Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme. He was professor at the Guildhall School of Music from 1953, was appointed Professor of Pianoforte at the School on two occasions and was a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. He was
Charles-Maurice Descombes Charles-Maurice Descombes Charles-Maurice Descombes, real name Jean Charles François Maurice, (26 March 1782 – 7 September 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright, theatre critic and writer. François Guizot's private secretary, literary critic, founder, owner, printer, chief editor and director of the "Le Camp-volant" (1819-1820), the "Journal des théâtres, de la littérature et des arts" (1820-1823), the "Le Coureur des spectacles" (1842-1849), he was managing editor of the "Courrier des théâtres, de la littérature, des arts, des modes" from 12 April 1823 to 14 May 1842 and of the "Nouvelles des théâtres, de la littérature et des arts" from 13 July