Volfgangs Dārziņš (25 September 1906 – 24 June 1962) was a Latvian composer, pianist and music critic.
[2] During this time he also became known for extensive research into Latvian folk music, mapping the distribution of many folksongs.
In 1944 he emigrated to Germany and lived in the main Latvian displaced persons center, Esslingen.
He made more than 200 Latvian folk song arrangements for piano and voice and also for symphonic orchestra.
He developed a strong original style, influenced to some degree by Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.