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Tracking a relic
The aerophor or ´tone sustaining apparatus´ invented by the flutist Bernard Samuels (1872-1944) was a promising solution for the breathing problems of wood- and brasswind players in view of the continually increasing demands made by composers on their breathing capacity. The apparatus quickly found wide dissemination in European and American orchestras - to then fall into oblivion in the turmoil of the Second World War.

The book is in two languages.

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Alain Girard ist Oboist und Heckelphonspezialist. Bis 2006 war er Professor für Oboe am Conservatoire de Neuchâtel und der Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel. Als Forscher ist er u.a. mit Arbeiten zu den tiefen Oboentypen und den ®hautbois d´église¯ hervorgetreten. www.gefam.ch

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Alain Girard is an oboist and heckelphone specialist. He worked at the Conservatoire de Neuchâtel and the Musik-Akademie Basel as a professor for oboe. Amongst his research areas are low-sounding oboe types and the ®hautbois d´église¯. www.gefam.ch

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