The Battle for Control of the Brass and Instruments Business in the French Industrial Revolution narrates and analyzes the largest judicial battle in culture and industrial property in nineteenth century Europe, the echoes of which still ring today.
José-Modesto Diago Ortega is Professor of Saxophone and Organology at the Professional Conservatory of Music 'Manuel de Falla' in Cádiz, Spain. As a specialist in wind instruments of the nineteenth century in a multidisciplinary perspective, he has published articles in several specialized journals, such as The Galpin Society Journal and Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. He is also the author of Elise Hall, the Saxophone Lady.
