Friday 24 August 2012

mjuːzɪkl̩ trænskrɪpʃn̩z


Here are a few titles of musical compositions transcribed in General British (= GB). D'you know the respective composer? If not, look him up; then transcribe his (last) name as it is pronounced in GB.


  1. ðə bluː dænjuːb - straʊs, ʃtraʊs
  2. ðə bɑːtəd braɪd - ˈsmetənə
  3. ðə nʌtkrækə swiːt - tʃaɪˈkɒfski, tʃaɪˈkɔːfski
  4. muːnlaɪt sənɑːtə - ˈbeɪt(h)əʊv(ə)n
  5. ðə meri waɪvz əv wɪnzə - ˈnɪkəlaɪ
  6. ðə fɔːs əv destɪni - ˈveədi
  7. ðə flaɪt əv ðə bʌmblbiː - rɪm(p)ski 'kɔːsəkɒf, - 'kɔːsəkɒv
  8. ðə kɑːnɪvəl əv ði ænɪməlz - sæ̃ 'sɒ̃(s), sæ̃nˈsɑ̃ːŋ, - ˈsɑ̃ːns
  9. ðə dɑːns əv ðə ʃʊɡə plʌm feəri - tʃaɪˈkɒfski, tʃaɪˈkɔːfski
  10. ðə deθ ənd ðə meɪdən - ˈʃuːbət, ˈʃuːbɜːt

7 comments:

  1. In English, it's usually

    muːnlaɪt sənɑːtə

    :)

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  2. @vp: Thanks for that! And let the light of the moon shine upon you ;-)

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  3. -- I can't see any difference between your no 4 and vp's! (perhaps it's a browser question).

    -- For nos 4 and 9, respectively, I'd say /ðə 'muːnlaɪt sə'nɑːtə/ and /ðə dɑːns əv ðə ʃʊɡə plʌm feəri/ (each starting with /ðə/)

    -- For no 9 I'd say /læ 'fɔːtsæ del de'stiːnɔ/! I don't think I've ever heard the name of that work cited in English (other than as an explanation).

    1. /ʃtraʊs/ or /straʊs/
    2. /'smetʌnə/
    3. /tʃaɪ'kɒvski/
    4. /'beɪthəʊvən/
    5. /'nɪkəlaɪ/
    6. /'veədi/
    7. /rɪmski'kɔːsəkɒf/
    8. /sæ̃'sɑ̃s/ or /sæn'sɑːs/
    9. /tʃaɪ'kɒvski/
    10. /'ʃuːbət/

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  4. 8. (my last comment) was intended to be:
    /sæ̃'sɑ̃s/ or /sæn'sɑːns/

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    1. I'd agree with Kevin for all of his except for the ʌ in Smetana which wd give it the unlikely vowel sequence in 'blade-runner'
      I dont recollect ever hearing tʃaɪˈkɔːfsk, sæ̃nˈsɑ̃ːŋ or ʃuːbɜːt.
      As to lɑː fɔːtsə del destiːnəʊ
      I understand Kevin's ӕs but he can't have ɔ too allophonic.

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    2. You're quite right, Limey: the ʌ in Smetana was "my bad", as they say.

      There's no /ðə/ before /,deθənðə'meɪdən/, though, Kraut!

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