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Paul Horn (musician)
American flautist, saxophonist, and composer (1930–2014)
Musical artist
Paul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer.
For his solo debut exhibition, “Death Metal Prehistoria,” Houston-based artist Paul Horn spray painted a child's plastic playhouse in gold.
He became a pioneer of world and new age music with his 1969 album Inside.[1] He received five Grammy nominations between 1965 and 1999, including three nominations in 1965.[2]
Biography
Horn was born on March 17, 1930, in New York City and had Jewish ancestry through his father.
The family moved to Washington, D.C., when Horn was four.[3] He took up the piano at age four, followed by the clarinet at 12. While in Washington, D.C., Horn attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and the Washington College of Music.
In the summer of 1942, Horn worked as an usher at the Earl Theatre to buy a clarinet. He studied the clarinet and flute at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, earning a bachelor's degree. In June 1953, Horn gained a master's from th