Iain Alexander Fenlon (born 26 October 1949 in Prestbury, Cheshire) is a British musicologist who specializes in music from 1450–1650; particularly Renaissance and early Baroque music from Italy.
[1] He has contributed articles to several music publications and is the author of the books Music and Culture in Late Renaissance Italy (Oxford University Press, 2000), The Ceremonial City: History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice (Yale University Press, 2007).
His writings often explore the relationship between the evolution and development of music and changes within society.
He is currently a fellow and Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at King's College of the University of Cambridge, England and serves as the editor of the journal Early Music History.
[2] Fenlon is also Honorary Keeper of the Music at the Fitzwilliam Museum.