The rhythm of speech verse and vocal music : a new theory Acknowledgements Abbreviations and symbols Introduction 1. Rhythm 2. Speech rhythm and prosody 3. Verse rhythm and prosody 4. Vocal music 5. Summary conclusions and further implications Appendix I: Instances of synalepha and synaeresis in Manzano Alonso (2003): A corpus of 444 Spanish folk songs Appendix II: Mismatches between stresses and beats in Manzano Alonso (2003) Appendix III: Mismatches between stresses and beats in Kennedy (1984) References General index and glossary of terms Index of OT text setting terms and constraints with examples