A Study of Korean Diction for Singers

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Date

1999-11-18

Authors

Yun, Misook

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University of Oregon

Abstract

An accurately written representation of Korean diction has been in my thoughts since my study at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. While studying Italian, English, French and German diction, I came to realize that no manual for Korean diction existed. Originally, I wanted to write a Korean diction manual for Korean singers as my master's thesis. While that was never accomplished, that idea has served as the impetus for this document. This lecture document is A Study Korean Diction for Singers. Such a manual can be useful to Western singers who wish to explore Korean art song. The lecture demonstration will provide a brief introduction to the Korean alphabet, and selected Korean songs have been chosen to demonstrate the pronunciation.

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131 page PDF and supplemental audio file.

Keywords

Singing, Korean art song, Phonemes, Music, Pronunciation

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