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Maurice André

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Year of Birth:1933
Year of death:2012

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field.
He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the piccolo trumpet including the Baroque repertoire on trumpet. André has inspired many innovations on his instrument and he contributed to the popularization of the trumpet.
André was born in Alès in the Cévennes, into a mining family. He himself worked... more

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