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Jean-Baptiste Arban

1825 - 1889

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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. He is best known for his instruction manual, Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, which has been updated over the years, and is still widely used. Arban was born one year before the successful creation of the piston-valved cornet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Arban is the 944th most popular musician (down from 810th in 2019), the 3,514th most popular biography from France (down from 3,321st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jean-Baptiste Arban ranks 944 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Noskov, Scott Travis, Lili Kraus, Michael Weikath, Charlie Haden, and Mordechai Gebirtig. After him are Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Ignaz Brüll, Teddy Wilson, Layne Staley, and Âşık Veysel.

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Among people born in 1825, Jean-Baptiste Arban ranks 54. Before him are Simeon Bavier, Ferdinand von Mueller, Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia, Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Möbius, and Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup. After him are Aníbal Pinto, August Beer, Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Domenico Agostini, Giuseppe Prinzi, and Francesco Faà di Bruno. Among people deceased in 1889, Jean-Baptiste Arban ranks 54. Before him are Albrecht Ritschl, Şihabetdin Märcani, Benedetto Cairoli, Ybyrai Altynsarin, Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter, and Đồng Khánh. After him are Louis Faidherbe, Belle Starr, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Ludwig Anzengruber, José Joaquín Pérez, and Ivan Larionov.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Baptiste Arban ranks 3,514 out of 6,770. Before him are Hélène Berr (1921), Tristan Bernard (1866), Michel Duchaussoy (1938), Petrus de Cruce (1300), Alexis Piron (1689), and Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821). After him are Anna Gavalda (1970), Johann Fischart (1546), Anne of Burgundy (1404), Renaud (1952), Antoine Berman (1942), and Martine Aubry (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Jean-Baptiste Arban ranks 42. Before him are Richard Galliano (1950), Christian Ferras (1933), Bob Sinclar (1969), Pierre Baillot (1771), Paul de Senneville (1933), and Nicolas de Grigny (1672). After him are Auguste Franchomme (1808), Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), Charles Dancla (1817), Éric Serra (1959), Louis Diémer (1843), and Francis Cabrel (1953).

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