Exploring English Lyrics - by Cheri Montgomery & Allen Henderson (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Exploring English Lyrics is the most unified collection of English art texts with transcriptions available. The selections span nearly 500 years of art song history with 790 unique lyrics set by more than 129 composers. The recommended pronunciations enhance the sung delivery of the text while honoring the intentions of the poet and composer.

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As more and more singers around the globe sing songs in English and as composers write new art songs in the English language, Exploring English Lyrics is essential for today's singers and those who work with them. This comprehensive resource offers an opportunity for deep study of English diction and quick access for answers about specific diction questions in the studio, practice room, and diction class.

About the Author

Versatile artist, teacher, arts administrator, and baritone Allen Henderson is Executive Director of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). In this position, he serves as administrator for the International Congress of Voice Teachers held every four years at locations around the world. He is also Professor of Music at Georgia Southern University where he teaches voice and for many years taught foreign language diction.

Cheri Montgomery is a member of the voice faculty at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and an author and lecturer on the topics of voice and diction. Her published texts include: the Lyric Diction Workbook Series (for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, Spanish, and Russian lyric diction courses); the IPA Handbook for Singers, Phonetic Readings for Lyric Diction, and Phonetic Transcription for Lyric Diction (for the abbreviated lyric diction course); and A Sketchbook Atlas of the Vocal Tract and The Singer's Daily Practice Journal, volumes I, II, III (for private and class voice).