Conversation so far:
When was the band originally formed?
Gentle Giant was formed in 1970 when the Shulman brothers teamed up with two other multi-instrumentalists.
What did the brothers play?
The Shulman brothers, meanwhile, settled into typically multi-instrumental roles of their own: Derek on saxophone and recorder; Ray on bass and violin; Phil on saxophone, trumpet, and clarinet.
Where are they from?
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Question: What was his main study there?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the Shulman brother's main study?