 Born into a London horn-playing family - both his father, Aubrey Brain, and uncle, Alfred Jr., played professionally, as did their father, Alfred Sr. After a performance at the Edinburgh Festival on September 1, 1957 (while driving back to London), Dennis Brain was killed in a tragic car accident.
His supreme artistry inspired many composers to write new works for the Horn, including: Benjamin Britten, Paul Hindemith, Malcom Arnold, Sir Lennox Berkeley, York Bowen, G. Bryan, Peter Racine Fricker, Gordon Jacob, and Elisabeth Lutyens.
For more info, see THE HORN CALL
April 1991, Vol. XXI No. 2, and
October 1991, Vol. XXII No. 1.
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