How to Correctly Pronounce the Names of Classical Composers


	How to Correctly Pronounce the Names of Classical Composers
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3-7-2008 11:36 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8792555a-e35e-4005-a529-4eaae28d7dc4/FE5F2BE7-208B-42DD-8867-A8699B18860F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers" href="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers" style="font-size: 11px;">www.wikihow.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers">Fifty percent of classical composers have terribly mispronounced
names. While it's best to hear them pronounced correctly, this may
help</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Chopin-the most commonly mispronounced name. Pronounced
Show-pan, not chop-in.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Dvorak- Dvor-zhack</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Beethoven-Bay-toh-vinn</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Tchaikovsky- Chi-koff-ski</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Wagner- Vaagner</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Bartok- Bar-tock</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Rachmaninoff- Rock-man-yin-off</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Shostakovich- Shaws-taw-koh-vich</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Stravinsky- Strah-vin-ski</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Mozart- Moat-zart</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Bach- Bok</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Händel/Handel-Hen-del.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Saint-Saens - Sanh-Saw</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Schubert- Shoe-bert</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Liszt- List</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Rimsky-Korsakoff - Rim-ski -- Core-sa-coff</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Paganini-pag-a-knee-knee</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Vivaldi- Vi-vall-dee</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Sibelius-Sih-bayl-yus</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Strauss-Shtr-ow(like ouch)-ss</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Copland- Cope-lind</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Kodaly- ko-dai</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Gould- goo-ld</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Bizet- bee-zay</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Most of these names are pronounced normally, from the
standpoint of the composers' native languages. Try to keep this in
mind when attempting pronounciation.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Correctly-Pronounce-the-Names-of-Classical-Composers"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">These pronunciations are not accurate by dictionary standards,
just sound them out!</LI></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FE5F2BE7-208B-42DD-8867-A8699B18860F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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