American cornet soloist, conductor and composer (February 12, 1858, Bremen, Germany – June 8, 1926, San Francisco, USA).
He composed for band, orchestra, piano, violin, and cornet. His cornet solos remain popular with today's trumpeters and include Napoli (Variations on a Neapolitan Song), Fantasia No.1, La Coquette, Capriccio Brilliante, La Mandolinata, and Variations on the Carnival of Venice.