Friedrich Gumpert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German musician
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Place of Birth: Neustadt an der Orla, Thuringia, Germany
About Friedrich Gumpert
- Friedrich Adolph Gumpert (27 April 1841, Lichtenau (Thüringen) – 31 December 1906, Leipzig) was a German horn player and teacher.Gumpert received his early musical education in Jena.
- From 1860 he was a horn player, first in Bad Nauheim, then (after completing his military service) in Halle.
- In October 1864, at the behest of Carl Reinecke, he became First Horn in the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, a position he held until 1899.
- He was a founder member of the Gewandhaus-Bläserquintett, formed in 1896. Gumpert was Professor of Horn at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1882 until his death.
- As well as Heinrich Lorbeer, his pupils included Anton Horner, Max Hess and Max Pottag, all three highly influential in the development of horn playing in the United States.
- His publications (all of which appear, erroneously, under the name "Gumbert") include twelve volumes of orchestral excerpt books (Orchesterstudien) arranged for horn and other wind instruments, a horn method, and many arrangements for horn and piano.
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