Exploring English Lyrics: Selection and Pronunciation of English Art Song Repertoire

Exploring English Lyrics is a comprehensive collection of English art song lyrics with transcriptions, covering 500 years of history and featuring 790 unique selections from various cultures. It includes texts for beginners and professionals, with detailed pronunciation guidelines and indices for easy reference. The book assists teachers in repertoire selection and provides students with accurate and elegant pronunciation for optimal singing technique.

Format: Hardback
Length: 306 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Exploring English Lyrics is a comprehensive collection of English art texts with transcriptions, offering a valuable resource for native and non-native speakers alike. With 790 unique art song selections and pronunciations based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), it spans nearly 500 years of art song history, featuring texts set by over 129 composers. The lyrics represent diverse segments of British, American, African American, Canadian, Scottish, Irish, and Australian cultures, catering to beginners and professional singers. The book includes works suitable for beginners as well as those performed by renowned singers. It also includes texts from the Royal Conservatory of Music Development Program adjudications, new composers' collected works, and lyrics from major anthologies like Joan Boytim's First Book series. Detailed indications for selections requiring specific dialects or character voice pronunciations are provided, along with helpful indices for searching by composer, song cycle, first line, or song title. References to settings of texts by multiple composers are also included throughout the book. This text assists teachers in repertoire selections while providing students with accurate and elegant pronunciation, essential for intelligibility and optimal singing technique. Knowledge of the phonetic system and detailed pronunciation of new and standard repertoire is readily accessible with this text.

Weight: 957g
Dimension: 287 x 225 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538192689