orion_mk3 Feb 1, 2008
When I was trying to describe my music preferences to a friend the other day, it dawned on me that I've never heard most of my favorite composers' names pronounced. I could easily be mangling them!
For instance, even though I actually went to Dear Friends, I can't for the life of me remember if it's noh-BOO eww-EE-mat-su , noh-BOO-oh ooh-EE-mat-su, or something else entirely.
On the other hand, thanks to extensive research, I am now sure that it's Michael jee-ah-KEE-no, not (as I was saying) Michael jah-CHY-no.
So would anyone like to weigh in on how to pronounce their favorite musician's name? The ones that are particularly vexing me right now are Iwadare, Hosoe, and the name Keiichi (as in K. Suzuki or K. Sugiyama). Oh, and Ito, that's a real toughie