
After Schlossberg by Thomas Stevens, pub. Bim
A collection of derivative post-Schlossberg Era trumpet studies which have their genesis in the so-called “Schlossberg School” and were acquired during formal trumpet studies (1958-68) with James Stamp, William Vacchiano, Nathan Prager, and Harry Glantz, as well as through occasional personal encounters with other former Schlossberg students. Schlossberg (1873-1936), member of the New York Philharmonic and professor at New York's Institute of Musical Art (which later became the Juilliard School), has been described by the brass cognoscenti as being the first great American trumpet teacher. Testimonials “After Schlossberg is the missing link, which is vital to our understanding of one of the most important lines of thought in trumpet teaching”. --Håkan Hardenberger International Trumpet Soloist “It is a relief to find clarity and logic in the midst of the confusion and shortness of vision when it comes to studying the methods of Schlossberg, Stamp and Vacchiano. This is a book that ev