Arnold Dolmetsch | |
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Born | Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch 24 February 1858 Le Mans, France |
Died | 28 February 1940 Surrey, England | (aged 82)
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Spouses | Marie Morel
(m. 1878; div. 1898)Elodie Désirée
(m. 1899; div. 1903)Mabel Johnston (m. 1903) |
Children | 4 |
Awards | Chevaliers of the Legion of Honour |
Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch (24 February 1858 – 28 February 1940), 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. He was a leading figure in the 20th-century revival of interest in early music.