David Cobb Rosebrook (January 19, 1874 – March 31, 1937) was an American

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soloist, trumpeter,

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and

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. He was the principal trumpet with the

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from 1912 to 1919, and the principal cornet soloist with the

Goldman Band The Goldman Band was an American concert band founded in 1918 by Edwin Franko Goldman from his previous New York Military Band. Both bands were based in New York City. It was Goldman's contention that the New York symphony and orchestra musici ...

in 1935.

Performance career

David Rosebrook began his career as a cornet player in New York and Boston. He moved to San Francisco in 1899. When Henry Ohlmeyer took his band on a tour of West Coast cities during the early summer of 1910, Rosebrook was his cornet soloist and

Herbert L. Clarke Herbert Lincoln Clarke (September 12, 1867 – January 30, 1945) was an American cornetist, feature soloist, bandmaster, and composer. He is considered the most prominent cornetist of his time. Clarke's legacy includes composing a portion of th ...

was the "special soloist". From 1911 to 1912 he was the Assistant Principal Trumpet with the

. He became Principal Trumpet in 1912 and remained in that position through 1919. From 1916 to 1925 he was the cornet soloist with the Golden Gate Band under the direction of Paul Steindrof and he also played many solo engagements with the Oakland Municipal Band during the 1920s. David Rosebrook was the conductor of the Islam Shrine Band from 1919 to 1925. In 1930, Rosebrook returned to the

as second trumpet, and he remained there in that position through 1935 until the orchestra was suspended. On occasion, he conducted the orchestra. In 1935, David Rosebrook was hired by Edwin Franko Goldman to be his cornet soloist in the

, replacing

Del Staigers Charles Delaware Staigers was an American cornetist. He was born on August 20, 1899 in Muncie, Indiana. In 1914, he was hired to play in Patrick Conway's band. In 1918, he joined John Philip Sousa's band as the assistant to cornet soloist Frank ...

. During this summer season he performed several original compositions. After playing for about 5 weeks, he became ill and returned home to San Francisco. This was his last professional engagement.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosebrook, David 1874 births American cornetists 1937 deaths Musicians from Portland, Maine Musicians from San Francisco