French Diction Tutorial of "Villanelle" by Berlioz

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French diction tutorial of : Villanelle
Composer : Berlioz
Poet : Gautier
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 (www.larousse.fr/).
This includes the pronounciation for such words as:
"les" www.larousse.fr...
"là-bas" www.larousse.fr...
"heureux" www.larousse.fr...
and the like.

[@musicalnerds101]

Thank you so much! This was such a big help to learn this song and to perfect my vowel sounds.

[@ultrafreakysrilankan]

exactly what i needed! than you so much :)

[@FrenchDiction]

You're so welcome!
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[@professionalmusician1172]

3:06 should be "égarant", not "égrenant". (Afterwards, in the slow version, it is right.)
Otherwise, thank you for the very helpful recording! For us foreigners, even if we speak French, it is a great help. Greetings from Austria!

[@piacere1687]

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