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Biography
Harry Glantz (1896-1982)
Glantz was playing weddings, dances and Bar
Mitzvahs by the age of ten. Born in January,
1896, Glantz, a student of Max Schlossberg,
became principal trumpet of the Philadelphia
Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, and at the
age of 22, left to play in the U.S. Marine Band
in World War I. Later he played a season as
principal trumpet in San Francisco, then joined
the New York Philharmonic under Mengleberg and
Toscanini. When he became conductor, Toscanini
invited Glantz to join the NBC orchestra. After
it was disbanded, Glantz became a professor at
the University of Miami. A legend in his own
time, Glantz is among, if not THE, leading
symphonic trumpeter of his era.
Glantz had outspoken opinions about what he
considered to be the unfortunate “modern” trend,
believing use of the trumpet other than as an
orchestral instrument in B-flat, or
trumpets not pitched in Bb, was a deviation from
the standard that had been established and
proven by long experience. His firm belief that
‘one-trumpet-fits-all’ held over from daysprior
to World War II, when one trumpet did fit all!
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