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Wolfarth
Wolfarth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Christian Wolfarth (born 1960), Swiss jazz percussion player * William M. Wolfarth (1906–1993), American politician See also * Wohlfahrt Wohlfahrt or Wohlfart () is a surname, and may refer to: * Franz Wohlfahrt (composer) (1833–1884), German violin teacher * Franz Wohlfahrt (footballer) (born 1964), Austrian footballer * Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt (born 1942), a German sp ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolfarth
Christian Wolfarth (1960 in Zurich) is a Swiss jazz percussion player. Biography Wolfarth moved to Bern in 1981, where he studied under Billy Lewis Brooks at Swiss Jazz School from 1982 to 1986. Then, he studied under Pierre Favre at ''Konservatorium Luzern'' (1992–96) and had an education in the field of composing under Siegfried Kutterer in Basel (1995). He worked with musicians like Christine Sehnaoui, Burkhard Beins, Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Enrico Malatesta, Ingar Zach, Evan Parker, Albert Mangelsdorff, Werner Lüdi, Paul Lovens, Norbert Möslang, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Hans Koch, Simon Picard or Jürg Solothurnmann and participated in interdisciplinary projects in the fields of theater, movies, videos, contemporary music and dance (such as Dance-Company of Nina F. Schneider). In 1996, he published his first solo album ''3-3-2''. After the ''For4Ears'', he published his second solo album ''Wolfarth'' in 2005. In 2009, he established his own label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William M
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |