Explore institutional access →

BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

Complete articles index

Browse Brass Bulletin articles published since 1971. Search by topic, subject, instrument, author, series or issue, with new material added as the digital edition grows.

How to regulate the trumpet, applicable to all valve instruments Free
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

How to regulate the trumpet, applicable to all valve instruments

A hidden key to performance: Perinelli and Mouton reveal how precise valve regulation transforms response, intonation, and sound—down to a tenth of a millimetre.

By René Périnelli, J.-L. Mouton

Equipment Valves
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

How dared they say that...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Backstage
No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 94 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Horn models in high E flat

By Engelberg Schmid

Technique
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Jon Sass

A giant tuba, a giant on the tuba

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 95 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Narbonne 1996

6th annual international brass quintet competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 121 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Otto Sauter - The determination to win

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music Member
No. 51 • 1985 Digitized

Part 2

The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music

The classical Armstrong period (1927-1945)

Jazz trombone changed rapidly between 1927 and 1945, as Armstrong’s influence, big-band playing and new techniques transformed both its language and sound.

By Michel Laplace

History Jazz
No. 59 • 1987 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Doctor Mouthpiece

Flesh meets metal 1: The rim

By John Stork, Phyllis Stork

No. 102 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

James Stamp Master in listening

James Stamp required his students to play his warm-ups and studies with the same emphasis on tone quality and musicality that they would give to the playing of a concerto

By Jean-Christophe Wiener

Teaching
Editorial Free
No. 47 • 1984 Digitized

Editorial

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A ghostly Arban returns in 1984 to find virtuosity thriving, instruments transformed and a brass world whose progress leaves its greatest pedagogue strangely displaced.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Short story
No. 112 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

4th International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (2000)

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Narbonne 1988

2nd International Brass Quintet Competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 82 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Music and Imaginative Art

By Roumen Skortchev

Society
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Trombone Quartets

By Benny Sluchin

Report Repertoire
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The influence of Berlioz

on contemporary 19th Century use of brass instruments

By Ernest H. Gross

History Repertoire
Jabbo Smith Member
No. 49 • 1985 Digitized

Jabbo Smith

The Unrecognised Jazz Trumpeter

Overshadowed by Armstrong and later by Eldridge, Jabbo Smith emerges as a crucial trumpet innovator whose speed, range and phrasing anticipated modern jazz.

By Michel Laplace

History Jazz Improvisation
No. 97 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

Brass Bulletin 1971-1996, the fruit of the passion

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

A visit to instrument manufacturer Franz Straub

By Urban Walser

Equipment
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

The song of the Serpent or The Obsession of Michel Godard

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

ARD Munich 1999

Horn Competition

By Brass Bulletin

Competition
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Palmer Traulsen

One of the great masters of the Scandinavian trombone school

By Michael Lind

History Encounters
The mute belt Free
No. 54 • 1986 Digitized

The mute belt

In Stockhausen's demanding trumpet works, six different mutes had to be changed while performing from memory, turning a practical problem into a new stage technique.

By Markus Stockhausen

Equipment Technique Contemporary Music Sound
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

On the French School of horn playing

By Lucien Thevet

History Orchestral playing
Loading…

Questions & Answers

How the Digital Edition works

What does the Digital Edition include?

The Digital Edition brings together the articles already digitized as searchable online texts—not simply as scans or PDF files—along with their original illustrations, notes, authorship, issue information, and available translations. Related-article suggestions currently include only this digitized material.

Are the digital articles identical to the originals?

We preserve the original text, language, illustrations, captions, footnotes, and editorial context as faithfully as possible. The presentation is adapted for comfortable online reading, and obvious transcription or scanning errors may be corrected. The substance and character of the published article remain unchanged.

Which languages are available?

Brass Bulletin was published in English, French, and German throughout its history. Italian and Spanish translations were added from issue No. 60 onward.

On the Italian and Spanish sites, articles from issues 1–59 are therefore shown in English by default.

How often are new articles added?

New articles are added almost daily, with approximately one complete issue digitized each week. The pace may vary depending on the preparation, image work, and editorial checking required.

Why aren’t all articles available digitally?

The complete Brass Bulletin collection contains 1,246 articles published between 1971 and 2003. The full index is already available online, allowing readers to discover every article in the collection, including those whose complete text has not yet been digitized.

Digitization began in February 2026. Each article is carefully prepared for online reading, checked, and connected to its issue, authors, subjects, and illustrations. At the current pace of digitization, the complete collection is expected to be available online by February 2028.

Why do some references mention articles that are not available yet?

References in the original articles are preserved even when the material they point to has not yet been digitized. This keeps the historical and editorial record intact. As more issues are added to the Digital Edition, an increasing number of these references will lead to articles that can be read online.

Can I suggest an article or report a transcription error?

Yes. If there is an article you would particularly like to see digitized, or if you notice a possible transcription error or missing detail, please contact us. Reader feedback helps us improve the Digital Edition and prioritize useful connections within the archive.

How can I support Brass Bulletin?

Your support helps fund the preparation, verification, and online publication of the complete collection.

Subscribe to the Digital Edition

Prefer to support us without subscribing?

Make a donation

How is the digitization progressing?

We’re gradually making the Brass Bulletin available online, article by article. You can read newly digitized articles as soon as they’re ready, even before an entire issue is complete.

Visit our Digitization Roadmap to browse recent additions and see estimated availability for upcoming issues. These estimates follow our recent pace and may change.

Search Brass Bulletin.