Birth name Herbert Couf Role Musical Artist | Name Herbert Couf | |
Born February 15, 1920 ( 1920-02-15 ) Occupation(s) Clarinetistsaxophonistcomposermusic store ownerinstrument manufacturer executivemouthpiece innovator Similar People Rudy Wiedoeft, Grover Washington - Jr, Chu Berry, Adolphe Sax |
Introduction, Dance and Furioso - Herbert Couf
Herbert "Herb" Couf (February 15, 1920 – July 8, 2011 Michigan) was an American clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, music store owner, music instrument manufacturer executive, and an importer of music instruments. Couf had been the principal clarinetist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray until the 1957 recession, when the orchestra laid off several musicians.
Contents
- Introduction Dance and Furioso Herbert Couf
- Herbert Couf A Lifetime in Music
- Earlier years
- Compositions publications
- Discography
- H Couf stenciled instruments
- Family
- References
Couf subsequently opened a music store – The Royal Music Center – in Royal Oak, Michigan, just north of Detroit. He later produced his own line of saxophones, clarinets, and mouthpieces under the name H. Couf. H. Couf saxophones were manufactured in Germany by Julius Keilwerth. H. Couf clarinets were made in the United States by Artley, Inc. (Artley became part of Conn-Selmer). Couf later became Vice President of W. T. Armstrong Company, Inc. (Indiana corporation: 1955–1988, merged with C.G. Conn) upon selling his line of instruments to Armstrong. Couf also had been the conductor of the Royal Oak Concert Band, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Herbert Couf - A Lifetime in Music
Earlier years
Couf performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Compositions & publications
- Concerto in E-flat major, Beethoven
- Concerto in E minor, Chopin
- Concerto in A minor, Grieg
- Concerto in E-flat major, Liszt
- Concerto in E-minor (violin), Mendelssohn
- Concerto in D minor, Mozart
- Concerto in C minor, Rachmaninoff
- Concerto in D minor, Rubinstein
- Concerto in A minor, Schumann
- Concerto in B-flat minor Tschaikowsky
Discography
H Couf stenciled instruments
1965–1980s
For a few years the Superbas were available in black lacquer. The engraving was done after the lacquer which provided a stunning visual effect of being able to see the engraving from a distance. This models had metal thumbrests and were probably late 70's models.
Family
Herbert Couf was born to Morris Couf (born 2 September 1889 Bogoslov, Kiev, Ukraine) and Rebeca (nee Rivka Needelman; 16 May 1896 Russia– September 1981 Atlantic City) — Morris and Rebeca were married November 15, 1917, in Manhattan, New York City. Morris Couf had become a naturalized citizen March 1, 1916, in New York.
Herbert Couf was married to Miriam ("Mickey") Couf. They had two daughters, Karen Eve Couf-Cohen (married to Gerald Irwin Cohen, MD) and Donna Andrea Reyes (married to Armando G. Reyes). Herbert Couf also had two brothers, Norman Couf (1925–2008) and Albert B. Couf (1931–2004)