About Johannes Kuhlo
Lived 1856 – 1941 (aged 84). Johannes Kuhlo was a music arranger, composer, conductor, editor, church musician and musician.
Karl Friedrich Johannes Kuhlo (8 October 1856 in Gohfeld, now Löhne, Germany – 16 May 1941 in Bielefeld-Bethel, Germany) together with his father Eduard Kuhlo, founded the German Protestant Posaunenchor (trombone choir/church brass ensemble) movement.
Working in collaboration with the Bielefeld instrument maker Ernst David he developed the kuhlohorn for use by the ensembles (among other brass instruments).
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Who was Johannes Kuhlo?
German musician (1856-1941)
When was Johannes Kuhlo born?
Johannes Kuhlo was born on 8 October 1856 in Löhne.
When did Johannes Kuhlo die?
Johannes Kuhlo died on 16 May 1941 in Bielefeld.
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Johannes Kuhlo was a music arranger, composer, conductor, editor, church musician and musician.
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Johannes Kuhlo's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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