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Historical and Regional Pronunciations in Vocal Performance

Whether they commit their work to paper or create it extempore in performance, composers usually have in their mind's ear when set-ting words to music the specific sounds that characterize a particular pronunciation or dialect, sounds that are thus an integral part of the musical conception. Correspondingly, the re-creation of the original sounds—obviously in some part speculative where the audible re-cord is absent—or something approaching them can have a dramatic effect on the coloration and rhythmic profile of a vocal work in performance, and calls for as much care as other important stylistic factors such as articulation or choice of instruments. (A seemingly small change can generate a large effect, as for example the bright-ening of vowel quality that occurs when English-speaking singers produce the true dental consonants of the Romance languages.)