Franz Dorfmüller (17 April 1887 in

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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. Well-known pupils of Dorfmüller were

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and Karl Holl. During his studies he became a member of the . In 1927, Dorfmüller, who was already working as a university

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

, joined the composer Fritz Büchtger (1903–1978) and the young pianist (1904–2003) as co-founders of the .

Publications

* Kurt Dorfmüller: ''Zum Münchner Musikleben während des ersten Weltkrieges und der Nachkriegsjahre''; Beitrag in 100 Jahre Münchner Philharmoniker, , 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,

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, Franz Dorfmüller, Albert Hartmann, Otto Loesch: ''Geschichte des Akademischen Gesangvereins München 1861–1961'',''Geschichte des Akademischen Gesangvereins München : 1961-1986 ; Fortsetz. d. Bde. 1861-1961''
on WorldCat Munich 1961.

References

Siehe Weblink Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (BMLO): Lexikoneintrag ''Dorfmüller, Franz'' Siehe Weblink Gabriele E. Meyer: ''Neue Musik-Wochen in München, 1929–1931 Gründung der „Vereinigung für zeitgenössische Musik“'' (BLO Historisches Lexikon Bayerns)

External links

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on * Gabriele E. Meyer
Neue Musik-Wochen in München, 1929–1931 Gründung der „Vereinigung für zeitgenössische Musik“
In BLO (Historisches Lexikon Bayerns) * German male classical pianists 20th-century German classical pianists Academic staff of the University of Music and Theatre Munich 1887 births 1974 deaths Musicians from Regensburg 20th-century German male pianists {{Germany-classical-musician-stub