Max Pottag
Max P. Pottag (born June 22, 1876 in Forst; † November 22, 1970 in Indianapolis ) was a German horn player who worked in the United States.
Pottag studied with Friedrich Gumpert at the Leipzig Conservatory .
He began his career as a solo horn player with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra . He emigrated to the USA and became a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1907 , where he was second horn player for 37 years and third horn player for three years.
Pottag also worked as a teacher and published numerous didactic works such as schools, etudes and arrangements for horn ensemble.
He was a co-founder of the International Horn Society and an honorary member of that society.
Work
- Method for French Horn. Belwin Publisher.
- Daily Exercises
- with Albert Andraud. 212 Selected melodious progressive and technical studies. Cincinnati: 1943.
- with Albert Andraud: 335 Selected melodious progressive and technical studies. San Antonio: Southern, 1958
- French Horn Passages. 3 booklets. New York: Belwin. 1943-1945.
- French Horn Duets (with duets by Mozart, Schubert, Weber, Franz, Henning and others) - 2 volumes.
- (arr.): In The Country ("Miniature Selection", with: Kreutzer: Schäfer's Sunday Song - Abbot: Evening Bells - Chicks: The Hunter) - for horn quartet
- Instrumental Methods / Supplements. 52 pages. Warner Brothers.
- Instrumental Methods / Supplements. 40 pages. Warner Brothers. (contains pieces by Josef Schantl )
- Three Volumes of Orchestral Excerpt Books
- Arrangements for Horn and Horn Ensemble
- Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work for French Horn. 4 booklets. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, 1941.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pottag, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pottag, Max P. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American horn player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1970 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis |