Thurston Dart (1921-1971) was an English musicologist, harpsichordist, conductor and keyboard player, one of the important figures in Britain’s early-music revival. He combined scholarship with practical performance.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Handel with Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan and Adrian Boult.

Dart’s importance lies in the way he helped bring historical knowledge back into living musical practice. He belonged to the generation that made early music feel playable rather than merely archived.

His page is justified by both historical stature and catalogue context. Dart brought the library key onto the concert platform and used it with flair.