Ian Kemp obituary

Masterly musicologist with a powerful and inspiring impactIan Kemp, who has died aged 80, was an internationally recognised authority on the music of Paul Hindemith, Kurt Weill and Michael Tippett, and had a powerful and inspiring impact as publisher, teacher, writer and editor. A large number of musicians are grateful for what they learned from this passionate, witty and deeply perceptive man.Kemp forged vital friendships with composers such as Tippett, Alexander Goehr, Peter Maxwell Davies an...

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