This is a useful and practical guide for anyone presenting classical music on the radio. The most useful section is "Movement 2" (chapter 2) which is an alphabetical list of composers, works and musical terms with phonetic pronunciations. The book's philosophy is that you should try to get as close as possible to the proper pronunciation in the native language, but using only sounds that exist in English. That makes sense, so that your English-speaking listeners can understand the name. "Movement 1" discusses that philosophy and describes how to use the rest of the book.Movement 3 repeats many of the names and terms of Movement 2 but organized by language. Movement 4 gives general information on pronunciation of many languages, which is useful for names that you come across that are not in the list. There are also "Interludes" that discuss general principles of voicing and pronunciation.I disagree a bit with some of the pronunciations. For example, for "Camille" (Saint-Saens) it gives "kah-mee'" but if I remember my college French there should be some "L" sound at the end. "de Falla" is given as "duh-fy'-yuh" but I believe "de" should be "day" or "deh". Those are nit-picks however. In general I find the suggested pronunciations very helpful.The volume was in great condition. I knew already of its value - we use it in the studio, and I wanted my own copy. Well written, thorough, but in very straightforward language. Even those who are not "easy" with languages, I would think, could follow and gain immeasurably from the contents of the book.A classic for Announcers, and I just became one!! :)The "go to" basic guide to classical music pronunciations.If you are new to classical music on the air as an announceror as a listener and want or need to know more this book is must have.Don't know of any book that compares to it. As I begin some Classical Radio announcing - this can't be beat.The Well-Tempered Announcer gives experienced announcers a refresher course in pronunciation and word derivation. The inexperienced announcer will cherish this volume as a whetstone to sharpen newly aquired vocal variety and vocal tact.