Auguste Désiré Bernard Wolff

Auguste Désiré Bernard Wolff (born May 3, 1821 in Paris ; † February 3, 1887 there ) was a French pianist, piano maker and composer.

life and work

Wolff attended the Paris Conservatory as a student of Pierre Zimmermann (piano) and Jacques Fromental Halévy (composition) . He taught piano there himself for five years. In 1850 he joined the Pleyel piano factory . In 1852 he became a partner in Pleyel-Wolff & Cie . In 1855 after Pleyel's death, he took over the company.

Wolff published various piano compositions. He donated the annual Prix Pleyel-Wolff for the best piano work with and without orchestra. Wolff found improvements to the double release, a transposer and the pedale-tonale .

literature

Wolff, Auguste Désiré Bernard . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 944 .

Web links

Literature by and about Auguste Désiré Bernard Wolff in the bibliographic database WorldCat
MGG online (excerpt)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Wolff, Auguste Désiré Bernard . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 944 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wolff, Auguste Désiré Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French pianist, piano maker and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	February 3, 1887
Place of death	Paris

[:0-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Wolff, Auguste Désiré Bernard . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 944 .