I say eye-earn. Of course, I don't sing this aria -- but I do teach it! :-)
--- Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof. of Music Dept. of Music, Rhodes College 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112 901-843-3782; fax 843-3789 http://www.rhodes.edu
> ---------- > From: Craig Tompkins > Reply To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 3:22 PM > To: vocalist > Subject: [vocalist] Holiday greetings and pronunciation question > > Dear listers, > I would like to wish you all a very festive holiday season from the very > green and very wet West Coast of Canada. I'm heading to Ontario and will > be away from my email for about 10 days, but in the meantime, how do you > pronounce the word 'iron' in the aria Thou Shalt Break Them from > Messiah? Is it eye-ron, eye-run, eye-earn or something else entirely? > Cheers > Craig, Burnaby BC > > > > > > > > >
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