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The Trombone: An Annotated Bibliography

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G.B. Lane has brought us yet another fine, monumental research product. I was able to put this resource to good use the first day it arrived. If you are not familiar with annotated bibliographies this one is perfect for your indoctrination. Not only because its focus is limited to the trombone, but because clear instructions on how to use the book are given in the preface along with search examples, a feature rarely found in scholarly publications. Lane intends his book for all trombonists, not just researchers. He has listed every descriptive source he could find on all aspects of our instrument. The annotations are concise yet packed with important details and the cross-references display remarkable investigative depth and organization. At 1305 entries, Dr. Lane's bibliography is the most comprehensive collection of "leg-work" our instrument has seen. In the book's forward Thomas Everett describes this work as a "Herculean labor of love." How right he is, for research of this magnitude is not accomplished within any space short of a lifetime. Thanks for providing us with such an enormous and thoughtful service, Dr. Lane.

Mike Hall, Eastern Michigan University, Literature Reviews Editor, International Trombone Association Journal

Beware of the writings of G. B. Lane. Before you blindly add his information to your own papers, confirm his research. Mr. Lane's first book, "The Trombone in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance," was withdrawn by the publisher after allegations of plagiarism. For more information, read the review in the Music Library Association journal, Notes (vol. 41, no. 1, September 1984).