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Jean-Baptiste Arban

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Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (28 February 1825 – 8 April 1889) was a cornetist, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the cornet à piston or valved cornet. He was influenced by Niccolò Paganini's virtuosic technique on the violin and successfully proved that the cornet was a true solo instrument by developing virtuoso technique on the instrument.

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Type: Person
Area: France
Born: February 28th, 1825
Died: April 8th, 1889
Genres: Classical
Labels: BIS

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Last updated: October 17th, 2017·MusicBrainz