Harry "Hersch" Glantz (January 1, 1896 – December 18, 1982) was a

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, Glantz moved to the United States in 1901 at the age of five. He came from a musical family and began playing

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and

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at an early age, but eventually switched to trumpet. He had a number of teachers, including Jack Borodkin,

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, Max Bleyer, Christian Rodenkirchen, and Gustav Heim. Glantz was the principal trumpeter for the New York Philharmonic, the

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under

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, the

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and the

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. He also taught at the

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. His notable pupils included Bernie Glow,

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, and Larry Lake. He died of a heart condition in Bay Harbor, Florida on December 18, 1982.

References

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