Name Joseph Meifred Died 1867, Paris, France | ||
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Le Cor Mélodique Part III: Joseph Meifred and the Vocalise from his Méthode pour le cor chromatique
Joseph Meifred (1791–1867) was a hornist, a pedagogue, and a horn designer. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Louis-François Dauprat and won the first prize in horn performance in 1818. He later became a professor at the conservatory and taught until his retirement in 1864.
One of his most enduring works is the Method for the chromatic horn, or horn with pistons (1840).
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