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Uploaded by on Dec 20, 2009

It can sometimes be difficult to pronounce the names of famous composers. Here's an instructional video so you can get it right and seem smart!

note: Ludvig should be spelled Ludwig.

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  • i dont get it, is this a joke? or did you honestly say rayf and debyoosee?

  • @pickednads6 No joke!

  • whats the name of the piece at the end?

  • Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor, called, "Revolutionary".

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  • terrible. my pronunciation teacher would kill you.

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  • I agree, this is a terrible example - DON'T LISTEN TO THIS GUY - TRY HARDER.

  • turn audio transliteration ON (CC)

    what what is spelled for 'Debussy'

    LOL!!

  • terrible

  • Rename the video: "How to pronounce the names of famous composers IN ENGLISH"

  • Fail. Almost every single one is wrong

  • i had to do a speech for my orchestra and i had trouble pronouncing Tchaikovsky it is hard though maybe idk

  • Claude should be [klod], not [klad], and Debussy [dəby'si], not ['dɛbjusi]; Frédéric is [frederik], not [fredərik] and Chopin is [ʃopɛ̃], not [ʃopan]. What about the other French composers (Eg. Poulenc--with the [k] at the end, and Messien--[mɛsjɑ̃], not [mɛsjɛ̃])?

  • Thank you, sir.

  • I really need one of these on philosophers. I feel like an absolute imbecile when I am trying to hold an intelligent conversation with someone and screw up Nietzsche's name...

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