{"product_id":"perfect-italian-diction-for-singers-an-authoritative-guide-hardcover","title":"Perfect Italian Diction for Singers: An Authoritative Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Cheek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Toccafondi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence Brownlee\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect Italian Diction for Singers: An Authoritative Guide\u003c\/i\u003e provides the steps and tools for singing beautifully and expressively in this language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimothy Cheek and Anna Toccafondi systematically home in on the essential features of the most beautiful Italian, pitfalls of non-native singers, and how to overcome those issues. In addition to delving to the heart of Italian sounds and inflection, they present controversies, misconceptions, and various approaches--often conflicting--that have arisen throughout the last century. Chapters also address: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eItalian style and \u003ci\u003elegato\u003c\/i\u003eBest use of supplemental resources and dictionariesRecitative with suggested, short Mozart excerptsWorking with textSinging diphthongs, triphthongs, and hiatus \u003cbr\u003eAlso included are a plethora of audio and video examples and exercises (over seventy QR codes), exercises for group or self-study, and self-assessment summaries. This book will help singers and students lay a solid foundation in beautiful, lyric Italian.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Cheek \u003c\/b\u003ehas taught Italian lyric diction at the University of Michigan since 1993. As collaborative pianist, he has performed throughout Italy, and worked for nine years in Tuscan summer vocal programs, both at Cincinnati Conservatory's Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca program and at the University of Michigan's spring term program in Sesto Fiorentino. Cheek has written books on Czech lyric diction and opera, and he is the series editor of Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield's Lyric Diction series. His long association with Italian pianist\/coach Anna Toccafondi extends to over three decades of collaboration and consultation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Toccafondi \u003c\/b\u003eperforms regularly in major festivals and theaters in Italy, Europe, and Japan. She recently began a cooperation with the Municipality and the Teatro Garibaldi of Modica (Sicily) for the project \u003ci\u003eCantare in Perfetto Italiano\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSinging in Perfect Italian\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of masterclasses devoted to foreign singers and collaborative pianists. Committed to unpublished or lesser known compositions of the Italian vocal repertoire, Toccafondi has done research, transcriptions, revisions, and recordings of important composers.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45668942512172,"sku":"9781538163405","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/lEHNnEdFxe9781538163405.webp?v=1781647949","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/perfect-italian-diction-for-singers-an-authoritative-guide-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}