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From:  "saint james" <stjames@l...>
Date:  Tue Jun 13, 2000  7:16 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] lieder for beginning singers (was: Ameling etc.)



-----Original Message-----
From: John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com <>
Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] lieder for beginning singers (was: Ameling
etc.)


>Lovely rant, Isabelle!
> But surely we could squeeze some language training in there too? North
>American singers so often have mediocre German, Bad French, ridiculous
>Russian and Italian with those funny dipthongs in 'em. It's easier to whack
>this out of 'em while they're young! john
>
>


James nods.....

In lieder the singer, the poet's words (with excellent diction !), and the
piano each need equal preparation and finesse. This is a lot for a young
singer to pull off. Through high school and first year college I did
nothing but Italian or English. Then I worked on Dichterliebe and Schubert,
mostly Peace and love from the high desert of northern New Mexico,

Saint James
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"Ask the plants of the earth and they will teach you." Job 12:8


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