What is Thurston Dart?
[[File:ThurstonDart1961.jpg |thumb|Dart (1961)]] '''Thurston Dart''' (born 3 September 1921 - died 6 March 1971), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[musicology|musicologist]], [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] and [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] player. He is particularly remembered for his books in which he wrote about how music from earlier centuries should be performed. Dart studied keyboard instruments at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London from [[1938]] to [[1939]], and also studied mathematics at University College, Exeter, [[graduation|graduating]] in [[1942]]. He became a music lecturer and later [[professor]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. During his time at Cambridge, Dart did a lot of work for the [[early music]] revival. Musicians were becoming interested in playing music from the [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Renaissance]] and even [[Middle Ages]]. He formed such groups as the Early Music Consort of London. In 1964 he became King Edward Professor of Music in the University of London (King's College). Thurston Dart played the [[harpsichord]] in many concerts and made several gramophone recordings. He wrote a book ''The Interpretation of Music'' (London, 1954), which became very widely read. He wrote many articles in journals about music. Dart taught many students, included some who later became famous: the composer [[Michael Nyman]], conductor Sir [[John Eliot Gardiner]] and conductor/musicologist [[Christopher Hogwood]]. He was one of the first musicians to make a recording of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's]] ''[[Brandenburg Concertos]]'' using [[historical instrument]]s. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dart, Thurston}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:1971 deaths]] [[Category:Harpsichordists]] [[Category:Musicologists]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter]]