At 9:33 PM +0100 3/18/04, d. collins wrote:
Can mai count as two syllables in Italian? I have a 17th century print that seems to give it two notes.

Thanks,

Dennis

I believe that each vowel gets its own note, unlike languages like English which are full of diphthongs and triphthons. You often find bisyllabic Italian words on a single note, and the singer has to know to divide the note in 2.


John


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