Full Description
Afrikaans art song literature is a fascinating but neglected genre, largely inaccessible to non-native speakers outside South Africa. For the first time, this translation and pronunciation guide makes Afrikaans art songs available to an English-speaking audience. Compiled by two music scholars and professional performers, it provides original International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions and word-for-word translations in English. The selection represents some of the most beloved and beautiful Afrikaans poems from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, set by highly respected composers.
As well as the poems themselves, the authors give a brief history of Afrikaans art song literature, information on influential composers and poets, and useful footnotes about the unique geography, culture, landscapes, and peoples of South Africa. The book concludes with a pedagogical lyric diction guide and lists of resources for obtaining sheet music. Afrikaans Art Song Literature is an invaluable book for all musicians who want to perform or teach this little-known repertoire worthy of inclusion among the greats of the art song literature canon.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Translation and Methodologies
Introduction
Pronunciation Guide
AFRIKAANS ART SONGS
Hennie Aucamp (1934--2014)
Boerneef (1897--1967) pseudonym of Izak Wilhelmus van der Merwe
Jan Francois Elias Celliers (1865--1940) a.k.a. Jan F. E. Celliers
Doll de Villiers (1920--2016)
Izak Louis de Villiers (1936--2009) a.k.a. I. L. de Villiers
Pierre de Villiers Pienaar (1904--78) a.k.a. P. de Villiers Pienaar
Philip de Vos (b. 1939)
Ben Dryer (n.d.)
Izak David du Plessis (1900--81) a.k.a. I. D. du Plessis
Mornay André du Plessis (1909--41)
Erlank Eitemal (1901--84)
Gideon Fagan (1904--80)
Henry Allan Fagan (1889--1963) a.k.a. H. A. Fagan
Burger Gericke (1916--89) a.k.a. B. Gerike
Theodore Walter Jandrell (1888--1968) a.k.a. Theo W. Jandrell
Ingrid Jonker (1933--65)
Albertus Daniël Keet (1888--1972) a.k.a. A. D. Keet
Bessie Kotzé (née Badenhorst) (n.d.)
Chris Lamprecht (b. 1927)
Christian Frederick Louis Leipoldt (1880--1947) a.k.a. C. Louis Leipoldt
William Edward Gladstone Louw (1913--80) a.k.a. W. E. G. Louw
Daniël François Malherbe (1881--1961) a.k.a. D. F. Malherbe
Eugène Marais (1871--1936)
Francois Marais (n.d.)
Dirk Mostert (1897--1982)
S. J. M. Osborne (n.d.)
Peter John Philander (1921--2006) a.k.a. Piet Philander or P. J. Philander
Hilda Postma (1895--1993)
Totius (1877--1953) pseudonym of Jacob Daniël du Toit
Jan Reinder Leonard van Bruggen (1895--1948) a.k.a. J. R. L. van Bruggen
Christian Maurits van den Heever (1902--57) a.k.a. C. M. van den Heever
Steven van Vene (n.d.)
Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906--70) a.k.a. N. P. van Wyk Louw
Andries Gerhardus Visser (1879--1929) a.k.a. A. G. Visser
Cornelius Francois Visser (1882--1965) a.k.a. C. F. Visser
Theo Wassenaar (1892--1982)
C. H. Weich (1892--1973)
Anonymous
Biblical Texts
Bibliography
Appendices
Appendix A: Musical Anthologies
Appendix B: Resources for Obtaining Musical Scores
Appendix C: Sound Recordings: A Discography
Appendix D: Resources for Obtaining Information on Afrikaans Art Songs, Song Cycles, Composers, Performers, and Lyric Diction in English
Appendix E: Afrikaans Language, Culture, and History Institutions
Appendix F: Research Projects
Appendix G: Afrikaans Lyric Diction Summary
Appendix H: Glossary
Index of First Lines and Titles
Index of Composers and Songs by Voice Category
