The composer and writer Trevor Hold, who died on 28 January, was an occasional contributor to Tempo over the years; perhaps his most substantial article being the meticulously researched ‘Grieg, Delius, Grainger and a Norwegian Cuckoo’ in Tempo 203 (January 1998). His latest contributions, a book review and CD review, appeared as recently as the January issue of this year, a few days before his death.