John Steane

English Music Critic. Musicologist. Liner Notes Writer for classical releases. (b. in Coventry on April 12, 1928 - d. March 17, 2011) He was also a literary scholar and teacher, with a particular interest in singing and the human voice. He also wrote a series of books on music, concentrating on singing and singers. He also contributed to a range of musical journals, including Gramophone and The Musical Times, and wrote articles for the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.