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Kurt Janetsky 

 Biography

Biography

As a young fourth hornist in Saxon State Orchestra in Dresden, Janetsky worked with such conductors as Richard Strauss, Hans Pfïtzner and Karl Böhm. After some moving around, he settled in Leipzig, where he played in the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (1946-1971).

Deceased Honorary IHS Member, Germany.

Best known are the three major books authored
or co-authored by Janetsky:

Cultural History of the Horn
Kulturgeschichte des Horns

The Horn
Das Horn: Eine kleine Chronik
        seines Werdens und Wirkens

A Pictorial History of the Horn
Seriöse Kuriositäten am Rande
        der Instrumentenkunde

From:
International Horn Society
Honorary Life Members