Daniel B. Hrdy wrote:
Does anyone know when professional orchestras started hiring assistant principals, and under what circumstances?
Anton Horner had a regular assistant first horn in the Philadelphia Orchestra as early as 1909.
(Source: Lee Bracegirdle. "The New York school: Its development and its relationship with the Viennese style." _The Horn Call 14.2_ (April 1984).)
Don't know about the use of assistants elsewhere in the world. Greg _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
