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British musicologists

40 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Anthony PaynePerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Edward Payne (2 August 1936 – 30 April 2021) was an English composer, music critic and musicologist.
Antony BeaumontPerson · Music memorabiliaAntony Beaumont (born 27 January 1949 in London) is an English and German musicologist, writer, conductor and violinist.
Arthur HutchingsPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur James Bramwell Hutchings (14 July 1906 – 13 November 1989) was an English musicologist, composer and professor of music.
Barry CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Southend-on-Sea.
Bernard StevensPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard (George) Stevens (2 March 1916 – 6 January 1983) was a British composer who first became known to the wider public when he won a newspaper composition prize for a 'Victory Symphony'…
Chris CutlerPerson · Music memorabiliaChris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist.
Christopher HogwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014) was an English conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Colin LarkinPerson · Music memorabiliaColin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer. He founded and was the editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Constant LambertPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Constant Lambert (23 August 190521 August 1951) was a British composer, conductor, and author.
David BedfordPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music.
Deryck CookePerson · Music memorabiliaDeryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert.
Don LusherPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Douglas "Don" Lusher (6 November 1923 – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band.
Donald ToveyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 1875 – 10 July 1940) was a British music analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist.
Edmund RubbraPerson · Music memorabiliaEdmund Rubbra (23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras.
Edward Joseph DentPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Dent at King's College, Cambridge, 1900
Egon WelleszPerson · Music memorabiliaEgon Joseph Wellesz, CBE, FBA (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.
Erik ChisholmPerson · Music memorabiliaErik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) was a Scottish composer, pianist, organist and conductor sometimes known as "Scotland's forgotten composer".
Gavin BryarsPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Gavin Bryars (born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist.
Geoffrey GreyPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Gray (disambiguation)
Gervase HughesPerson · Music memorabiliaGervase Alfred Booth Hughes (1 September 1905 – July 1984) was an English composer, conductor and writer on music.
Gordon JacobPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 18958 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher.
Hans KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as…
Hubert ParryPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hubert Parry in The Musical Quarterly, c.
Imogen HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaImogen Clare Holst (von Holst; 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator.
Joscelyn GodwinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoscelyn Godwin (born 16 January 1945) is a historian of the occult and esotericism.
Judith WeirPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024.
Lennox BerkeleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley CBE (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer.
Luigi CherubiniPerson · Music memorabiliaMaria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer.
Mark-Anthony TurnagePerson · Music memorabiliaMark-Anthony Turnage (born 10 June 1960) is an English composer of contemporary classical music.
Norbert EliasAuthor · BooksNorbert Elias (lang; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAuthor · BooksRalph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral…
Rebecca ClarkePerson · Music memorabiliaRebecca Helferich Clarke (27 August 1886 – 13 October 1979) was a British classical composer and violist.
Robert SimpsonPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.
Robert Thurston DartPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player.
Roger MarshPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Marsh (born 10 December 1949) is a British composer and retired academic.
Sylvia Townsend WarnerAuthor · BooksSylvia Nora Townsend Warner (6 December 1893 – 1 May 1978) was an English novelist, poet and musicologist, known for works such as the novels Lolly Willowes (1926) and The Corner That Held…
Trevor WishartPerson · Music memorabiliaTrevor Wishart (born 11 October 1946) is an English composer, based in York. Wishart has contributed to composing with digital audio media, both fixed and interactive.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
William AuldAuthor · BooksWilliam Auld (6 November 1924 – 11 September 2006) was a British poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto.
Winton DeanPerson · Music memorabiliaWinton Basil Dean (18 March 1916 – 19 December 2013) was an English musicologist of the 20th century, most famous for his research on the life and works—in particular the operas and…

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