Past Horn Greats

Thumbnail biographies of selected, significant horn players, teachers and makers of the past.

• Willi Aebi (1901-1986)
• Gebr. Alexander
• The Berv Brothers
• Friedrich Adolph Borsdorf (1854-1923)
• A.E. Brain (1860-1929)
• Alfred Brain (1885-1966)
• Aubrey Brain (1893-1955)
• Dennis Brain (1921-1957)
• John Burden (1921-2010)
• Farquharson Cousins (1917-2017)
• Joseph Eger (1920-2013)
• Jacques François Gallay (1795-1864)
• Friedrich Gumpert (1841-1906)
• Bruno Jaenicke (1887-1946)
• Henri Kling (1842-1918)
• Helen Kotas (1916-2000)
• Kruspe Horns
• Joseph Leitgeb (1732-1811)
• The Lewy Brothers
• Franz Friedrich Paersch (1857-1921)
• Giovanni Punto (1746-1803) 
• The Raoux Family
• The Reiter Brothers
• Joseph Singer (1909-1978)
• Karl Stiegler (1876-1932)
• Franz Strauss (1822-1905)
• Emil Wipperich (1854-1917)

For biographies of players, teachers, and horn makers who have been elected IHS Honorary Members, see IHS Honorary Members, and for important regional honorees, see Punto Recipients.