Ian Spink obituary

Expert on 17th-century English musicThe musicologist Ian Spink's studies of English 17th-century music, from both before and after the civil war, particularly of song and church music, greatly enhanced our understanding of this period. Ian, who has died of cancer aged 79, was also responsible for the creation in 1969 of the department of music at Royal Holloway College (now Royal Holloway, University of London), guiding its development into one of the most active music departments in Britain.Ia...

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