Język niemiecki w śpiewie Ćwiczenie wymowy scenicznej a glottodydaktyka
The German Language in Singing, or the Usefulness of Phonetics and Stage Pronunciation in Didactics

Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the importance of knowing the rules of stage pronunciation in interpreting a German Romantic song. The value of an artistic song is contained in an excellent poetic text, but only an appropriate musical interpretation makes it possible to read it anew. The factors influencing the accuracy of a musical interpretation are certainly respect for the prosody of the text, understanding its content and blending into the musical convention. An important role is also played by the singer’s awareness and talent, who can look at the piece in many aspects: semantically, phonetically and structurally, interpreting it with sensitivity and awareness of the prosody of the language. Adopting all these aspects enables the singer to perceive the non-musical contexts of the piece, which play a significant role in its interpretation. It might seem that the separation of the semantic layer from the sound layer makes sense only for research purposes, but the awareness of the acoustic properties of sounds helps in the work and interpretation of 19th-century German poetry. Moreover, teachers can use techniques from singing presented in the article in teaching foreign languages.

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