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PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: 
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Thurston Dart
The English keyboard player and musicologist, Thurston Dart, who lived from 3 September 1921 until 6 March 1971, had a uniquely distinguished career as a teacher, player, and author. Much research today had its origin in Dart's work.