Changes in Norms for the Proper Pronunciation of the Portuguese language for singing and theater in Brazil

1938, 1956 and 2005

Authors

  • Martha Herr São Paulo State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2007.55160

Keywords:

brazilian portuguese, pronunciation norms, singing, theater

Abstract

The creation of norms for the proper pronunciation of sung Portuguese was one of the results of the First Congress of the National Sung Language in 1937, but they never were officially revised. During a Congress in 1956, Brazilian actors determined their own version of the norms for Portuguese spoken in the theater which served, in large part, as a first revision of the Norms published in 1938. Em 2005, during the 4th Encounter of Brazilian Song, new norms were voted on, yet to be published. This article seeks to compare and contrast the two documents from 1938 and 1958 with the sugestions for norms from 2005.

Author Biography

  • Martha Herr, São Paulo State University

    Martha Herr holds a Doctorate in Music from Michigan State University. She has participated in recitals, operas, and recordings in Brazil, the United States, and Europe, as a soloist and a member of various Brazilian music and contemporary music ensembles. She is the coordinator of the Singing area at UNESP (São Paulo) and a professor in graduate studies. In 1998, she received the Carlos Gomes Award from the São Paulo State Department of Culture. She organized the 4th Brazilian Singing Meeting, during which the New Standards for Good Pronunciation of the Portuguese Language were voted on.

References

ANAIS do Primeiro Congresso Brasileiro de Língua Falada no Teatro. Rio de Janeiro: Ministério da Educação e Cultura, 1958.

ANDRADE, Mario de. Normas para a boa pronúncia da língua nacional no canto erudito. Revista Brasileira de Música: Escola Nacional de Música da Universidade do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, v.5, 1º fascículo, p, 1-35, 1938.

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Published

2007-01-01

Issue

No. 15 (2007): General Topics

Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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“Changes in Norms for the Proper Pronunciation of the Portuguese Language for Singing and Theater in Brazil: 1938, 1956 and 2005”. 2007. Per Musi, no. 15 (January): 35-40. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2007.55160.