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On September 1, Carnegie Mellon music professor Dennis Abelson passed away at UPMC Shadyside. He was 56 years old.

The cause was cancer.

For 16 years, Abelson was professor of horn in the department of music at Carnegie Mellon, specializing in French horn. He was head of the Abelson Horn Studio within the department of music, which prepared students for professional careers as horn players. The studio provided rigorous lessons and access to horn ensemble groups, chamber music, and off-campus performance venues.

Abelson began playing the French horn in elementary school. He went on to play in the orchestra while a student at Taylor Allderdice High School in Squirrel Hill.

Abelson earned his bachelor’s degree in music at Duquesne University,...

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