Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825–1889) was a French cornetist, conductor, and professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Published in 1864, his Grande méthode complète pour cornet à pistons et de saxhorn revolutionized brass pedagogy. Before Arban, brass literature lacked a systematic framework for developing virtuoso technique, precise articulation, and expressive phrasing.

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