Background
His father, Alfred Edwin Brain Senior was a well-known horn player.
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Alfred Junior.
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He studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Adolf Borsdorf and also learned the piano from G.D.Cunningham who was to teach his nephew the organ some forty years later.
Career
Alfred started to learn the trumpet when he was six, but when he was twelve he changed to the French horn and learned from his father. His first professional job was with the Scottish Orchestra. He then played in the Queen's Hall Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.
When World War I broke out he joined the Scots Guards.
Later, in 1917, he did a lot of dangerous work in France where the fighting was taking place. When he returned after the war he worked with several of the London orchestras, including Covent Garden where he played for Sir Thomas Beecham.
By this time Alfred had got all the best horn jobs in London, so it was difficult for Aubrey to find jobs. In 1923 he emigrated to the United States.
He played in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and later for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
In his later years he recorded a lot in movie studios, including for 20th century Fox.
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March 29, 1966 (aged 80) -
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United States