I've got a good one. Anyone know how to pronounce "Wojciech Kilar"? Love his music and I feel like a schmuck that I can't say his name correctly.
I think I heard somewhere that it was "Why-check Key-lar"
While in school many years ago I had a friend with the first name "Wojciech" and he pronounced it: Voy-Teck But I am not sure if there are not different ways to pronounce within Poland. Also: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech
I actually explained how to pronounce it on this very thread!!
However, to obviate the necessity of searching through ten pages of posts, here's an instant replay:
Wojciech Kilar:
v+oi (as in “oink”) che+kh (as in the German “ich”- NOT “k”)
kee (as in “keep” but EXTREMELY short “ee”) + lar (as a Spaniard would pronounce these three letters = rolled r but with a shorter “a”)
The stress is on the first syllable in both words.
By the way, your friend was using the diminutive form of Wojciech ("Wojtek")
Lest anyone question the veracity of this info, let me reiterate that I am a card-carrying, pierogi-loving vodka-guzzling Pole!
Bumping up an older thread -- Is Robert Cobert pronounced so first and last name rhyme, or is the last name pronounced like Claudette (and Stephen) pronounce theirs, (but without the "l" obviously)?
Bumping up an older thread -- Is Robert Cobert pronounced so first and last name rhyme, or is the last name pronounced like Claudette (and Stephen) pronounce theirs, (but without the "l" obviously)?
I always thought it was Coe (like toe) - Bert (like hurt).
Thanks to those who cleared up Despat for me - was never quite sure.....
......but can anyone help me with Barrington Pheloung? I think I get Barrington ;o) - but Pheloung? I tend to pronounce it FAY-lung but the misses says it's FEE-lung.....and there are a few other ways one could interpret it......anyone know the proper-job pronunciation?
Here's what I've thought so far, but it could very well be wrong: I always thought Jarre was "jar", but I heard someone else say "jzar-AY" Moross, I think, is "more-OSE"
Tend to agree with Handstand re Jarre. Have never heard it pronounced 'jzar-ay' , and there is no accent over the 'e'.
Here's what I've thought so far, but it could very well be wrong: I always thought Jarre was "jar", but I heard someone else say "jzar-AY" Moross, I think, is "more-OSE"
Tend to agree with Handstand re Jarre. Have never heard it pronounced 'jzar-ay' , and there is no accent over the 'e'.
A French man pronounced it JHAR (soft J). I also saw an interview somewhere with a movie score insider who pronounced Jerome Moross as Mor - ROSS (with the accent on the ROSS).
Has Ennio Morricone been clarified? I've heard the first name is IN-ee-oh. The last name I've always pronounced More-ih-koe-nee, like it's spelled, but I probably say it wrong.
Has Ennio Morricone been clarified? I've heard the first name is IN-ee-oh. The last name I've always pronounced More-ih-koe-nee, like it's spelled, but I probably say it wrong.
yeah a bit wrong ! Because you pronounce it in English !
It`s En-ee-o Mori-cou-ne ("Mori" and "ne" are short speaken)
With regard to Frontiere, I hope the following helps to establish an authoritatively definitive ruling.
Some years ago now, on the occasion of his second visit to Scotland, I was privileged to have a lengthy telephone converstion with Elmer Bernstein during which I asked him if he could identify the accordeon player on the soundtrack ( not the album ) of ' The Sons of Katie Elder' and, since his memory seemed a little hazy on this, I tentatively speculated that it might have been either Carl Fortina or Frontiere : he agreed it was one of the two although he could not be certain which. The key point is that, throughout this section of our conversation he referred to Frontiere as Front - tee - air -ee.
I hope this helps.
Incidentally, Barrington Pheloung has been interviewed many times on British radio and television and his surname is pronounced as follows - Felloong.
Has Ennio Morricone been clarified? I've heard the first name is IN-ee-oh. The last name I've always pronounced More-ih-koe-nee, like it's spelled, but I probably say it wrong.
yeah a bit wrong ! Because you pronounce it in English !
It`s En-ee-o Mori-cou-ne ("Mori" and "ne" are short speaken)
Not exactly. Both his first and last name contain a double consonant. In Italian phonetics the double consonant have actually twice the length of single consonant (they have practically a stronger sound).
With The Artist winning Best Score at the Oscars, I thought I could get help with the composer's name. Watching the Oscars might not have been any help, because they seem to butcher the composer's name at times!
Is Ludovic Bource pronounced 'Lud-o-vic Borse' in English? I say his last name like it rhymes with 'horse'.
