Anton Horner (June 21, 1877 – December 4, 1971) was an American horn player. He was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 44 years and served for 28 years as its solo horn player. He is credited for introducing the double horn to the United States.Anton Horner (1877–1971), International Horn Society, Retrieved 6 January 2024.
Biography Horner was born in Gossengrün, Bohemia, part of Austria-Hungary (now Krajková in the Czech Republic) in 1877.Wister, Frances Anne. Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra: 1900–1925, p. 229 (1925) He studied under Friedrich Gumpert at the Leipzig Conservatory. After coming to the United States, he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony led by Victor Herbert in 1899. He toured Europe in 1900 with the Sousa Band. From 1902 until his retirement in 1946, Horner performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra,(7 December 1971). Anton Horner Dies; Played Solo Horn, The New York Times whose director Eugene Ormandy later called him "not only one of the greatest horn players of his time, but of all time”. Horner also taught for many years at the Curtis Institute of Music.(22 June 1967). Corks Pop, Horns Blow, for Anton Horner, 90, Philadelphia Inquirer Among his many accomplished pupils was Mason Jones.Bach Be Minor Mass (album liner notes, 1961)
Personal life and death From July 2, 1903, until her death on July 19, 1962, Horner was married to the former Alice Elizabeth Roeth."Society in Pittsburg and Allegheny: ". The Pittsburg Press [sic]. July 5, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
Horner died in Springfield, Pennsylvania, on December 4, 1971, at age 94.
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External links Anton Horner - French Horn (1912) Siegfried's Call (78 RPM) at YouTube.