Hornists Past and Present
Q. With which famous hornist did Wagner consult while writing Siegfried's Call?
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Q. Who became Principal Horn of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra upon the death
of Dennis Brain?
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Q. Which British horn player immigrated to the U.S. in 1923 and had a successful
career in, among other orchestras, the L.A. Philharmonic?
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Q. Who played Principal Horn in the premieres of the Wagner operas Tristan
und Isolde, and Die Meistersinger?
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Q. In the late 1960s to early 1970s, eight members of the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra formed Metamorphosis, a rock group that toured and recorded for London Records.
There were two horn players in the group. Name them.
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Q. Which horn player published the first orchestral excerpt books for the horn?
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Q. Of what orchestra was Phillip Myers a member before he became Principal Horn
of the New York Philharmonic?
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Q. In what year, and for which famous hornist did Beethoven write his Sonata for
Horn and Piano?
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Q. For which famous hornist did Mozart write his four horn concertos?
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Q. In 1778 Mozart met a hornist about whom he wrote to his father "this
hornist plays magnificently," and for whom he wrote the horn part in the Sinfonie
Concertante. Who was the player?
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Q. When Franz Strauss was thirty-two years old, his first wife and two children
died from what cause?
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Q. How many times did Franz Strauss marry during his lifetime?
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Q. What was the maiden name of Franz Strauss' second wife (the mother of Richard
Strauss), and in what business did her father achieve fame for the family name?
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Q. What does Barry Tuckwell consider to be the "Bible for horn
players"?
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Q. Name four people who have served as president of the International Horn
Society.
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Q. Name the horn player for whom Alec Wilder wrote three sonatas and a suite for
horn and piano.
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Q. Name the legendary Russian horn player who was known as "General"
and taught at The Eastman School in the 1930's, 40's and 50's.
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Q. She was Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony in the 1940's, and Principal
Horn of Chicago's Lyric Opera Orchestra in the 1950's. She counts as one of her students
Lowell Greer. Who is she?
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Q. Name the deceased honorary member of the International Horn Society who
played the obbligato horn part at the premiere performance of Mahler's 5th Symphony in
1904?
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Q. Which past president of the International Horn Society was principal horn of
the Philadelphia Orchestra for nearly 40 years beginning in 1939?
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Q. In addition to being the Principal Horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for
26 years, which horn player includes among his movie recordings "Gone With The
Wind" and "Fantasia"?
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Q. Philip Farkas was Principal Horn of which four orchestras?
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Q. He was Italy's foremost hornist for many years, is a deceased honorary member
of the IHS, wrote a four volume method - "Complete School for the Horn," and
died at the age of 86 in January, 1997. Who was he?
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Q. What legendary hornist switched to the horn from the tuba because "a
streetcar conductor barred the tuba on the grounds that it took up too much space"?
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