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Topic: Musical pronunciations
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allchopin
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Musical pronunciations
on: October 23, 2003, 05:15:36 AM
Some of these odd foreign names of classical composers and performers get me confused as to how to pronounce their names. Are the following correct? :
Gyorgy Cziffra = gee-YOR-gee SIFF-ruh
Murray Perahia = MUR-ree perr-rYa
Claudio Arrau = clAWed-ee-o uh-ROW (as in "owch")
Scriabin = scrEE-uh-bin
Grieg = greeg
and miscellaneous pronunciations:
Traumerie = TRAW-mer-eye
Gymnopedie = JIM-no-pee-dee
Kreutzer = CREWT-ser
Aeolean = Ay-OH-lee-uhn
Bagatelle = BAJ-uh-tell
Estampes = es-STAMPS
leggiero = lay-szhee-AIR-oh
That is all that has posed problems so far. Thanks for anything at all ~
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dj
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Re: Musical pronunciations
Reply #1 on: October 23, 2003, 05:39:42 AM
uh the only one of these words that i've ever actually heard anyone say is Claudio Arrau and i think u've got that one right (excepting of course that "owch" is usually spelled "ouch")
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eddie92099
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Re: Musical pronunciations
Reply #2 on: October 23, 2003, 02:30:32 PM
Gyorgy Cziffra = gee-YER-gee CHIFF-ruh
Scriabin = scrEE-yah-bin
Traumerie = TROW (as in cow)-meh-rye
Gymnopedie = JIM-no-peh-dee
Kreutzer = CROIT (as in Detroit)-ser
Bagatelle = BAG-ah-tell
Estampes = es-STOMP
leggiero = leh-jee-AIR-oh
The rest were fine
,
Ed
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