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'''John Mansfield Thomson''' (10 March 1926 – 11 September 1999) was a [[New Zealanders|New Zealand]] musicologist who specialized in [[early music]] and the [[Music of New Zealand]].<ref name="Grove">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Lodge |first=Martin |year=2001 |encyclopedia=[[Grove Music Online]] |title=Thomson, John M(ansfield) |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47766 |isbn=978-1-56159-263-0 |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000047766 }} {{Grove Music subscription}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Peter |date=16 September 1999 |title=John Mansfield Thomson |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/sep/17/guardianobituaries3 |access-date=17 June 2023 }}</ref> He is known for founding the ''[[Early Music (journal)|Early Music]]'' journal and |
'''John Mansfield Thomson''' (10 March 1926 – 11 September 1999) was a [[New Zealanders|New Zealand]] musicologist who specialized in [[early music]] and the [[Music of New Zealand]].<ref name="Grove">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Lodge |first=Martin |year=2001 |encyclopedia=[[Grove Music Online]] |title=Thomson, John M(ansfield) |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47766 |isbn=978-1-56159-263-0 |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000047766 }} {{Grove Music subscription}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Peter |date=16 September 1999 |title=John Mansfield Thomson |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/sep/17/guardianobituaries3 |access-date=17 June 2023 }}</ref> He is known for founding the ''[[Early Music (journal)|Early Music]]'' journal and 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".<ref name="Grove"/> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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John Mansfield Thomson was born in [[Blenheim, New Zealand]], on 10 March 1926.<ref name="Grove"/> In his youth he attended the [[Nelson School of Music]] for piano (he later continued instruction in [[Wellington]]), while he studied the [[Recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]] with Zillah Castle.<ref name="Grove"/> His parents died in his youth, and he moved to England.<ref name="Guardian"/> While in London, he continued piano with Dorothea Vincent, recorder with [[Walter Bergmann (musician)|Walter Bergmann]], and began flute with James Hopkinson.<ref name="Grove"/> After brief military service from 1944 to 1945, he graduated from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] for English and History in 1948.<ref name="Grove"/> |
John Mansfield Thomson was born in [[Blenheim, New Zealand]], on 10 March 1926.<ref name="Grove"/> In his youth he attended the [[Nelson School of Music]] for piano (he later continued instruction in [[Wellington]]), while he studied the [[Recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]] with Zillah Castle.<ref name="Grove"/> His parents died in his youth, and he moved to England.<ref name="Guardian"/> While in London, he continued piano with Dorothea Vincent, recorder with [[Walter Bergmann (musician)|Walter Bergmann]], and began flute with James Hopkinson.<ref name="Grove"/> After brief military service from 1944 to 1945, he graduated from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] for English and History in 1948.<ref name="Grove"/> |
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He founded both the ''[[Early Music (journal)|Early Music]]'' journal, which became a leading publication in its field, and the [[National Early Music Association]] of the Britain.<ref name="Guardian"/> Thomson's publications include numerous works on the [[Music of New Zealand]], including the 1991 ''The Oxford History of New Zealand Music''.<ref name="Grove"/> He also published a book on the life and work of English composer [[Alfred Hill (composer)|Alfred Hill]] in 1980.<ref name="Guardian"/> At various times he was an associate of the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington and a research associate of the [[University of Waikato]].<ref name="Grove"/> His obituary in ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted how "music was only a cover for what really interested him: meeting artistic and creative personalities, finding material for his own writing and design work".<ref name="Guardian"/> |
He founded both the ''[[Early Music (journal)|Early Music]]'' journal, which became a leading publication in its field, and the [[National Early Music Association]] of the Britain.<ref name="Guardian"/> Thomson's publications include numerous works on the [[Music of New Zealand]], including the 1991 ''The Oxford History of New Zealand Music''.<ref name="Grove"/> He also published a book on the life and work of English composer [[Alfred Hill (composer)|Alfred Hill]] in 1980.<ref name="Guardian"/> At various times he was an associate of the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington and a research associate of the [[University of Waikato]].<ref name="Grove"/> His obituary in ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted how "music was only a cover for what really interested him: meeting artistic and creative personalities, finding material for his own writing and design work".<ref name="Guardian"/> |
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Later in life he gave tours of New Zealand to [[Igor Stravinsky]] and [[Michael Tippett]].<ref name="Guardian"/> He received an [[List of honorary doctors of Victoria University of Wellington|honorary doctor from Victoria University of Wellington]] in 1991. Thomson died in Wellington on 11 September 1999.<ref name="Grove"/> |
Later in life he gave tours of New Zealand to [[Igor Stravinsky]] and [[Michael Tippett]].<ref name="Guardian"/> He received an [[List of honorary doctors of Victoria University of Wellington|honorary doctor from Victoria University of Wellington]] in 1991. Thomson died in Wellington on 11 September 1999.<ref name="Grove"/> |
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''[[Grove Music Online]]'' describes Thomson as "One of New Zealand's leading musicologists, [whose] publications on the country's musical history set benchmarks of accuracy, style and vitality".<ref name="Grove"/> ''The Guardian'' called him "a key figure in the revival of the sympathetic performance of early music" and "one of New Zealand's most effective cultural ambassadors".<ref name="Guardian"/> |
''[[Grove Music Online]]'' describes Thomson as "One of New Zealand's leading musicologists, [whose] publications on the country's musical history set benchmarks of accuracy, style and vitality".<ref name="Grove"/> ''The Guardian'' called him "a key figure in the revival of the sympathetic performance of early music" and "one of New Zealand's most effective cultural ambassadors".<ref name="Guardian"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Margaret |others=with Jim Collinge and Martin Lodge |year=2003 |title=John Mansfield Thomson Notes: Towards a Biography |publisher=Steele Roberts |location=Wellington |isbn=978-1-877228-92-6 |ref={{sfnRef|Clark|Collinge|Lodge|2003}} }} |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite journal |last=Collinge |first=Jim |date=December 1999 |title=Obituary – John Mansfield Thomson |journal=New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa |issue=41 |url=https://nzbooks.org.nz/1999/obituaries/obituary-john-mansfield-thomson/ }} |
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* {{cite journal |last=Collinge |first=Jim |date=January 2000 |title=John Mansfield Thomson, 1926–1999 |journal=Turnbull Library Record |issue=33 |pages=5–7 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TLR20000101.2.6 }} |
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* {{cite journal |last=Knighton |first=Tess |date=February 2000 |title=John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99) |journal=[[Early Music (journal)|Early Music]] |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=150–157 |jstor=3518989 |doi=10.1093/earlyj/XXVIII.1.150 }} |
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* {{cite journal |last=Lodge |first=Martin |date=1999 |title=John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99) - Obituary |journal=Music in New Zealand |issue=36 |pages=54–55 |url=https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/entities/publication/c161d55a-9795-4660-b0a7-8733f332cbd1 }} |
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* {{cite journal |last1=Lodge |first1=Martin |last2=Ulenberg |first2=Phillippa |date=2007 |title=History in the making: The John Mansfield Thomson Archive at the University of Waikato |journal=Canzona |volume=29 |issue=49 |pages=96–97 |url=https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/entities/publication/9c5f7a5c-5110-4cd8-9414-591cba32450f }} |
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* {{cite journal |last=O'Sillivan |first=Vincent |date=September 1999 |title=John Mansfield Thomson |journal=[[New Zealand Studies]] |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=3–4 |url=https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/jnzs/article/view/317/241 |doi=10.26686/jnzs.v9i2.317 }} |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 00:11, 1 January 2025
John M. Thomson | |
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 Thomson, n.d. | |
| Born | John Mansfield Thomson 10 March 1926 |
| Died | 11 September 1999 (aged 73) Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| Discipline | Early music and the music of New Zealand |
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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 for publications 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]
Life and career
John Mansfield Thomson was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, on 10 March 1926.[1][3] In his youth he attended the Nelson School of Music for piano (he later continued instruction in Wellington), while he studied the recorder with Zillah Castle.[1] His parents died in his youth, and he moved to England.[2] While in London, he continued piano with Dorothea Vincent, recorder with Walter Bergmann, and began flute with James Hopkinson.[1] After brief military service from 1944 to 1945, he graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Arts for English and History in 1948.[1]
He founded both the Early Music journal, which became a leading publication in its field, and the National Early Music Association of the Britain.[2] Thomson's publications include numerous works on the Music of New Zealand, including the 1991 The Oxford History of New Zealand Music.[1] He also published a book on the life and work of English composer Alfred Hill in 1980.[2] At various times he was an associate of the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington and a research associate of the University of Waikato.[1] His obituary in The Guardian noted how "music was only a cover for what really interested him: meeting artistic and creative personalities, finding material for his own writing and design work".[2]
Later in life he gave tours of New Zealand to both Igor Stravinsky and Michael Tippett.[2] He received an honorary doctor from Victoria University of Wellington in 1991. Thomson died in Wellington on 11 September 1999.[1]
Grove Music Online describes Thomson as "One of New Zealand's leading musicologists, [whose] publications on the country's musical history set benchmarks of accuracy, style and vitality".[1] The Guardian called him "a key figure in the revival of the sympathetic performance of early music" and "one of New Zealand's most effective cultural ambassadors".[2]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lodge, Martin (2001). "Thomson, John M(ansfield)". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47766. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ a b c d e f g Phillips, Peter (16 September 1999). "John Mansfield Thomson". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Clark, Collinge & Lodge 2003, p. 9.
Sources
- Clark, Margaret, ed. (2003). John Mansfield Thomson Notes: Towards a Biography. with Jim Collinge and Martin Lodge. Wellington: Steele Roberts. ISBN 978-1-877228-92-6.
Further reading
- Collinge, Jim (December 1999). "Obituary – John Mansfield Thomson". New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa (41).
- Collinge, Jim (January 2000). "John Mansfield Thomson, 1926–1999". Turnbull Library Record (33): 5–7.
- Knighton, Tess (February 2000). "John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99)". Early Music. 28 (1): 150–157. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXVIII.1.150. JSTOR 3518989.
- Lodge, Martin (1999). "John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99) - Obituary". Music in New Zealand (36): 54–55.
- Lodge, Martin; Ulenberg, Phillippa (2007). "History in the making: The John Mansfield Thomson Archive at the University of Waikato". Canzona. 29 (49): 96–97.
- O'Sillivan, Vincent (September 1999). "John Mansfield Thomson". New Zealand Studies. 9 (2): 3–4. doi:10.26686/jnzs.v9i2.317.
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