Singing in Greek by Lydía Zervanos (Rowman &Littlefield ©2015),
has won a nomination in the Musicological Textbook category
of the Greek Drama and Music Critics' Union Awards 2016
has won a nomination in the Musicological Textbook category
of the Greek Drama and Music Critics' Union Awards 2016
Rowman & Littlefield - May 16, 2015
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442229785# http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/singing-in-greek-lydia-zervanos http://www.amazon.com/Singing-Greek-Diction-Repertoire-Guides/ In Singing in Greek: A Guide to Greek Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire Lydía Zervanos reveals to singers the vast riches of Greek vocal music. Dating back to 1770, Greek art music—following the Western European styles, often drawing on themes from Greek folk music and motifs—long awaits its rightful place in a truly international vocal repertoire. Modern singers in search of new musical opportunities will find in Singing in Greek the necessary tools to locate and perform art songs and arias from this extensive national vocal repertoire. Concisely written and full of practical advice, Singing in Greek opens with an introduction to Greek alphabet and pronunciation, navigating the assignment of IPA symbols. Zervanos covers such topics as Greek vowels, digraphs, consonants, binary consonants, consonant combinations, palatalization, basic Greek grammatical concepts and their role in stress and length, syllabification, and punctuation—all separated into easily referenced chapters and supported by the availability online of recordings of native Greek opera singers. In the second half of Singing in Greek, Zervanos offers a short history of Greek art music, biographies of prominent Greek composers, texts to their most representative works with IPA transcriptions, and word-for-word and poetic translations, with arias and art songs chosen for all voice types and levels. This work also includes indexes of direct vowel-to-IPA and consonant-to-IPA transcription, as well as useful appendices on publications, organizations and famous Greek poets. Singing in Greek is a must-have resource for every singer, voice teacher, vocal coach, collaborative pianist, opera and choral conductor seeking to perform and teach in this unique language, explore the wealth of music available, and expand their knowledge of Greek repertoire. |
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With this volume, Zervanos has taken away the obstacle of an unfamiliar language that, to this point, has prohibited wider exploration of Greek repertoire. In so doing, she has opened up a world of previously inaccessible music - and for this, singers everywhere can be grateful.
~ Classical Singer Magazine (Brian Manternach)
Singing in Greek is not simply an exploration of the Greek language and pronunciation but also an overall and thorough presentation of Greek music. . . .[T]his book is a valuable source of information. . . .All the credit should go to the author Lydía Zervanos not only for her deep scientific knowledge—her general study of the Greek language and her contribution to music specifically—but also for her knowledge of music history. A book that should be on the shelves of every musician and every music-lover. (Translated from Greek)
~ Operattika.gr (Alexis Spanides)
Classical Greek repertoire needs to be done more often as it has so much to offer in extraordinary beauty of text, melody and style. Lydia Zervanos' Singing in Greek is a tool that can break down the barriers for artists and help them learn to sing the tragoúdia (songs) in this beautiful language. Not just a book about diction, it provides much needed information about this vast and important genre. I'm so delighted that this book exists and hope that it will be in the libraries of every singer, right along side their Italian, French and German language books.
~ Maria Zouves, Greek-American soprano, producer, director,
executive director of the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs
(VOICExperience & Savannah VOICE Festival)
At last we have a resource for the Greek vocal repertoire—and what a terrific resource! Lydía Zervanos opens this vast repertoire up to us, with a very clear, detailed and easy-to-use guide to Greek diction (including understanding the Greek alphabet) and audio examples from some of the best Greek singers of our time. With her passion for the subject, she makes the history of Greek vocal music come alive, as well. A must have reference book for singers, coaches and conductors interested in broadening their repertoire.
~ Ellen Rissinger, Vocal Coach
(Semperoper Dresden/host of The Diction Police)
A fully comprehensive guide to singing in the Greek Language; I am sure this landmark work will make Greek vocal literature accessible to a wider audience.
~ Dr. Pantelis Polychronidis, Senior Lecturer/Pianist
(University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)
~ Classical Singer Magazine (Brian Manternach)
Singing in Greek is not simply an exploration of the Greek language and pronunciation but also an overall and thorough presentation of Greek music. . . .[T]his book is a valuable source of information. . . .All the credit should go to the author Lydía Zervanos not only for her deep scientific knowledge—her general study of the Greek language and her contribution to music specifically—but also for her knowledge of music history. A book that should be on the shelves of every musician and every music-lover. (Translated from Greek)
~ Operattika.gr (Alexis Spanides)
Classical Greek repertoire needs to be done more often as it has so much to offer in extraordinary beauty of text, melody and style. Lydia Zervanos' Singing in Greek is a tool that can break down the barriers for artists and help them learn to sing the tragoúdia (songs) in this beautiful language. Not just a book about diction, it provides much needed information about this vast and important genre. I'm so delighted that this book exists and hope that it will be in the libraries of every singer, right along side their Italian, French and German language books.
~ Maria Zouves, Greek-American soprano, producer, director,
executive director of the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs
(VOICExperience & Savannah VOICE Festival)
At last we have a resource for the Greek vocal repertoire—and what a terrific resource! Lydía Zervanos opens this vast repertoire up to us, with a very clear, detailed and easy-to-use guide to Greek diction (including understanding the Greek alphabet) and audio examples from some of the best Greek singers of our time. With her passion for the subject, she makes the history of Greek vocal music come alive, as well. A must have reference book for singers, coaches and conductors interested in broadening their repertoire.
~ Ellen Rissinger, Vocal Coach
(Semperoper Dresden/host of The Diction Police)
A fully comprehensive guide to singing in the Greek Language; I am sure this landmark work will make Greek vocal literature accessible to a wider audience.
~ Dr. Pantelis Polychronidis, Senior Lecturer/Pianist
(University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)