Nationality United Kingdom Name John Tyrrell | Role Musicologist Fields Musicology, Czech studies | |
Institutions University of Cardiff, Oxford Known for Study of Czech music, particularly biography of L. Janacek, editor of 2nd edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Institution Cardiff University, Oxford Books Czech Opera, The 70s & 80s: The High‑tech, Janacek: 1854‑1914 - The lonel, 70s and 80s: The High‑tech, A Guide to International Congress | ||
John Tyrrell (born 1942) is a British musicologist. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), he studied at the universities of Cape Town, Oxford and Brno. In 2000 he was appointed Research Professor at Cardiff University.
He has published several books on Leoš Janáček, including an authoritative and largely definitive two-volume biography.
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