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Éric Aubier
Éric Aubier (born 1960) is a French classical concert trumpeter. Life Having entered Maurice André's class at the age of 14 at the Conservatoire de Paris, of which he is still the youngest graduate, Aubier is also a winner of international competitions in Prague, Toulon and Paris. At the age of 19, he was appointed soloist at the Paris Opera orchestra by Rolf Liebermann. Since 1995, he has devoted himself exclusively to a career as an international concert performer and teacher. With Thierry Escaich, he forms a very original trumpet and organ duo. Today, Aubier embodies the modern French trumpet and the French wind school, which he helps to promote internationally. He has created more than 25 works of which he is the dedicatee, by composers Bacri, Escaich, Jolas, Grätzer, Matalon... In 2012, with the French Republican Guard Band, Harmony and string orchestra, he began a collaboration of several records. An album dedicated to Henri Tomasi was released at the end of 2012, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B or C trumpet. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player's embouchure), producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century, trumpets have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape. There are many distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
