Editing Arnold Dolmetsch (section)

==Dolmetsch family==
[[File:Cécile Dolmetsch and family.png|thumb|Arnold Dolmetsch and his family: c.1928 Back row: Leslie Ward (Cécile’s husband), [[Carl Dolmetsch|Carl]], Rudolph, Millicent Wheaton–Dolmetsch, George Carley. Front row: [[Mabel Dolmetsch|Mabel]], Nathalie Dolmetsch–Carley, Arnold, [[Cécile Dolmetsch|Cécile Dolmetsch-Ward]], Christopher Ward - Arnold and Mabel Dolmetsch's family outside Jesses]]
Arnold Dolmetsch was married three times. On 28 May 1878, he married Marie Morel of [[Namur, Belgium]] (a widow, ten years his senior) but was divorced in 1898. His second wife, to whom he was married on 11 September 1899, in [[Zürich]], was Elodie Désirée, the divorced wife of his brother. This marriage ended in divorce in 1903. Thirdly, he was married on 23 September 1903 to Mabel Johnston, one of his pupils.

Dolmetsch encouraged the members of his family to learn the skills of instrument-making and musicianship and the family frequently appeared together in concerts, playing instruments constructed in the Dolmetsch workshops. Following the death of Arnold Dolmetsch at Haslemere in 1940, his family continued to promote the building and playing of early instruments.

* [[Mabel Dolmetsch]] (1874–1963), his third wife, was a noted player of the bass viol. She wrote "Dances of England and France 1450 - 1600" which includes tunes set by Arnold Dolmetsch.
* [[Cécile Dolmetsch]] (1904–1997), his daughter, was a soprano and specialist of the [[pardessus de viole]].
* [[Nathalie Dolmetsch]] (31 July 1905{{snd}}14 Feb 1989),{{r|Grove-Dolmetsch}} his daughter, was born in Chicago to Dolmetsch and his wife Mabel. Nathalie continued her mother's tradition of early dancing and specialised in playing the viola de gamba. She founded the Viola da Gamba Society in 1948 and edited music and wrote on the viols.{{r|Campbell-Dolmetsch|p=298}} Her publications include ''Twelve Lessons on the Viola da Gamba, with Advice by [[Christopher Simpson (musician)|Christopher Simpson]] (1659), [[Thomas Mace]] (1676), [[Marin Marais]] (1686), [[Jean Rousseau (violist)|Jean Rousseau]] (1687), and [[Hubert Le Blanc]] (1740)'' (Schott & Co., London, 1950), and ''The Viola da Gamba: its Origin and History, its Technique and Musical Resources'' (Hinrichsen, London, 1962, Hinrichsen No. 759).{{r|Jisc-NDolmetsch}}
* [[Rudolph Dolmetsch]] (1906–1942), his son, was a gifted keyboard player, gamba player, and composer, who died in the sinking of the [[SS Ceramic|SS ''Ceramic'']] in 1942. His Concerto for clarinet, harp and orchestra (1939) was revived and recorded in 2019.<ref>[https://signumrecords.com/product/rediscovered-british-clarinet-concertos-by-dolmetsch-maconchy-spain-dunk-wishart/SIGCD656/ ''Rediscovered: British Clarinet Concertos'', Signum Classics SIGCD656 (2021)]</ref>
* [[Carl Dolmetsch]] (1911–1997), his son, was a noted recorder player and took over his father's instrument-making business.