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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.

Vincent Novello

The English music publisher Novello was founded by Vincent Novello in 1811 when he was organist of the Portuguese Embassy Chapel in London. Born on 6 September 1781, he was later a founder member of the Philharmonic Society. He died on 9 August 1861 at Nice in France.

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