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Originally Posted by SnorkleCat
Hi all...I need a couple of pointers on how to correctly pronounce the names of some Scandinavian composers and musicians. Perhaps write them to rhyme with English words?
Norwegian composer: Geirr Tveitt
Finnish Composer: Taneli Kuusisto
Finnish Composer: Leevi Madetoja
Swedish Composer: Gunnar de Frumerie
Swedish Composer: Ture Rangstrom (with dots over the O)
Thanks in advance! I hate butchering people's names, especially on the radio.  |
My previous attempts of explaining Swedish pronunciations here on the forum have been quite a disaster, but I'll give it a try.
Gunnar: [guh-naar]
de Frumerie: looks Frech to me. Go with their pronunciation.
Ture: [tuh-reh]
Rangström: [raang] is a good start. The
ö sounds somewhat like the e in s
ervice. I think
3: is the phonetic spelling. So
[raangstr
3:m] will do fine.
I know some of our sounds are tricky for you but I don't think you'll butcher anything. Nice though that you're interested in givining it a try.
