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'''Wenzel Krumpholz''', or '''Václav Krumpholz''' (born at [[Zlonice]], near [[Prague]] in 1750, died [[Vienna]] May 2, 1817), was a musician who played mandolin and violin. He studied the mandolin at an early age and became one of the most renowned performers on this instrument. At a later date he adopted the violin also, for in 1796 he was one of the first violins in the orchestra of the Court Opera, Vienna.<ref name=GuitarandMandolin>[https://archive.org/details/guitarmandolinbi00bone Philip J. Bone, ''The Guitar and Mandolin, biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments'', London: Schott and Co., 1914. pp. 26, 169-170]</ref>
Krumpholz was the son of a bandmaster in a French regiment who lived in Paris during childhood, learning music from his father. His brother, [[Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz|Johann Baptist Krumpholz]], was also a musician, a celebrated harpist and composer.<ref name=GuitarandMandolin/>
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