- Janáček's Opera -- Notes -- 2 Czech Pronunciation and Inflection -- Czech Lyric Diction and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) -- Inflection -- Note on Translations -- Pronunciation Checklist -- Notes -- Part Two IPA and English Translations -- 3 Act I -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- Notes -- 4 Act II -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- sc. viii -- Notes -- 5 Act III -- sc. i -- sc. ii -- sc. iii -- sc. iv -- sc. v -- sc. vi -- sc. vii -- sc. viii -- sc. ix -- sc. x -- sc. xi -- sc. xii -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Drawing on both scholarly studies and production experience, Timothy Cheek presents an original English-language translation of the original Czech libretto of Czech composer Leos Janáček's, most famous opera, Jenůfa.Cheek also provides background on the opera, a discussion about the various voice types and roles, Janáček's style and Czech performance traditions, and a summary of Czech pronunciation and inflection.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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