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| | The Musical Times: Oskar Sala 1910-2002 |
 | | Salas reputation as the leading, indeed sole, Trautonium virtuoso was thereafter assured, at least on his native soil, but more than twenty years were to elapse before its eerie sounds reached international ears thanks to a last-minute decision by the master of suspense. |
 | | Oskar Sala was born in Griez, Thuringia, on 18 July 1910. |
 | | When the new Mixture-Trautonium after Oskar Sala, as it was named, was handed over to Sala, he was, despite his unfamiliarity with the new technology, able to enhance it still further, simply by incorporating elements from the older versions. |
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