| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 122 pages) |
| Note |
Notes : pages 108-114. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 115) and index. |
| Contents |
Why this guide? -- The basics of the French line -- Common French meters -- Stanzas -- Sonnets, rondels, and other fixed forms -- Rhyme -- Free verse. |
| Summary |
Aimed at singers and singing teachers interested in the French song repertoire. This work, using examples from well known song settings, sets out the basics of French versification, showing how an understanding of verse techniques can enhance the enjoyment and interpretation of the French melody. It also illustrates how rhyme works. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
French language -- Versification.
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Singing -- Diction.
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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French language -- Versification.
(OCoLC)fst00934665
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Singing -- Diction.
(OCoLC)fst01119315
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hunter, David, 1955- Understanding French verse. New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0195177169 (DLC) 2004063558 (OCoLC)57069327 |
| ISBN |
142376188X (electronic bk.) |
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9781423761884 (electronic bk.) |
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