Arnold Dolmetsch
French musician and instrument maker in England (1858-1940) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82
Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere, Surrey. With his family, he was a leading figure in the 20th-century revival of interest in early music.
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A harpsichord spinet with Arnold Dolmetsch's inscription, in the studio of Swiss luthier, Claude Lebet
Instruments built and restored by Dolmetsch in the Horniman museum, London, UK.
Arnold Dolmetsch and his family: c.1928 Back row: Leslie Ward (Cécile’s husband), Carl, Rudolph, Millicent Wheaton-Dolmetsch, George Carley. Front row: Mabel, Nathalie Dolmetsch-Carley, Arnold, Cécile Dolmetsch-Ward, Christopher Ward - Arnold and Mabel Dolmetsch's family outside Jesses
