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International Magazine for Brass Players

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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.

An interview with Jean Douay Free
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

An interview with Jean Douay

What does it take to stay at the top of a major orchestra? Jean Douay shares insights on discipline, pressure and the realities behind the trombone section.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
John Fletcher Free
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

John Fletcher

Interview

From brass bands to chamber ensembles, John Fletcher reflects on the rapid rise of young British tubists and the changing role of the instrument.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Society Sociology Solo playing Brass Ensemble
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Exclusive interview with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Maestro Hornist

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
Anton Hansen (1877-1947) Free
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

Part 1

Anton Hansen (1877-1947)

Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia

From Nørrebro cafés to the Royal Orchestra, Anton Hansen’s early years reveal the shift from valve to slide trombone in Scandinavian orchestras.

By Per Gade

History Professional life Orchestral playing Auditions
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

“Rienzi” at la Scala

By Thomas Stevens

Backstage
No. 103 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 12

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Aging and dental problems of brass players

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
The Midwinter Horn Free
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

The Midwinter Horn

De Midwinterhoorn

A Christmas horn tradition from eastern Netherlands preserves ancient construction, ritual and performance, linking rural practice with Leopold Mozart's Sinfonia pastorella.

By Herman Jeurissen

History Society Historical instruments Instrument making Sociology
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The 18th Century Trombone

Rumors of its death were premature

By J. Richard Raum

History
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Bob Watt

From Linda’s look to the sound of the horn

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Editorial Member
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

Editorial

As music becomes increasingly industrialized, Jean-Pierre Mathez argues for restoring local musical communities where composers, performers and audiences shape a shared identity.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Society Sociology Ideas Contemporary Music
No. 70 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

The church concert

Story of a discovery

By Johann-Michael Künne

History
Tuba Editorial Free
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

Tuba Editorial

Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.

By Roger Bobo

Professional life Society Auditions Orchestral playing Sociology
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Palmer Traulsen

One of the great masters of the Scandinavian trombone school

By Michael Lind

History Encounters
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Antonio Rosetti and the Millenium

By Zdenek Divoky

Repertoire
No. 113 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Roland Schnorhk, Orchestral Soloist

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The Bruno Tilz - Super 2000 mouthpiece system

By Bruno Tilz

Equipment
My Experiences with Colleagues and Pupils Member
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

My Experiences with Colleagues and Pupils

in 50 Years as trumpet player and trumpet teacher

Across five decades, Heinz Burum links trumpet embouchure, mouthpiece design and teaching practice to concrete cases from orchestras, pupils and colleagues.

By Heinz Burum

Teaching Technique Lips Mouthpiece Range
Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments Member
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

Part 3

Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments

From Weber's Concertino to Berlioz's chord writing, acoustic principles explain how combination tones emerge from simultaneous playing and singing on brass.

By Benny Sluchin

Research Acoustics Sound Intonation Contemporary Music
Gabinetto Armonico by Filippo Bonanni, Rome 1723 Free
No. 8 • 1974 Digitized

Gabinetto Armonico by Filippo Bonanni, Rome 1723

22 Illustrations

Selection of illustrations and excerpts from Gabinetto Armonico (1723), offering a visual insight into early instruments and musical practice.

By Filippo Bonanni

History Illustrations
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller 1999

International competition for tenor trombone and bass trombone

By Michio Sugihara

Competition
No. 68 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The influence of Berlioz

on contemporary 19th Century use of brass instruments

By Ernest H. Gross

History Repertoire
On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833) Member
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

Part 3

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Herbert Heyde traces early German valve instruments from Stoelzel’s horns to basses, makers, patents, and shifting brass-band sound.

By Herbert Heyde

History Equipment Valves Historical instruments Instrument making
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music Member
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Part 3

The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music

Pluralism of expression since 1945

Bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and neo-classicism transformed the trombone after 1945, as new players, techniques and instruments pushed its boundaries.

By Michel Laplace

History Technique Jazz
No. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Simon Styles - gentleman and tuba player

By Jeremy Mathez

Encounters
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