Arnold Dolmetsch

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. With his family, he was a leading figure in the 20th-century revival of interest in early music.

Birth and Death Data: Born Le Mans (commune in Sarthe, France), Died 1940 (Haslemere (town in Surrey, England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: virginal, harpsichord, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-056120	10-in.	9/16/1940	Have you seen but a whyte lillie grow	Richard Crooks ; Frederick Schauwecker	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia (U.K.)	WA13353	10-in.	between November 1932 and February 1933	Sarabande and musette	Arnold Dolmetsch ; Cécile Dolmetsch ; Nathalie Dolmetsch	Viola da gamba duet with harpsichord	instrumentalist, harpsichord
Columbia (U.K.)	WA13355	10-in.	between November 1932 and February 1933	Green sleeves to a ground	Arnold Dolmetsch ; Carl Dolmetsch ; Nathalie Dolmetsch	Recorder duet with virginal	instrumentalist, virginal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dolmetsch, Arnold," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359012.

Dolmetsch, Arnold. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359012.

"Dolmetsch, Arnold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/279502 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/279502

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