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This list of horn players and pedagogues includes notable players of French horn, German horn, natural horn, Vienna horn, tenor (alto) horn, and alphorn This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
He toured Europe in 1900 with the Sousa Band. From 1902 until his retirement in 1946, Horner performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, [3] whose director Eugene Ormandy later called him "not only one of the greatest horn players of his time, but of all time”. [4] Horner also taught for many years at the Curtis Institute of Music. [5]
Vincent Ned DeRosa (October 5, 1920 – July 18, 2022) was an American hornist who served as a studio musician for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2008.
Greg Adams; Nat Adderley; Red Allen; Herb Alpert; William "Cat" Anderson; Louis Armstrong; Chet Baker; Kenny Baker; Kenny Ball; Guy Barker; Alexis Baro; Jakob Bänsch
Willis is the host of the regular online series Horn Hangouts, [12] which are streamed live on her website and archived on her YouTube channel. The series includes interviews with famous musicians, as well as tips on playing the instrument. She credits the series with helping to create an online community of horn players around the world. [13]
Barry Tuckwell was born on 5 March 1931 in Melbourne, son of Charles Tuckwell, an organist, [2] and his wife Elizabeth. The fifth day of March is known by many as the Horn Duumvirate Date, as it was the birth date of both Tuckwell and Philip Farkas, both highly regarded horn players.
Alfred Edwin Brain (February 4, 1860 in Turnham Green, London – October 25, 1929 in London) was an English player of the French horn. He was the founder of a great school of English horn playing. His grandson Dennis Brain was to become perhaps the most famous horn player of all time. Brain was born in 1860.
Mason Jones (16 June 1919, Hamilton, New York – 18 February 2009, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) was an American horn player and music educator who had a lengthy association with the Philadelphia Orchestra as principal hornist under conductor Eugene Ormandy.