Professor Emeritus of Musicology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.A. (music), Mus.B., M.A., Ph.D. (musicology), Cambridge University; ARCM, ARCO
Nicholas Temperley passed away on April 8, 2020, at the age of 87. Inquiries about his research that cannot be answered at this website can be directed to his son, David Temperley, at [email protected].
Nicholas Temperley is a historical musicologist specializing in the Classic and Romantic periods, and in British music of many kinds and periods. He is also a pianist, harpsichordist, and composer. He first came to the UI in 1959–61 as a postdoctoral fellow. After teaching at Cambridge and Yale he joined the Illinois music faculty permanently in 1967. He was twice chair of the musicology division (1972–5 and 1992–6).