Mace (1676), Marin Marais (1686), 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). Rudolph Dolmetsch (1906-1942), his son, was a gifted keyboard player, gamba player, and composer, who died in the sinking of the SS Ceramic in 1942. His Concerto for clarinet, harp and orchestra (1939) was revived and recorded in 2020. Carl Dolmetsch (1911-1997), his son, was a noted recorder player and took over his father's instrument-making business. See also List of historical harpsichord makers John Challis (harpsichord), apprentice of Dolmetsch whose instruments gradually incorporated modern mechanics with traditional construction References H. C. G. Matthews and Brian Harrison (editors): The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Percy Scholes: The Oxford Companion to Music, 10th edition, Oxford University Press, 1970 External links The Dolmetsch Story at dolmetsch online, accessed 2 March 2005 The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, founded 1970 in memory of Mabel Dolmetsch 1858 births 1940 deaths People from Le Mans 19th-century French male classical violinists British classical musicians French multi-instrumentalists French recorder players British multi-instrumentalists French performers of early music Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Alumni of the Royal College of Music Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni French people of German descent French expatriates in Belgium French expatriates in the United Kingdom British performers of early music Recorder makers