Welsh Vocal Music - A Guide to Lyric Diction and Repertoire

Welsh Vocal Music: A Guide to Lyric Diction and Repertoire introduces readers to the vast vocal repertoire of Wales and provides them with the tools to accurately and confidently sing in the Welsh language.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Introduction

PART I: Welsh Lyric Diction
1 An Introduction to the Welsh Language
2 Orthography and Prosody
3 Vowels
4 Consonants
5 Register and Dialect
PART II: Vocal Repertoire
6 An Introduction to Welsh Music History
7 Traditional Songs, Hymns, and Patriotic Songs
8 Yr Hen Ganiadau
9 David Vaughan Thomas and W. Bradwen Jones
10 Morfydd Owen
11 Grace Williams
12 Mansel Thomas
13 Meirion Williams
14 Dilys Elwyn-Edwards
15 Alun Hoddinott
16 William Mathias
17 Karl Jenkins
18 Contemporary Composers

Appendix I: Rubrics and Shorthands
Appendix II: How to Create an IPA Transcription
Appendix III: Repertoire Lists
Art Songs by Level
Choral Music by Level
Opera
Choral Music by Ensemble Type
Art Songs by Theme
Choral Music by Theme
Folk Song Arrangements
Appendix IV: Resources
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Rachel Schutz is an assistant professor of voice at Ithaca College. Originally from Cardiff, Wales, she holds a DMA in Vocal Performance from Stony Brook University and an MA in Linguistics from the University of Hawai'i at M¿noa. In addition to being a scholar of Welsh diction and vocal repertoire, she is an internationally recognized soprano and has performed around the world including at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall Boston, and with the Santa Fe Opera.

Summary

Welsh Vocal Music: A Guide to Lyric Diction and Repertoire introduces readers to the vast vocal repertoire of Wales and provides them with the tools to accurately and confidently sing in the Welsh language.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Schutz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032388816
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238881-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / General, Welsh, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Language teaching and learning, Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Western "classical" music, lyric diction;welsh music;welsh languages;wales;vocal music