Joseph Jean Baptist Laurent Arban (28 February 1825 – 9 April 1889) was a cornetist,
conductorConducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs, concert bands and other musical ensembles often have conductors.-Nomenclature:...
, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the
cornet à pistonThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the medieval cornett or cornetto....
or valved cornet. He was influenced by
Niccolò PaganiniNiccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His caprice in A minor, Op. 1 No...
's virtuosic technique on the
violinThe violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
and in an (arguably successful) attempt to "prove" the
cornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the medieval cornett or cornetto....
as a true solo instrument, developed extreme virtuosic technique on the instrument.
Born in
Lyon||-||}Lyon , often Anglicized as Lyons, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. Its name is pronounced in French and Arpitan, and or in English...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, he studied
trumpetThe trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC...
with
Francois DauvernéFrançois Georges Auguste Dauverné was a French trumpeter who in 1827 was the first to use the new F three valved trumpet in public performance...
at the Paris Conservatoire from 1841 to 1845.
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Joseph Jean Baptist Laurent Arban (28 February 1825 – 9 April 1889) was a cornetist,
conductorConducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs, concert bands and other musical ensembles often have conductors.-Nomenclature:...
, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the
cornet à pistonThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the medieval cornett or cornetto....
or valved cornet. He was influenced by
Niccolò PaganiniNiccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His caprice in A minor, Op. 1 No...
's virtuosic technique on the
violinThe violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
and in an (arguably successful) attempt to "prove" the
cornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the medieval cornett or cornetto....
as a true solo instrument, developed extreme virtuosic technique on the instrument.
Born in
Lyon||-||}Lyon , often Anglicized as Lyons, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. Its name is pronounced in French and Arpitan, and or in English...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, he studied
trumpetThe trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC...
with
Francois DauvernéFrançois Georges Auguste Dauverné was a French trumpeter who in 1827 was the first to use the new F three valved trumpet in public performance...
at the Paris Conservatoire from 1841 to 1845. He was appointed professor of
saxhornThe saxhorn is a valved brass instrument with a tapered bore and deep cup-shaped mouthpiece. The sound has a characteristic mellow quality, and blends well with other brass.-The saxhorn family:...
at the
École MilitaireThe École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars....
in 1857, and became professor of cornet at the Paris Conservatoire in 1869, where
Merri FranquinMerri Jean Baptiste Franquin was a French trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist who was professor of trumpet at the Paris Conservatory from 1894 until 1925...
was among his students. He published his
Grande méthode complète pour cornet à pistons et de saxhornThe Arban Method is a complete pedagogical method for students of trumpet, cornet, and other brass instruments. The original edition was published by Jean-Baptiste Arban in 1864 and it has never been out of print since...
in Paris in 1864. This method, which is often referred to as the "Trumpeter's Bible," is still studied by modern brass players. His variations on
The Carnival of Venice remains one of the great showpieces for cornet soloists today.
Arban apparently made a
phonograph cylinderPhonograph cylinders were the earliest medium for recording and reproducing sound. Commonly known simply as "records" in their era of greatest popularity , these cylinder shaped objects had an audio recording engraved on the outside surface which could be reproduced when the cylinder was played on...
recording for the
Edison CompanyEdison Records was the first record label, pioneering recorded sound and an important player in the early record industry.- Early phonographs before commercial mass produced records :...
shortly before his death. In a newspaper from Finland, Helsinki's
Hufvudstadsbladet, (no. 96, from 11.4.1890, page 2), Arban's recording is mentioned:
Among the phonograms a particular one must be mentioned: solo on cornet a piston, played by the famous French virtuoso monsieur Arban called “Fanfare d’Edison;”
Arban died in Paris on April 9, 1889.
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