Philip Brett | |
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Born | Edwinstowe, UK | October 17, 1937
Died | October 16, 2002 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Education | BA, MusB, PhD University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Musicologist and conductor |
Known for | Studies of Benjamin Britten and William Byrd |
Philip Brett (October 17, 1937 – October 16, 2002) was a British-born American musicologist, musician and conductor. He was particularly known for his scholarly studies on Benjamin Britten and William Byrd and for his contributions to the development of lesbian and gay musicology.[1] At the time of his death, he was Distinguished Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles.