Composer
Thurston Dart
British musicologist (1921–1971)
1921–1971
59 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1971
- Birthplace
- Surbiton
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Robert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. Along with Nigel Fortune, Oliver Neighbour and Stanley Sadie, he was one of Britain's leading musicologists of the post-World War II generation. From 1964 until his death he was King Edward Professor of Music at the University of London, based at King's College London.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; musicologist; music educator; composer; musician; harpsichordist; music teacher; organist
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Teachers
- Charles Van den Borren
- Career institutions / employers
- King's College London; University of Cambridge
- Instruments played
- harpsichord
- Genres
- Baroque music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 12571200
- ISNI
- 0000000108711163
- GND ID
- 134354990
- Library of Congress ID
- n82101123
- MusicBrainz ID
- bd222329-e066-4c8a-8371-d4aad8c8f6d0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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