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.
Andriessen
This Netherlands family name can refer to two Dutch composer brothers, Willem Andriessen and Hendrik Andriessen, or to Hendrik's children: Jurriaan Andriessen, Louis Andriessen, Heleen Andriessen and Caecilia Andriessen.