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.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on Translation and MethodologiesIntroductionPronunciation GuideAFRIKAANS ART SONGS Hennie Aucamp (1934--2014) Boerneef (1897--1967) pseudonym of Izak Wilhelmus van der MerweJan Francois Elias Celliers (1865--1940) a.k.a. Jan F. E. CelliersDoll de Villiers (1920--2016) Izak Louis de Villiers (1936--2009) a.k.a. I. L. de VilliersPierre de Villiers Pienaar (1904--78) a.k.a. P. de Villiers PienaarPhilip de Vos (b. 1939) Ben Dryer (n.d.) Izak David du Plessis (1900--81) a.k.a. I. D. du PlessisMornay André du Plessis (1909--41) Erlank Eitemal (1901--84) Gideon Fagan (1904--80) Henry Allan Fagan (1889--1963) a.k.a. H. A. FaganBurger Gericke (1916--89) a.k.a. B. GerikeTheodore Walter Jandrell (1888--1968) a.k.a. Theo W. JandrellIngrid Jonker (1933--65) Albertus Daniël Keet (1888--1972) a.k.a. A. D. KeetBessie Kotzé (née Badenhorst) (n.d.) Chris Lamprecht (b. 1927)Christian Frederick Louis Leipoldt (1880--1947) a.k.a. C. Louis LeipoldtWilliam Edward Gladstone Louw (1913--80) a.k.a. W. E. G. LouwDaniël François Malherbe (1881--1961) a.k.a. D. F. MalherbeEugène 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. PhilanderHilda 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 BruggenChristian Maurits van den Heever (1902--57) a.k.a. C. M. van den HeeverSteven van Vene (n.d.) Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906--70) a.k.a. N. P. van Wyk LouwAndries Gerhardus Visser (1879--1929) a.k.a. A. G. VisserCornelius Francois Visser (1882--1965) a.k.a. C. F. VisserTheo Wassenaar (1892--1982) C. H. Weich (1892--1973) Anonymous Biblical TextsBibliographyAppendicesAppendix A: Musical AnthologiesAppendix B: Resources for Obtaining Musical ScoresAppendix C: Sound Recordings: A DiscographyAppendix D: Resources for Obtaining Information on Afrikaans Art Songs, Song Cycles, Composers, Performers, and Lyric Diction in EnglishAppendix E: Afrikaans Language, Culture, and History InstitutionsAppendix F: Research ProjectsAppendix G: Afrikaans Lyric Diction SummaryAppendix H: GlossaryIndex of First Lines and TitlesIndex of Composers and Songs by Voice Category
