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Dennis Brain

1921 - 1957

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Dennis Brain (17 May 1921 – 1 September 1957) was a British horn player. From a musical family – his father and grandfather were horn players – he attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force, playing in its band and orchestra. After the war, he was the principal horn of the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic orchestras, and played in chamber ensembles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Brain is the 1,449th most popular musician (up from 1,549th in 2019), the 3,920th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,052nd in 2019) and the 243rd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dennis Brain ranks 1,449 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Tägtgren, José María Ventura Casas, Bob Ezrin, Dominic Miller, Blind Blake, and Red Garland. After him are Geoff Nicholls, Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, and Jimmy Reed.

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Among people born in 1921, Dennis Brain ranks 327. Before him are Ruth Orkin, Al Pease, Bertil Antonsson, Fernando Roldán, Isabella Bashmakova, and Karl Aage Hansen. After him are Alan Freed, Francis Blanche, Ilka Gedő, Roger Bocquet, Čestmír Vycpálek, and Giorgio Scarlatti. Among people deceased in 1957, Dennis Brain ranks 180. Before him are József Rády, John Sealy Townsend, Ronald Knox, Guillermo Saavedra, Wilhelm Nusselt, and Reginald Aldworth Daly. After him are P. C. Chang, Zenón Noriega Agüero, José Patricio Guggiari, Gaston Aumoitte, Percy Hobart, and Ernesto Chaparro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Brain ranks 3,921 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Avison (1709), William Froude (1810), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), Hilda of Whitby (614), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), and Jeremy Kemp (1935). After him are Geoff Nicholls (1948), George Raynor (1907), Jenny Agutter (1952), Sydney Greenstreet (1879), Victor d'Arcy (1887), and David Dunbar Buick (1854).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Dennis Brain ranks 243. Before him are Andy Bell (1970), Tony Kaye (1945), Jon Hiseman (1944), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Beth Gibbons (1965), and Henry Jackman (1974). After him are Geoff Nicholls (1948), Andy Bown (1946), Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), Peter Hook (1956), Andy Taylor (1961), and Bert Jansch (1943).

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