David Drew (writer)

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David Drew, born 1930, is a British writer on music, particularly known for his work on Kurt Weill. He published the authoritative catalogue of Weill's music, Kurt Weill: A Handbook (London, 1987) and, in German, edited and annotated a collection of Weill's writings, Kurt Weill: Ausgewählte Schriften, and a symposium of writings by others about Weill, Über Kurt Weill (both Frankfurt, 1975). He has also produced performing editions of many of Weill's works. He was editor of the music journal Tempo from 1971 to 1982 and Director of Publications for Boosey & Hawkes from 1975 to 1992.