Václav František Červený
Václav František Červený | |
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 Červený in 1892 | |
| Born | 27 September 1819 |
| Died | 19 January 1896 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, musical instrument manufacturer |
| Known for | Inventor of brass instruments |
| Relatives | Jiří Červený (grandson) Soňa Červená (great-granddaughter) |
Václav František Červený (27 September 1819 – 19 January 1896)[1] was a Czech brass instrument maker and inventor. He became the principal manufacturer in Austria-Hungary.
Inventions
Červený was a prolific inventor, rivalling his
Many of Červený's conical bore instruments influenced the development of later instruments such as the tuba, euphonium, and modern marching band instruments.
Červený also patented percussion instrument inventions, including the Votiv-timpani and the Glocken-Akkordion (a form of altar bell).[5]
After his death, his firm introduced in 1908 a line of highly compact Tornister (lit. 'knapsack') instruments, in particular tubas pitched in 12′ F and 18′ B♭ wrapped about the size of a modern tenor horn, and revived in the 21st century by Wessex as "travel tubas".[6]
The Červený company
Červený established his workshop with four employees in
Honours
Červený's reputation as the leading brass maker in Austria-Hungary was widely acknowledged during his lifetime, receiving medals at universal exhibitions in Paris (in 1855, 1867, and the gold medal in 1889) and Chicago, and honours from several European heads of state.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b c Herbert, Myers & Wallace 2019, p. 97, Myers, Arnold: Červený, Václav František.
- ^ Herbert, Myers & Wallace 2019, p. 131–2, Humphries, John: Cornon.
- ^ Waterhouse & Langwill 1993, p. 60–1.
- ^ Mendel & Reissmann 1883, p. 4.
- ^ Herbert, Myers & Wallace 2019, p. 403–4, Myers, Arnold: Tornister instruments.
Bibliography
- Herbert, Trevor; Myers, Arnold; Wallace, John, eds. (2019). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments. Cambridge: Wikidata Q114571908.
- Waterhouse, William; Langwill, Lyndesay (1993). The New Langwill Index: A Dictionary of Musical Wind-instrument Makers and Inventors. London: Tony Bingham. ISBN 978-0-946-11304-0.
- Mendel, Hermann; Reissmann, August (1883). Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon: Ergänzungsband. Berlin: R. Oppenheim. OL 16850406W.
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