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Wolfson, David. Maximizing intelligibility of english language text setting and Heaven's Gate. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T31R6TR2

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TitleMaximizing intelligibility of english language text setting and Heaven's Gate
NameWolfson, David (author); Rao, Nancy (chair); Aldridge, Robert (internal member); Kemper, Steven (internal member); Rosenhaus, Steven (outside member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2018
Other Date2018-01 (degree)
SubjectMusic, Speech, Intelligibility of
Extent1 online resource (viii, 278 p. : ill.)
DescriptionIs there anything a composer can do to maximize the chances that a setting of English text for the classically trained voice can be understood by audiences? Intelligibility can be a problem for composers of English-language opera and art songs, despite the best efforts of their singers. The existing literature from composers and composition teachers on the subject of maximizing intelligibility is negligible. I draw on recent research by Lauren Collister and David Huron, as well as Nicole Scotto di Carlo (among others), who are beginning to shed some light on the ways in which song is heard differently than speech, on what aspects of classical singing can obscure listener comprehension, and on some specific ways in which different aspects of text setting can affect the text’s intelligibility, and take an interdisciplinary approach to extending their work, introducing relevant ideas and results from the fields of phonetics and psycholinguistics to interrogate compositional practices. I suggest that these and other investigations point toward the possibility of a more comprehensive analytical toolkit for composers, singers, analysts, and others interested in the intelligibility of classically trained singers.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby David Wolfson
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T31R6TR2
Languageeng
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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