PLAYERS AND COMPOSERS OF THE FRENCH HORN
Dennis Brain grew up and was born in London, England in 1921. He sang in the choir at the schools that he attended to, Richmond Hill Preparatory School, St. Paul School, and the Royal Academy of Music. Dennis was taught French horn lessons by his father, and he also studied the organ. While still in school, he was able to professionally play the French horn, astounding others with his fast and articulate playing. At age 18, Dennis began to play in orchestras. He continued to progress in his horn playing skills through the years, he played different kinds of horns including the single F horn, single Bb horn, and the double horn. Toward the end of his life, Dennis found more interest in conducting than playing.
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Philip was born in Chicago in 1914. He played piano as a child and when he was thirteen years old, he decided that he wanted to play the French horn professionally. He began playing in orchestras at age 16. Philip continued to progress in his playing, and in 1956 (at age 42) he published a book called The Art of French Horn Playing, which is known as the French horn bible for horn players. He also accomplished to design a mouthpiece for the horn, known as the "Farkas Model Mouthpiece". |
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Barry was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1931 into a musical family. He began playing in orchestras at age fifteen, as he progressed through playing the French horn he was inspired by Dennis Brain, Philip F. Farkas, Gottfried von Freiburg, and Tommy Dorsey. After his retirement from playing in the orchestras in1997, Barry taught at The Royal Academy of Music in London for ten years, and conducted many orchestras including Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and the Queensland Orchestra.
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