Move On Up Trumpet? Quick Answer

1971 single by Curtis Mayfield

“Move On Up” is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album Curtis. Almost nine minutes long on the album version, it was released as a single in the United States (Curtom 1974) but failed to chart. An edited version of the song spent 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart in 1971, peaking at number 12 and has become a soul classic over the years. In 2021, it was listed at number 474 on Rolling Stone’s “Top 500 Best Songs of All Time”.[5]

A slowed down sample of the music was used for the 2006 hip hop song “Touch the Sky” by Kanye West.

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In 1979, Destination recorded a medley that included “Keep on Pushing,” a 1964 Impressions hit also written by Mayfield. Along with the tracks “Up Up Up” and “Destination’s Theme”, “Move On Up” topped the disco chart for four weeks.[6] It peaked at number 68 on the soul singles chart.[7]

The song was used in Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign.

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American drummer

For others named Henry Gibson, see Henry Gibson

“Master” Henry Gibson (August 9, 1942 – December 18, 2002) was an American drummer who appeared on approximately 1200 albums and spanned a career spanning four decades.

Born in the United States, Master Henry began playing on the streets of Chicago. As a young man, he performed with Rev. Jesse Jackson for Operation Push. He later became a permanent member of Phil Cohran’s revolutionary Artistic Heritage Ensemble. Gibson also played and recorded with the popular jazz ensemble Odell Brown and the Organizers. Gibson spent a lot of time in Chicago recording studios, which allowed him to be noticed and picked up by professional musicians who took him on tour. Tour led to tour and he was soon playing and recording with the likes of Donny Hathaway (Everything Is Everything) and Curtis Mayfield. Gibson chose to tour with Curtis Mayfield and this led to his success and national recognition for his skill on the bongo and conga drums.

Master Henry performed in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid ’70s and ’80s, making the island of Oahu his home. He teamed up with musician, songwriter and producer Kirk Thompson to record the legendary “Lemuria” album and collaborated with many of the best local Waikiki musicians of the time, including singer Azure McCall and pianist Tennyson Stevens. He was an integral part of Kirk Thompson’s “Super Session” with Michael “Papabax” Baxter on keys, John Gallarde on bass and Ron Felix on drums. Master Henry was a popular addition to the Waikiki music scene in those years.

While performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, Sweden, he met and later married his wife Anne and made Stockholm his base. He died of a heart attack in Stockholm at the age of 60. His last concert appearance was with Khaled Habib and Zak Keith at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm.

His unmistakable style can be heard, among other things, on Curtis Mayfield’s “Pusherman”. As an unsung soul artist, Henry felt he had more than paid his dues. In his later years, he became less and less content with being a sideman and began to assert himself as the main attraction, putting his percussion at the forefront of shows. He was known to get upset with audiences in noisy venues – after demanding their silence and full attention, he was able to immediately regain focus and put on riveting performances on the bongos.

Months after his death in 2002, friends and musicians got together to organize a tribute concert at the Fasching jazz club in Stockholm. His music is still heard on the radio every day, especially on recordings by Curtis Mayfield.

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Henry appeared in several blaxploitation films such as Super Fly.

trifles

What do you call someone who plays a horn?

Those who play trumpets are called “trumpeters” and those who play horns are called “horn players” or, more rarely, “horn players”. If you’re interested, look up the dictionary for what people who play other instruments are called.

The french horn is an integral part of symphonic bands and orchestras. Compared to other brass instruments, it has a softer, slightly less shrill sound. But it still has a great voice. When played alongside other instruments, it stands out.

We’ve already talked about our favorite brass bands and DJs, and now we’re here to tell you who we think some of the greatest horn players are. And like our other lists, this is not a ranking.

1. Radek Baborak

Baborak’s family was musical, so it’s no surprise that he went on to become an accomplished horn player. He’s been playing since he was eight. Baborak currently performs independently but has performed as a guest with many influential orchestras including the Czech Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and London Philharmonic Orchestra.

2. Hermann Baumann

When he got into music, Baumann initially focused on vocals and jazz drums. At the age of 17, however, he switched to the French horn. In his early career he performed with several orchestras and eventually switched to a solo career. Today he is known as one of the best horn players as well as a talented composer and teacher.

3. Stefan Dohr

Like many musicians on our list, Dohr started playing young. At the age of 19 he got a job at the Frankfurt Opera. Dohr is currently the principal horn player with the Berlin Philharmonic. When he’s not performing with the group, he teaches master classes at a conservatory.

4.Sarah Willis

Willis was born in the United States but has mainly been active with her music career throughout Europe. She began playing the horn at age 14 and later studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She currently performs with the Berlin Philharmonic, hosts music events and curates an online community of horn players from around the world.

5. Dale Clevenger

Clevenger is one of the few members on this list that is primarily active in the United States. From 1966 to 2013 he was principal horn with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Today he teaches at Indiana University in the Jacobs School of Music.

6. Dennis Brain

Brain came after several generations of talented horn players and musicians. His father introduced the first horn recording in 1927 and his mother arranged Mozart pieces for horn. Dennis Brain is credited with being the reason why the horn became a popular solo classical music instrument.

7.Barry Tuckwell

Tuckwell was born in Australia and played in orchestras there early in his career. He later moved to England and has performed with a range of orchestras, chamber ensembles and as a soloist.

8. Philip Farkas

Like Dale Clevenger, Philip Farkas played for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. He left the orchestra in 1960, six years before Clevenger took up the same position.

9. Radovan Vlatkovic

Vlatkovic’s early career was part of larger symphony orchestras. Then in 1990 he stopped playing for larger ensembles to concentrate on his career as a solo artist.

10. Alan Civil

Civil was successful as a professional horn player before his 20th birthday. He studied French horn with Aubrey Brain, Dennis Brain’s mother, and played in several ensembles alongside Brain.

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French horn players often listen to other horn players to study their repertoire, whether for a recital, recital, or concert. Whether past or present, beginner or professional, horn players often admire well-known horn players for their interpretation of music, tone and technique. Here are some of the greatest and most well-known horn players of the past and present.

Horn players from the past

Whether it’s making history in the world of symphonic/horn players or because of their phenomenal playing skills, if it weren’t for these musicians of the past, there wouldn’t be the horn players they are today.

1. Aubrey Brain

Aubrey Brain plays Brahms’ Horn Trio, E flat major, op. 40

English horn player Aubrey Brain (July 12, 1893 – September 21, 1955) was born to the London Symphony horn quartet Alfred Edwin Brain.

His uncle, principal horn of the Queen’s Hall Orchestra and the American Damrosch Orchestra, also known as Alfred.

At the age of 18, Aubrey received a scholarship to London’s Royal College of Music.

Shortly after winning the scholarship he became principal horn of the New Symphony Orchestra under Sir Landon Ronald.

The following year he accompanied the London Symphony Orchestra on its tour of the United States.

In 1913 Brain joined Thomas Beecham’s opera orchestra as principal horn.

In 1923 he became professor of horn at the Royal Academy of Music.

Throughout his playing career, his distinctive style of playing the horn set the standard for many horn players over the years, influencing his son Dennis Brain.

Aubrey Brain was the first horn player to record a complete horn concerto with the Royal Symphony Orchestra.

This concert was the Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major KV 417 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

2. Dennis Brain

Dennis Brain introduces the horn

The son of Aubrey Brain, Dennis Brain (May 17, 1921 – September 1, 1957) was interested in the horn from an early age, having played his father’s first notes every Saturday morning.

Although Dennis was interested in the horn, Aubrey believed that students should not study the horn seriously until their teens, when the teeth and base have fully developed.

Until then, Dennis studied piano and organ.

When he was 15 he transferred from London’s St Paul’s School to the Royal Academy of Music to study horn with Aubrey while continuing his piano and organ studies under the tutelage of concert organist George Dorrington Cunningham.

On October 6, 1938, Brain had the opportunity to meet J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 alongside Aubrey with the Busch Chamber Players at the Queen’s Hall.

In 1939 he had the opportunity to play alongside his father again with the Léner String Quartet.

After being elected first horn player in the National Symphony Orchestra at the age of 21, Brain, who was drafted into the military during World War II, joined the Central Band of the Royal Air Force.

When he founded the Royal Air Force Symphony Orchestra, he joined the ensemble and embarked on a goodwill tour of the United States.

Brain began his solo career in 1943 and by 1945 became England’s most sought-after horn player and principal horn of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia.

However, he resigned from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra after realizing the insufficient playing time in both ensembles.

In 1955, Brain produced a radio show called The Easy Horn, in which he gave valuable hints and tips to other players.

In one of these references, he emphasized the importance of the horn player over the instrument in achieving the perfect sound.

His last performance was Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor with the Philharmonia on September 1, 1957.

Dennis Brain died in a car accident on his way home to London.

3. Philip Farkas

Philip Farcas

Born to non-musicians Anna Cassidy Farkas and Emil Nelson Farkas in Chicago, Illinois, Phillip Farkas (March 5, 1914 – Dec. 21, 1992) began playing the piano at an early age, encouraged by his mother.

At age 12, Farkas joined the Boy Scouts, became the troupe’s bugle player, and sought guidance from a neighbor who played the trumpet until he was 14.

When he developed asthma at 14, his parents encouraged him to play a wind instrument in the school band.

With only a few choices, Farkas settled on the tuba.

Unfortunately, due to the size of the instrument, the conductor of the tram he was commuting on would not let him on.

When Farkas asked the conductor what the musical instrument allowed on the tram was, the conductor pointed to a French horn case.

Shortly after the incident, he and his father took a trip to downtown Chicago and rented a Schmidt horn for $3 a month.

As his love for the instrument grew through playing the instrument, the young horn player decided to pursue a career as a professional horn player, which is what he wanted for his future.

Success as a horn player began when Farkas was a student at Calumet High School, where he played in the band and orchestra, as well as with the All-Chicago High School Orchestra and the Chicago Civic Orchestra.

He later got his first professional job playing the horn with the Kansas City Philharmonic.

As his reputation as a first-rate horn player began to grow, Farkas became the only horn player to play solo horn positions in three major orchestras, including the Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago Symphony Orchestras.

He taught horn privately at several colleges such as the Cleveland Institute, DePaul University, the Kansas City Conservatory, Northwestern University, and Roosevelt University.

Farkas accepted a position as horn professor at Indiana University upon leaving the Chicago Symphony in 1960.

A few years before his professorship in Indiana, Farkas published his first book, The Art of French Horn Playing.

Known as the Horn Bible, this highly regarded book is a must-have in any horn player’s library.

He also helped design a line of French horns and mouthpieces with musical instrument maker Frank Holton & Co. Holton and Farkas produced 18 different horn models and six different mouthpieces.

After retiring from Indiana University, Farkas continued to perform and teach master classes around the world, inspiring other horn players and practicing every day until his death in 1992.

4. Livia Ruth Gollancz

Livia Ruth Gollancz

Livia Gollancz (May 25, 1920 – March 28, 2018) was the eldest child of British publisher and philanthropist Sir Victor Gollancz and artist and architect Ruth Gollancz.

Educated at Kensington High School (now known as Kensington Preparatory School) and St. Paul’s Girls’ School, her musical education consisted of learning the clarinet, playing the piano, and switching violin to the viola.

At the age of 15, Gollancz bought her first horn for £5.

She was admitted to the Royal College of Music at the age of 16 with studies in viola, piano and horn.

As World War II raged in Europe and Asia, opportunities opened up for women, including musicians.

In 1940 Gollancz joined the London Symphony Orchestra straight out of college.

In 1943 the conductor Sir John Barbirolli appointed her principal horn of the Hallé Orchestra.

This appointment made her the first woman to hold a principal horn position in an orchestra in the United Kingdom.

But after two years, the young horn player found Barbirolli’s approach to classical music too romantic for her taste.

However, she later regretted this decision.

Gollancz later joined the Scottish Orchestra (now the Royal Scottish National Orchestra) in 1945 and then the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as principal horn.

When she returned to London in 1947 to play principal horn at the Royal Opera House, its music director Karl Rankl was opposed to female musicians and therefore refused to work with Gollancz.

In 1949 she joined the Old Vic Theater Company and in 1950 Sadler’s Wells Opera until she retired in 1953 due to dental problems.

She continued to play the viola and violin during her retirement.

She took over her father’s publishing duties at Victor Gollancz GmbH, making her one of the first women to head a publishing company.

5. Helen Kota’s deer

Born to Czech parents and raised in Brookfield, Illinois, Helen Kotas Hirsch (June 7, 1916 – Dec. 15, 2000) began her music studies by taking piano lessons at age six and the cornet in high school before playing the horn and below studied under the direction of Frank Kyrl of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

She continued her horn studies with Kyrl while attending Lyons Township Junior College in LaGrange, Illinois.

Kotas continued to study horn with Louis Dufrasne of the Chicago NBC Orchestra and pursued a B.A. in psychology from the University of Chicago.

During her studies, she joined the Chicago Civic Orchestra, which enabled her to play as an extra in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock.

In 1940 Kotas auditioned for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Reiner and won the third horn position.

However, when Phillip Farkas resigned the following year, Stock requested Kotas to fill the Principal Horn spot and contacted Reiner to have Kotas released from her contract.

James Chambers, a backup, filled the third horn spot while Kotas took the main horn position.

This appointment as principal horn of the Chicago Symphony made Kotas the first woman to play a principal wind position in a large orchestra.

In 1947 Phillip Farkas returned to his place with the symphony, conducted by Artur Rodzinski.

Rodzinski took advantage of a loophole in Kotas’ contract and moved her to the section, and after sitting out, Kotas left the Chicago Symphony after the 1947-1948 season.

After leaving the Chicago Symphony, she stayed in Chicago and in 1949 married Edwin Hirsch, a Chicago University pathologist.

Kotas Hirsch continued to play and was principal horn with the Grant Park Symphony from 1950 to 1958 and the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra from 1954 to 1965.

She later taught at the Sherwood and American Conservatories and at Wheaton College.

6.Barry Tuckwell OBE

Son of organists Charles Tuckwell and Elizabeth Tuckwell, Barry Tuckwell (March 5, 1931 – January 16, 2020) studied organ, violin and piano at an early age before a friend introduced him to the horn at the age of 13, taking lessons from Richard Merewether.

When he was 15, Tuckwell was appointed third horn position in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra by conductor Joseph Post.

A year later, Tuckwell was assistant horn player Allan Mann in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra while taking lessons from Mann at the Sydney Conservatory.

Moving to London aged 19, he played horn in the orchestras of Bournemouth, Scottish National, Buxton Spa and Halle.

Four years later he played 1st horn in the London Symphony Orchestra.

In 1968 Tuckwell left the London Symphony to pursue a successful solo freelance career before retiring in 1997 at the age of 65.

His entire solo career included 200 concerts a year.

One of the most recorded horn soloists with over 50 recordings, Tuckwell has received three Grammy Award nominations.

In addition to his solo career, he has conducted orchestras in Europe, Australia and the United States and founded the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in 1982.

In 1965 Tuckwell became an officer of the Order of the British Empire.

In 1992 he also became a Companion of the Order of Australia.

7. Julius Watkins

Julius Watkins and Quincy Jones – 1960

Known as “practically the father of the jazz French horn,” Julius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) was born in Detroit, Michigan and began playing the horn at the age of nine under the tutelage of Francis light stone. Principal horn of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to attending a technical high school and playing in an orchestra, he took lessons in understanding music, piano and harmony.

When Watkins was 16, he decided to take a different career path than the usual horn player and began studying jazz.

Early in his career, from 1943 to 1946, he played trumpet in the Ernie Fields Orchestra.

Watkins performed several jazz horn solos on several recording sessions with vocalist Babs Gonzales and drummer Kenny Clarke.

After moving to New York City, he attended Manhattan School for three years and played in several small group jazz sessions, two of which were led by Thelonious Monk.

Throughout his career, Watkins has recorded with many other jazz musicians such as Charles Mingus, Phil Woods, Miles Davis and John Coltrane to name a few.

contemporary horn players

8.David Cripps

Known as the bugler who played the famous leitmotif solos in the Star Wars film trilogy, David Cripps also played on the soundtrack of the Superman films with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Born in Britain, Cripps began playing the horn at the age of 14. He was quickly accepted and rose through the ranks as principal horn in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.

After studying horn and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, he played principal horn with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, seven years with the Hallé Orchestra, two years with the Philharmonia and ten years with the London Symphony Orchestra.

His teaching experience includes professors of horn at Arizona State University, Florida State University, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.

Cripps lives in Flagstaff, Arizona and is the director of the Orchestra Northern Arizona.

9. Frøydis Ree Wekre

Frøydis Ree Wekre

Frøydis Ree Wekre was born on July 31, 1941 in Oslo, Norway, and studied piano and violin as a young girl.

Fascinated by the sound of the instrument and the desire to have her voice in the orchestra, she began playing the horn at the age of 17.

At the age of 19, while studying horn in Oslo with Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto and Vitali Bujanovsky, she won her first position as a horn player with the Norwegian Opera Orchestra.

She continued her horn studies in Oslo, Russia and the United States.

In 1961 she joined the Oslo Philharmonic and became co-singer in 1965 before retiring from the orchestra in 1991.

Wekre, currently Professor of Wind Chamber Music and Horn at the Norwegian Academy of Music, is a world-renowned teacher and performer and has given masterclasses throughout Europe and the United States.

Many of her students perform in major orchestras around the world.

10. Robert Lee Watts

Robert Lee Watt was born on January 15, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey, the son of a jazz trumpeter. The desire to play music began at the age of 8 when he became curious about his father’s trumpet.

However, after playing the trumpet for several years, he discovered the instrument he wanted to play when he came across a ’78 recording of the Wilhelm Tell Overture.

Fascinated by the sound, he asked his father which instrument came after the trumpets.

His father replied that it was the french horn. Despite his father’s reservations, Watt took up the horn and pursued it seriously in high school.

His band director also had concerns that he would play the horn, saying that Watt’s lips were too big to play on a horn mouthpiece.

Because Watt was persistent, the principal gave him an old horn that barely worked.

Despite this, Watt’s love of the horn never wavered, and he progressed quickly, winning many honors and positions in honor bands across the state of New Jersey, bringing credit to the school.

After graduating from high school, Watt attended Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music as a music major and studied horn with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony.

With great interest and great potential in watts, Shapiro saw him very hard.

Thanks to Watt’s hard work during his freshman year, the young horn player had the honor of playing Richard Strauss’ Concerto No. 1 in E-flat with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler.

With much encouragement from his horn teacher at the end of his junior year, Watt played his first auditions with the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Two months later, when he reached the final round of both orchestral auditions, the Los Angeles Philharmonic offered him the position of Assistant First Horn.

This appointment made him the first African American horn player to be engaged by a major American symphony orchestra.

He remained with the Los Angeles Philharmonic until his retirement in 2008.

In 2016, Watt published the book The Black Horn, which chronicles his life and determination to excel in the classical music world.

11.Sarah Willis

Sarah Willis was born in Maryland in 1969 and grew up in several other places such as Boston, Moscow, London and Tokyo.

She began playing the horn at the age of 14 and attended the junior department of the Royal College of Music.

She later joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and took horn lessons with Jeff Bryant and Anthony Halstead.

After moving to Berlin in 1991, Willis studied with Fergus McWilliam and won second horn position at the Berlin State Opera.

In 2001 she joined the Berlin Philharmonic and was the first brass player to play in this orchestra.

In addition to her orchestral duties, Willis has performed in other orchestras such as the Sydney Symphony, London Symphony and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, as well as in various chamber ensembles.

In 2011 she was a mentor and collaborator for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

Willis currently hosts a German show called Sarah’s Music on German TV channel Deutsche Welle and Horn Hangouts on her website and archives on her YouTube channel.

Summary of famous French horn players

The world of music is a much grander place thanks to these French horn players.

They have inspired many with their beautiful and haunting melodies that add depth, texture and meaning to any symphonic or ensemble performance.

Each of them has a unique story about how they got into the brass world and what inspires them in life outside of music.

We hope you enjoyed reading this blog post about some of the greatest French horn players!

American drummer

For others named Henry Gibson, see Henry Gibson

“Master” Henry Gibson (August 9, 1942 – December 18, 2002) was an American drummer who appeared on approximately 1200 albums and spanned a career spanning four decades.

Born in the United States, Master Henry began playing on the streets of Chicago. As a young man, he performed with Rev. Jesse Jackson for Operation Push. He later became a permanent member of Phil Cohran’s revolutionary Artistic Heritage Ensemble. Gibson also played and recorded with the popular jazz ensemble Odell Brown and the Organizers. Gibson spent a lot of time in Chicago recording studios, which allowed him to be noticed and picked up by professional musicians who took him on tour. Tour led to tour and he was soon playing and recording with the likes of Donny Hathaway (Everything Is Everything) and Curtis Mayfield. Gibson chose to tour with Curtis Mayfield and this led to his success and national recognition for his skill on the bongo and conga drums.

Master Henry performed in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid ’70s and ’80s, making the island of Oahu his home. He teamed up with musician, songwriter and producer Kirk Thompson to record the legendary “Lemuria” album and collaborated with many of the best local Waikiki musicians of the time, including singer Azure McCall and pianist Tennyson Stevens. He was an integral part of Kirk Thompson’s “Super Session” with Michael “Papabax” Baxter on keys, John Gallarde on bass and Ron Felix on drums. Master Henry was a popular addition to the Waikiki music scene in those years.

While performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, Sweden, he met and later married his wife Anne and made Stockholm his base. He died of a heart attack in Stockholm at the age of 60. His last concert appearance was with Khaled Habib and Zak Keith at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm.

His unmistakable style can be heard, among other things, on Curtis Mayfield’s “Pusherman”. As an unsung soul artist, Henry felt he had more than paid his dues. In his later years, he became less and less content with being a sideman and began to assert himself as the main attraction, putting his percussion at the forefront of shows. He was known to get upset with audiences in noisy venues – after demanding their silence and full attention, he was able to immediately regain focus and put on riveting performances on the bongos.

Months after his death in 2002, friends and musicians got together to organize a tribute concert at the Fasching jazz club in Stockholm. His music is still heard on the radio every day, especially on recordings by Curtis Mayfield.

movie [edit]

Henry appeared in several blaxploitation films such as Super Fly.