Later in his life he helped design the Holton Farkas horn.įarkas was born on March 5, 1914, in Chicago to Anna Cassidy Farkas and Emil Nelson Farkas. Nancy Jordan Fako wrote his biography, Philip Farkas and His Horn - A Happy, Worthwhile Life. His books include The Art of French Horn Playing (considered the field's seminal work), The Art of Brass Playing, The Art of Musicianship, and A Photo Study of 40 Virtuoso Horn Players' Embouchures. Philip Farkas (Ma– December 21, 1992) was the principal French horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years, and he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.
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