French Diction Tutorial of "Nuit d'étoiles" by Debussy

FREE 5 MINUTE SKYPE TRIAL!!! email me at [email protected] for details! French diction tutorial of : Nuit d'étoiles Composer : Debussy Poet : Théodore de Banville A quick note about the IPA subtitles. The symbol "~" is what I use for both liaison and legato linking. The standard way of writing out the IPA is somewhat unsatisfactory. For example the IPA for: Les américains (the Americans) would normally be written: [lez ameʀikε̃] or [le zameʀikε̃] but I prefer [le~z~ameʀikε̃] with the liaison consonant in between two "~"s. In this way, one is able to pronounce each word separately, yet good legato is encouraged when said together. As every syllable begins with a consonant, the use of the symbol "~" used for linking is shown in the following way. The IPA for: par exemple (for example) will be written as: [paʀ~εgzɑ̃pl] Of course, it is understood that there is no rest in the music between these two words. When it comes to the French pronunciation used, I always gave deference to that which was given by the Dictionnaire Larousse (http://www.larousse.fr/). This includes the pronounciation for such words as: "les" http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/... "là-bas" http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/... "heureux" http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/... and the like.