Nicholas Mark Temperley (August 7, 1932 – April 8, 2020) was an American musicologist of English background.
In addition to his work involving British music of diverse genres, he made important contributions for other composers, including Haydn, Berlioz, and Chopin.
His reference articles, including dozens authored for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, also demonstrate his wide range.
In 1980, his two-volume The Music of the English Parish Church received the American Musicological Society's Otto Kinkeldey Award for the most distinguished book published in the field during the previous year.
[3] When the North American British Music Studies Association (NABMSA) formed in 2004, Temperley served as its first president.