John Mansfield Thomson Notes Towards a Biography
When John Mansfield Thomson died [in 1991] it was decided that something should be done to capture the essence of this eminent musicologist and aesthete while memories were still fresh. In time a biography may be written, but in the meantime we have this ... collection of memories and tributes. They deal with [Thomson's] early life, his student years, the London period, and his return to New Zealand. ..."--Back cover.