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A pleasure to read: serious but personable, unaffected, unpretentious--conversational in tone. The character of the prose can be said to reflect the character of the book's subject. Eminently satisfying. --Robert Marshall, author of Dennis Brain on Record Brain had a huge impact on horn playing and the perception of the horn as a solo instrument in the mid-20th century, and his tragic death at age 36 moved him immediately to icon status. . . . This book should be required reading for all hornists to understand the importance of Brain to our craft. Our heroes deserve at least this much, and this excellent book shows better than any other the depth and breadth of his impact on the musical world. --The Horn Call Even though the primary audience for this new biography is clearly horn players--both professional and amateur--it will also appeal to many classical music lovers and record colectors. --Cornucopia, a Publication of the New England Horn Society Since a great deal of new material has been found by the authors, it is exciting for horn players to anticipate the publication of this book. --William Scharnberg, Regents Professor of Horn, University of North Texas Composers such as Gordon Jacob, Malcolm Arnold, Matyas Seiber, York Bowen, Humphrey Searle, Benjamin Britten, and Paul Hindemith are some of the list of Brain admirers, writing horn concertos and chamber music for him. Francis Poulenc wrote 'Elegie in memory of Dennis Brain. . . . This biography is an absolute must-read for anyone who loves the french horn. --Uijlenspieghel

<p> Brain had a huge impact on horn playing and the perception of the horn as a solo instrument in the mid-20th century, and his tragic death at age 36 moved him immediately to icon status. . . . This book should be required reading for all hornists to understand the importance of Brain to our craft. Our heroes deserve at least this much, and this excellent book shows better than any other the depth and breadth of his impact on the musical world. -- The Horn Call

<p> Since a great deal of new material has been found by the authors, it is exciting for horn players to anticipate the publication of this book. --William Scharnberg, Regents Professor of Horn, University of North Texas

Composers such as Gordon Jacob, Malcolm Arnold, Matyas Seiber, York Bowen, Humphrey Searle, Benjamin Britten, and Paul Hindemith are some of the list of Brain admirers, writing horn concertos and chamber music for him. Francis Poulenc wrote 'Elegie in memory of Dennis Brain. . . . This biography is an absolute must-read for anyone who loves the french horn. -- Uijlenspieghel

A pleasure to read: serious but personable, unaffected, unpretentious--conversational in tone. The character of the prose can be said to reflect the character of the book's subject. Eminently satisfying. --Robert Marshall, author of Dennis Brain on Record Composers such as Gordon Jacob, Malcolm Arnold, Matyas Seiber, York Bowen, Humphrey Searle, Benjamin Britten, and Paul Hindemith are some of the list of Brain admirers, writing horn concertos and chamber music for him. Francis Poulenc wrote 'Elegie in memory of Dennis Brain. . . . This biography is an absolute must-read for anyone who loves the french horn. --Uijlenspieghel Even though the primary audience for this new biography is clearly horn players--both professional and amateur--it will also appeal to many classical music lovers and record colectors. --Cornucopia, a Publication of the New England Horn Society Brain had a huge impact on horn playing and the perception of the horn as a solo instrument in the mid-20th century, and his tragic death at age 36 moved him immediately to icon status. . . . This book should be required reading for all hornists to understand the importance of Brain to our craft. Our heroes deserve at least this much, and this excellent book shows better than any other the depth and breadth of his impact on the musical world. --The Horn Call Since a great deal of new material has been found by the authors, it is exciting for horn players to anticipate the publication of this book. --William Scharnberg, Regents Professor of Horn, University of North Texas

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STEPHEN GAMBLE and WILLIAM LYNCH are both independent researchers who have been fascinated with Dennis Brain for decades. Lynch, an amateur horn player himself, is a semi-retired aerospace corporation executive with four U.S. patents to his name. Stephen Gamble is a British artist who started playing the horn in 2003.

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