CARMINA BURANA
CARMINA BURANA
CARMINA BURANA
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CARL ORFF'S <strong>CARMINA</strong> <strong>BURANA</strong><br />
Specifi c to the Carmina Burana text,<br />
there are four principal differences in pronunciation<br />
between Ecclesiastical Latin and<br />
Germanic pronunciation:<br />
• The treatment of the internal consonant<br />
combination “sc,” (for example crescis).<br />
In ecclesiastical pronunciation, crescis is<br />
pronounced [crESis]. In other words,<br />
the “sc” sounds like the English “sh,”<br />
and the fi nal syllable “i” is pronounced<br />
closed, as in the English word “quiche.”<br />
In Germanic pronunciation, crescis<br />
is pronounced [crEtsIs]. The “sc”<br />
becomes a “ts” sound and the fi nal<br />
syllable “i” is pronounced open, as in<br />
the English word “it.”<br />
• The treatment of the consonant “g,” for<br />
example “egestatem.”<br />
52 CHORAL JOURNAL Volume 51 Number 4<br />
The ecclesiastical pronunciation of<br />
egestatem uses a soft “g” sound<br />
[EdZEstAtEm]. The “g” sounds like an<br />
English “j” as in “judge.” The surrounding<br />
“e” vowels are both open as in<br />
“bed.”<br />
The Germanic pronunciation of egestatem<br />
uses the hard “g” sound [EgEst<br />
AtEm]. The “g” sounds like the beginning<br />
of the word “get.” The surrounding<br />
“e”s sound like the “a” in “ate.”<br />
• The treatment of “c” surrounded by two<br />
vowels (for example glaciem).<br />
In Ecclesiastical pronunciation, glaciem<br />
is pronounced [glAtSiEm]. The “c” like<br />
“ch” in the work “cheese.”<br />
In Germanic pronunciation, glaciem<br />
is pronounced [glAtsiEm]. The “c” is<br />
pronounced like the “t” and the “s” in<br />
the word “pots.”<br />
• The treatment of the “ch” in michi.<br />
In Ecclesiastical pronunciation, michi is<br />
pronounced [miki].<br />
In German pronunciation, michi is<br />
pronounced [miCi]. Here the “ch”<br />
is similar to the sound of “h” in the<br />
English word “hue.” 4<br />
There were several inconsistencies in those<br />
recordings using Germanic Latin pronunciation.<br />
1. In movement 19 (Si puer cum puellula), the<br />
word Felix (fortunate) in most recordings<br />
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