Franz_Dorfmüller

Franz Dorfmüller

Franz Dorfmüller

German pianist

Franz Dorfmüller (17 April 1887 in Regensburg – 8 July 1974 in Munich at age 87) was a German pianist, piano teacher and music writer. In addition to guest performances and lectures, he was active at the main venues of Munich, Regensburg, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Nuremberg.[1]

Well-known pupils of Dorfmüller were Hermann Reutter, Heinz Pauels [de], Franz Josef Breuer [de], Günter Wand and Karl Holl. During his studies he became a member of the AGV München [de].[2]

In 1927, Dorfmüller, who was already working as a university lecturer, joined the composer Fritz Büchtger (1903–1978) and the young pianist Udo Dammert [de] (1904–2003) as co-founders of the Vereinigung für zeitgenössische Musik [de].[3]

Publications

  • Kurt Dorfmüller: Zum Münchner Musikleben während des ersten Weltkrieges und der Nachkriegsjahre; Beitrag in 100 Jahre Münchner Philharmoniker, pp. 114–127, ed. by Gabriele E. Meyer. Munich 1994.
  • Kurt Dorfmüller: Die Münchner Musikszene: Von den zwanziger Jahren in die NS-Zeit in "Zur Situation der Musik in Deutschland in den dreissiger und vierziger Jahren". Publisher Orff-Zentrum München.
  • Anton Kerschensteiner, Ernst Wengenmayer, Oskar Kaul, Franz Dorfmüller, Albert Hartmann, Otto Loesch: Geschichte des Akademischen Gesangvereins München 1861–1961,[4] Munich 1961.

References

  1. [1]
    Siehe Weblink Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (BMLO): Lexikoneintrag Dorfmüller, Franz
  2. [2]
    Verband Alter SVer (VASV): Anschriftenbuch und Vademecum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1959, p. 35.
  3. [3]
    Siehe Weblink Gabriele E. Meyer: Neue Musik-Wochen in München, 1929–1931 Gründung der „Vereinigung für zeitgenössische Musik“ (BLO Historisches Lexikon Bayerns)
  4. [4]
    Geschichte des Akademischen Gesangvereins München : 1961-1986 ; Fortsetz. d. Bde. 1861-1961 on WorldCat


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