JAMES KALLEMBACH composer
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Pronunciation for Beethoven 9 by Nils Neubert
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(singer and German diction teacher)

Seid umschlugen: "u" vowels are rounded and puckered, wer, dem, Erdenrund, der, wohnen (esp) are all LONG vowels, not like English "dare". Sternenzelt has the "ts" sound NOT "z". rounded/puckered vowel on "muss"
Freude: "Schone" is rounded/puckered, betreten, mode, werden, wo, Flügel are LONG vowels (listen esp. to werden, betreten, mode)
den, uberm, er, wohnen, are LONG vowels (esp. den, er, and ESP ESP wohnen). Sternenzelt has the "ts" sound NOT "z".. note the bright "ah" like "Ahnest" and rounded/puckered vowel on "muss"
Rounded/puckered vowel on "Küsse" and "und", reben, Tod, dem, gegeben, Cherub are LONG vowels
wer, Seele, dem, Erdenrund, wers, der are all long vowels
To practice as you wish
All photos of James Kallembach are courtesy of  Erielle Bakkum Photography.

Choral

ORATORIOS/MAJOR WORKS
SATB
SSA/TTB

Art Song

A PRIMER OF BIRDS
FOUR ROMANTIC SONGS
JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS

Recordings

​FOUR ROMANTIC SONGS
PASSION
MOST SACRED BODY
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