German Diction Midterm

When is a vowel closed and long?

In a stressed element. When followed by one consonant, when it is the final vowel, and when it is followed by h.

When is a vowel short and open?

When followed by more than one consonant.

Rules for “a”s

Open-a, Closed-ɑ, ä-ɛ

-ai or -ei

a:e

-au

ɑ:o

-eu or -äu

ɔ:ø

Closed ü [y] placement

T=i L=u

Open ü [Y] placement

T=ɪ L=ʊ

Closed ö [ø] placement

T=e L=o

Open ö [œ] placement

T=ɛ L=ɔ

What r: initial or medial in an element

rolled

What r: after open vowels

rolled

What r: doubled in the same element

rolled

what r: between two vowel sounds

flipped

What r: after a closed-long vowel

syllabic or flipped

What r: final in prefixes

syllabic or flipped

What r: in single syllable words

Syllabic or flipped

What r: as a prefix

Syllabic or flipped

What r: suffix or inflected endings w/-er

syllabic or rolled

What r: r-r between two elements

syllabic . rolled

ng in the same element

ŋ

n g between two elements

n.g

nk in the same element

ŋk

n k between two elements

n.k

c before a front vowel sound

ts

c before a back vowel sound or consonant-except h

k

ch after a front vowel sound or consonant

ç

ch after a back vowel sound

x

chs in one element

ks

ch s between two elements

ç.s

the four voiced/unvoiced consonants

b, d, g, s

when should the consonant be voiced?

when initial in an element or intervallic  

When should a consonant be unvoiced?

final position in an element

Voiced/unvoiced: before s or an unvoiced consonant

Unvoiced

Voiced/Unvoiced: doubled in a single element

voiced

Voiced or unvoiced: doubled between two elements

first: unvoiced second: voiced

ig final or before a consonant

ɪç

ig before a vowel

ɪg

ig when followed by a syllable with the [ɪç] sound

ɪk

double ss between two elements

s.z

sch in same element

ʃ

s ch between two elements

s.ç

sp initial in a word element

ʃp

st initial in a word element

ʃt

Composer: Rückert Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder

Gustav Mahler

Composer: Rückert Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit

Gustav Mahler

Composer: Des Knaben Wunderhorn: 1. Revelge

Gustav Mahler

Composer: Laue Sommernacht

Alma Mahler

Composer:7 frühe Lieder (7 early songs): No. 1 Nacht (Night)

Alban Berg

Composer: Hat dich die Liebe berührt

Joseph Marx

Voice: Rückert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder

Mezzo Soprano

Voice: Rückert-Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit

Mezzo Soprano

Describe: Rückert-Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit

Oboes, clarinet, strings, horns
Slowish legato, loose vibrato

Describe: Rückert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder

bouncy, lots of mov.

Oboe, bassoon, strings, flute

Voice: Des Knaben Wunderhorn 1. Revelge

Baritone

Describe: Des Knaben Wunderhorn 1. Revelge

drums, horn

quiet build grand descend

explosive consonants

march declaritive, walsty feel :|

Voice: Laue Sommernacht

Mezzo Soprano

Describe: Laue Sommernacht

piano

Slow

Driving build, long high notes

Voice: Sieben frühe Lieder 1.Nacht

Soprano

Describe: Sieben frühe Lieder 1.Nacht

Piano-quick moving

mysterious

Quiet light,

legato, speechlike

Voice: Hat dich die Liebe berührt

Mezzo Soprano

Describe: Hat dich die Liebe berührt

cinematic

syncopated entrances