Composer
Jean-Baptiste Arban
French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue (1825–1889)
1825–1889
231 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1825
- Died
- 1889
- Birthplace
- Lyon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (28 February 1825 – 8 April 1889) was a cornetist, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the cornet à piston or valved cornet. He was influenced by Niccolò Paganini's virtuosic technique on the violin and successfully proved that the cornet was a true solo instrument by developing virtuoso technique on the instrument.
He is best known for his instruction manual, Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, which has been updated over the years, and is still widely used.
Arban was born one year before the successful creation of the piston-valved cornet. He worked with determination to give this new instrument stature in music. His efforts succeeded when the cornet became "the most popular brass instrument of the 19th century".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; conductor; trumpeter; musicologist; university teacher
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- François Dauverné
- Career institutions / employers
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Instruments played
- cornet
- Genres
- sardana
- Movements
- classical music
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 24865741
- ISNI
- 0000000108803666
- GND ID
- 11936610X
- Library of Congress ID
- n82144210
- MusicBrainz ID
- e95420ca-d8f4-46f5-be41-95337f421b07
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Trumpet, Cornet, Horn, Piano, Tuba
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 5 of 5
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 24865741. Portrait: Eugène Disdéri, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.