John M. Thomson

Not to be confused with John Thomson (composer).

John M. Thomson
Born
John Mansfield Thomson

(1926-03-10)10 March 1926
Blenheim, New Zealand
Died11 September 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 73)
Wellington, New Zealand
Academic background
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Academic work
DisciplineEarly music and the music of New Zealand
Institutions

John Mansfield Thomson (10 March 1926 – 11 September 1999) was a New Zealand musicologist who specialized in early music and the Music of New Zealand.[1][2] He is known for founding the Early Music journal and publication on his country's music, such as the 1991 The Oxford History of New Zealand Music. Grove Music Online describes him as "One of New Zealand's leading musicologists, [whose] publications on the country's musical history set benchmarks of accuracy, style and vitality".[1]

  1. ^ a b Lodge, Martin (2001). "Thomson, John M(ansfield)". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47766. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. ^ Phillips, Peter (16 September 1999). "John Mansfield Thomson". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2023.