Jean-Baptiste Arban
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About
First valved cornet virtuoso who was also a famous pedagogue, composer, conductor, and trumpeter.
Before Fame
He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and soon after, he began teaching at the École Militaire and then his alma mater.
Trivia
He published the Trumpeter's Bible, Grande méthode complète pour cornet à pistons et de saxhorn, in 1864; brass players still use this book for study.
Family Life
He was born in Lyon, France.
Associated With
He made a phonograph cylinder for the Edison Company, which was established by Thomas Alva Edison.
