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The British horn player Dennis Brain (1921-1957) is commonly described by such statements as "the greatest horn player of the 20th Century," "a genius," and "a legend." He was both a prodigy and popularizer, famously performing a concerto on a garden hose in perfect pit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gamble, Stephen, 1963-
Otros Autores: Lynch, William C., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:North Texas lives of musicians series ; no. 7.
Temas:
Brain, Dennis, > 1921-1957.
Brain, Dennis, > 1921-1957
Horn players > England > Biography.
Cornistes > Angleterre > Biographies.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Brass.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Horn players
England
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The early years (1921/1939)
  • The RAF years (1939/1946)
  • The Brain Quintet and Ensemble
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • A horn virtuoso's letters
  • Teacher and lecturer
  • Reminiscences by colleagues
  • The legacy; horn players look back
  • Selected performances
  • Horns, mouthpieces, and embouchures
  • New directions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Discography
  • Appendix A: Brain Ensemble music library
  • Appendix B: The early horn
  • Appendix C: Talking about the horn
  • Appendix D: Articles
  • Appendix E: Extended bibliography.

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