Boris Asaf'ev and the Soviet Musicology - E-thesis

A Note on Transliteration
An international system of transliteration is employed in this work. Although English
literature most commonly uses British system when translating people’s names, this
work uses international system systematically in all cases. Thus Louré is translated
Lur’e and Stravinsky is transliterated Stravinskij. The international system of
transliteration is employed here for two reasons: first of all, it is more precise and
readable for non-native English speakers than the British system. Second, it is clearer to
use only one transliteration for the sake of coherence of the work. The Following table
sets out the system used.
Russian letter ‘International’ System
A a a
Б б b
B в v
Г г g
Д д d
E е je/e
Ë ë jo/ë
Ж ж ž
З з z
И и i
Й й j
К к k
Л л l
М м m
Н н n
О о o
П п p
Р р r
С с s
Т т t
У у u
Ф ф f
Х х h
Ц ц c
Ч ч č
Ш ш š
Щ щ šč
ъ ”
ы y
ь ’
Э э è
Ю ю ju
Я я ja
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