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Anton Horner (June 21, 1877 – December 4, 1971) was an American horn player. He was part of the
Bach Be Minor Mass
(album liner notes, 1961)
Anton Horner (June 21, 1877 – December 4, 1971) was an American horn player. He was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscripti ...
for 44 years and served and for 28 years its solo horn player. He is credited for introducing the double horn
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...
to the United States.
Biography
Horner was born in Gossengrün, Bohemia, part ofAustria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
(now Krajková
Krajková (german: Gossengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Anenská Ves, Bernov, Dolina, Hrádek, Květná and ...
in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
) in 1877. He studied under Friedrich Gumpert at the Leipzig Conservatory
The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn ...
. After coming to the United States, he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony led by Victor Herbert
Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is bes ...
in 1899. He toured Europe in 1900 with the Sousa Band. He joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1902, and retired in 1946. He taught for many years at the Curtis Institute of Music
The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on full scholarship.
...
. He died in Springfield, Pennsylvania Springfield Township, Pennsylvania may refer to:
*Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
* Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
* Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
*Springfield Township, Erie County, Penns ...
, on December 4, 1971 at age 94. Upon his death, the Philadelphia Orchestra director Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with ...
called Horner "one of the greatest horn players of all time”. Among his many accomplished pupils was Mason Jones.(album liner notes, 1961)
References
{{reflist 1877 births 1971 deaths People from Sokolov District American people of German Bohemian descent American horn players Curtis Institute of Music faculty University of Music and Theatre Leipzig alumni