JEAN FIRMIN BROSSA
Born
Died Jan/Feb/March 1916,
Chorlton,
Brossa was a pupil of Vincent
Louis Dorus at the Paris Conservatoire winning a first prize there in 1865.
Whilst in
Moving to
Brossa remained with the
orchestra for 29 years retiring in 1900. He was flute professor at the Royal
Manchester College of Music, 1893 – 1906.
In the 1890’s Brossa worked
on and perfected a small touch key device for use by the third finger of the right
hand and is still found on many flutes in use today. The year 1895 seems to be
the earliest recorded sale of a flute with his F# key fitted, the work being
carried out by Schumacher at Rudall Carte & Co.
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