Philip Farkas
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Philip Farkas (1914 - December 21, 1992) was principal hornist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years; he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. He wrote The Art of French Horn Playing which is considered by many to be the seminal work for horn players. Other books that he wrote include The Art of Brass Playing, The Art of Musicianship, and A Photo Study of 40 Virtuoso Horn Players' Embouchures. Nancy Jordan Fako has also written a biography about his life: Philip Farkas and His Horn - A Happy, Worthwhile Life. Later in his life he helped design the Holton Farkas horn.
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[edit] Published works
- Philip Farkas, A Photographic Study of 40 Virtuoso Horn Players' Embouchures, (Bloomington, Indiana: Wind Music, Inc., 1970), 41 pp.
- _____, The Art of Brass Playing: A Treatise on the Formation and Use of the Brass Player's Embouchure, (Bloomington, Indiana: Wind Music, Inc., 1962), 65 pp.
- _____, The Art of French Horn Playing: A Treatise on the Problems and Techniques of French Horn Playing, (Bloomington, Indiana: Wind Music, Inc., 1956), 95 pp., ISBN 0-87487-021-6
- _____, The Art of Musicianship: A Treatise on the Skills, Knowledge, and Sensitivity Needed by the Mature Musician to Perform in an Artistic and Professional Manner, (Bloomington, Indiana: Wind Music, Inc., 1976), 51 pp.
[edit] Biography
- M. Dee Stewart, ed., Philip Farkas: The Legacy of a Master: The Man who Defined Symphonic Horn Playing as Seen Through his Writings and the Comments of Colleagues and Students, (Northfield, Illinois: Instrumentalist Publishing Company, 1990), 157 pp.
- Nancy Jordan Fako, Philip Farkas & His Horn: A Happy, Worthwhile Life, (Elmhurst, Illinois: Crescent Park Music Publications, 1998), 296 pp., ISBN 0-9662587-0-3.
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