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The Well-Tempered Announcer: A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Music by Robert Fradkin (Paperback, 1996)

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Author: RA Fradkin ISBN 10: 025321064X. Title: The Well-Tempered Announcer: A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Item Condition: New. Used-like N : The book pretty much look like a new book. There will be no stains or markings on the book, the cover is clean and crisp, the book will look unread, the only marks there may be are slight bumping marks to the edges of the book where it may have been on a shelf previously.

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. . . demystifies more than 2000 names of composers, conductors and performers, titles of works and musical terms in some two dozen languages. -Publishers Weekly . . . Fradkin's guide will save people from both error and affectation. -Rettig on Reference What a great idea for a book. -Denver Post Multifaceted and well organized . . . A wide range of useful tips will help attentive readers avoid common pronunciation gaffes and build on the sound advice offered . . . This is a book for the linguistically sensitive and musically inclined to keep handy. -Choice Classical announcers and musicians will welcome this guide. -American Reference Books Annual Is it [rick-kard] or [rih-khard] Wagner? Radio announcers have very few resources for learning to pronounce foreign words and names associated with classical music. In this innovative guide, Robert Fradkin provides the pronunciation of over 2000 personal names, titles of works, and musical terms. The Well-Tempered Announcer is an ideal text for radio and television classes and the ultimate aid in the broadcasting booth.