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.
Curt Sachs
One of the greatest academics of his age, the musicologist Curt Sachs was born in Berlin on 29 June 1881 and died in New York on 5 February 1959. His legacy is penetrating studies of rhythm and dance.